About to rebuild...anything I forgot?

[rare]

Ok, next week the heads coming off to get skimmed. Went out and started the car this afternoon, quite a bit of blue smoke and a bad missifre to boot

This is the list so far:

Head Bolts,
Gasket Set,
valve stem seals,
Piston rings,

anything else I should do while Im at it?

[Jimbob]

If you're going down to bare block (piston rings) then change the conrod bearings and the main bearings.

[chu346]

If you're going down to bare block (piston rings) then change the conrod bearings and the main bearings.

And conrod bolts. Oil pump + water pump and all lower gaskets.

It does sound like a good time for a 2.7 conversion

[Jimbob]

Dude, he has a 2.7

[chu346]

Dude, he has a 2.7

No one told me (Doh!).

There are quite a few 2.7's on here now, lets have our own section.

[Dan318-is]

like the guys said, main and big end baerings and pump bust be replaced and rings

and of course sump gasket and washer

[Simon13]

spikey cam. Josh u can find out what was used in this 2.7. Whether it's eta, what pistons etc! oh how exciting!

[rare]

lol Calm yourself me old son!

Hopefully it wont be off the road to long, although I do have a very smooth VW diesel van to get about in at the moment

[Turbo-Brown]

Think the book recommends replacing the main bearing cap bolts too.

Just incase you're interested, these are about Ԛ£12 a set from the dealers, and the big-end bolts are around Ԛ£36 from the dealers.

If you're having the whole thing apart, I'd check the jack-shaft bearings too (although mine were fine even after 200k miles)

Need new head bolts too which cost about Ԛ£15 a set.

Check / replace the oil pump @ Ԛ£90 from dealer

Full top end gasket and seal set is about Ԛ£210 and bottom end gasket & seals are about Ԛ£60 iirc.

Get the cylinders checked and if they're in tolerance have them honed.

Plus whatever we've all forgotten about

[chu346]

If you're having the whole thing apart, I'd check the jack-shaft bearings too (although mine were fine even after 200k miles)

What is that?

[Brianmoooore]

Check valve guides for wear. Replace if neccessary, reface valves, cut seats and lap in. Not expensive at an engine rebuilder's.

[Turbo-Brown]

If you're having the whole thing apart, I'd check the jack-shaft bearings too (although mine were fine even after 200k miles)

What is that?

It's that cam-belt driven shaft that drives the oil pump and would've driven the dizzy on early engines. It's housed in the block parallel to the crank.

While I think about it, I'd also replace the pencil drive for the oil pump just to be on the safe side. They're less than a fiver I think

[chu346]

Jack shaft = Intermediate shaft as i call it.