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Today I did something to my car (volume 2)
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Alanstrainor wrote: »How was the DIY? Did it take you long? Mine was done 6 years back, it might need replacing soon!
I had to get the fan out of the way which was 3 bolts, disconnected the connector and 2 rad hoses and undo the 4 bolts holding the thermostat in. About 30 mins work with refilling of the rad. Started it up and let it run for another 30 mins.
Gates brand thermostat for €50 from mister-auto. Same one in your car if you're looking. Couldn't find a better brand cheaper anywhere
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shietpilot wrote: »I had to get the fan out of the way which was 3 bolts, disconnected the connector and 2 rad hoses and undo the 4 bolts holding the thermostat in. About 30 mins work with refilling of the rad. Started it up and let it run for another 30 mins.
Gates brand thermostat for €50 from mister-auto. Same one in your car if you're looking. Couldn't find a better brand cheaper anywhere
Perfect, yeah I'm used to removing that fan. Lost 1 of the screws, so only 2 for me!
Refilling the coolant is probably the worst part of the job! Cheers for the part advice, I might just do it tbh. I must make a list of DIYs for the spring/summer. The e46 needs some love.0 -
Alanstrainor wrote: »Perfect, yeah I'm used to removing that fan. Lost 1 of the screws, so only 2 for me!
Refilling the coolant is probably the worst part of the job! Cheers for the part advice, I might just do it tbh. I must make a list of DIYs for the spring/summer. The e46 needs some love.
It's not that bad though. Interestingly changing the thermostat on the 6 pots is easier than the 4 pots. I did a water pump recently as well in preparation for the track day and dyno day.
The M54 2.5 ran 202 hp on the dyno which is not bad for a 192 hp engine from 2002
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shietpilot wrote: »It's not that bad though. Interestingly changing the thermostat on the 6 pots is easier than the 4 pots. I did a water pump recently as well in preparation for the track day and dyno day.
The M54 2.5 ran 202 hp on the dyno which is not bad for a 192 hp engine from 2002
Interesting. I doubt mine would put down those figures tbh. Have you done anything special to make those numbers? Mine is running well, sparks are fresh, oil fresh, standard airbox with a pipercross filter and that's it really. 142,000 miles on it though.0 -
Alanstrainor wrote: »Interesting. I doubt mine would put down those figures tbh. Have you done anything special to make those numbers? Mine is running well, sparks are fresh, oil fresh, standard airbox with a pipercross filter and that's it really. 142,000 miles on it though.
M3 exhaust, M50 intake manifold, M54B30 throttle body (bigger diameter) and a remapvintagevrs wrote: »Id like an M54 in the car someday. I always thought an s54 would be class but not so sure anymore, especially not for a daily.
The m20 is serving me well enough but if it does become a problem it'll not be another m20 going in there.
I have wired a few M52 conversions (a 2.8 and 2.0) into an E30 before so if you ever want to go down that route, give me a shout 0 -
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Won it for peanuts (27 quid) off ebay. All bolts removed, iron made elements cleaned, primed and painted. Installed quickly despite cold weather.
The way it's designed (sort of gas strut) leads me to conclusion it could be pre-tensioned during assembly. I'll try it maybe later next week.0 -
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They are designed by Yamaha to reduce NVH while still improving rigidity of the shock towers.Won it for peanuts (27 quid) off ebay. All bolts removed, iron made elements cleaned, primed and painted. Installed quickly despite cold weather.
The way it's designed (sort of gas strut) leads me to conclusion it could be pre-tensioned during assembly. I'll try it maybe later next week.0 -
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Well today I scraped my car.
Bought the civic in December 2006 and stopped driving it @ the end of 2015. Took it from 67K miles to 194K and in that time it behaved quite well overall bar an appetite for drop links!!!
Goodbye Civic 1.6SE VTEC.... you served me well.
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civic by Paul Carr, on Flickr
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civic3 by Paul Carr, on Flickr
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civic1 by Paul Carr, on Flickr
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