Update on my S4... it's in bits and pieces

[alkalinetaupehat]

$800 worth?? That must be a whole timing chain!

 

[halik]

$800 worth?? That must be a whole timing chain!

Chains are 90-120 a pop and there's 4 of them... needless to say I will be reusing those. In case you're curious, here's the list:


Part Part # price Running total
Tensioner 079 109 218 D 1 $92.16 $92.16
Tensioner 079 109 217 J 1 $92.16 $92.16
Tensioner 079 109 507 G 1 $57.24 $57.24
Tensioner 079109467AE 1 $43.56 $43.56
Track 079109510e 1 $34.20 $34.20
Cam sprocket bolt n90981001 2 $1.98 $3.96
Cam adjuster bolt n91086201 2 $2.82 $5.64
timing adjuster body bolts n10196103 2 $0.30 $0.60
cam guide bridge bolts wht002015 3 $0.60 $1.80
Crank Thrust Washers 78198421 1 $11.00 $11.00
Con rod bolts 078105425f 16 $3.60 $57.60
FW bolts n90665001 8 $1.98 $15.84
Head bolts 077103385d 20 $3.60 $72.00
Head Gaskets 1-4 079103383ba 1 $50.00 $50.00
Head Gasket 5-8 079103383bb 1 $50.00 $50.00
Lower block Bolts inner 079103039b 10 $3.12 $31.20
Lower block bolts outer 079103039a 10 $3.96 $39.60
Piston ring 06e198151b 1 $79.20 $79.20
Guide 079109514b 1 $29.10 $29.10
Valve guide seals 40 $0.72 $28.80
snub mount 1 $35.00 $35.00
Clutch alignment tool 1 $5.50 $5.50

 

[exdeath]

Way to go. Very insightful for those who are easily swayed by "technology" and "sophisticated" buzzwords so they can see that under that fancy DOHC VTEC++VVTI+XYZABC123 emblazoned cover it's still just a primitive bucket of nuts and bolts and rubber hoses and bicycle chains covered in grease and carbon

 

[halik]

Way to go. Very insightful for those who are easily swayed by "technology" and "sophisticated" buzzwords so they can see that under that fancy DOHC VTEC++VVTI+XYZABC123 emblazoned cover it's still just a primitive bucket of nuts and bolts and rubber hoses and bicycle chains covered in grease and carbon

Once you take the heads off, it's all the same: oil pump, crank, some pistons here and there...

I got the first box of parts yesterday and one more should be arriving today, so I'll snap a bunch of pics of building the new block back up.

 

[halik]

crank is in, short block is about 60% back together. Woot!

http://www.imploding.com/home/s4-stuff/motor-build/1shortblock

 

[LTC8K6]

We'll need video with good audio when you crank it up...

 

[exdeath]

Once you take the heads off, it's all the same: oil pump, crank, some pistons here and there...

I got the first box of parts yesterday and one more should be arriving today, so I'll snap a bunch of pics of building the new block back up.

And a turbo rotary, with pistons and headers and all that right?

 

[amdhunter]

And a turbo rotary, with pistons and headers and all that right?

Don't forget the Japanese writing on the back window.

 

[halik]

almost back to the whole short block

http://sites.google.com/site/implodingcom/home/s4-stuff/motor-build/2shortblock

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Looking at those pictures, I can understand why people call Audi's as extremely complex cars.

 

[mizzou]

my 97' saturn looks like a caveman compared to this

 

[halik]

http://www.imploding.com/home/s4-stuff/motor-build/3-accessories


Got the short block back to being a short block

 

[LTC8K6]

Nice.

 

[halik]

microupdate: dropped the heads off at the machine shop for decking and new valve stem seals.

 

[BW86]

My friend just picked up a '04 s4, silver on black - Its a really nice car. I'm so jealous, I wanna sell my b5 a4 and get one. Do they all come with Recaros?

 

[halik]

My friend just picked up a '04 s4, silver on black - Its a really nice car. I'm so jealous, I wanna sell my b5 a4 and get one. Do they all come with Recaros?

The convertibles actually didn't get recaros, I'm guessing because they don't make a seat that folds forward.

 

[halik]

$280 later I got decked heads with new valve stem seals and clean valves. Pics to follow.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Running total for parts and labour?

 

[halik]

Running total for parts and labour?

~950 for the block and parts, ~800 for the OEM parts, 280 for machine shop work plus some monies for various tools.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Not bad. How much did you pay for the car again? I'm just totting up the total outlay and expecting you're getting a great deal out of it.

 

[halik]

Not bad. How much did you pay for the car again? I'm just totting up the total outlay and expecting you're getting a great deal out of it.

$8500 for the car, $2K budget to fix it up

Heads are on:
http://www.imploding.com/home/s4-stuff/motor-build/4-heads

 

[lavaheadache]

how are those heads even usable? Not sure i would feel comfortable running them. Actually i know i wouldn't. What did the machine shop say?

 

[halik]

how are those heads even usable? Not sure i would feel comfortable running them. Actually i know i wouldn't. What did the machine shop say?

They decked them to clean out the damage and the rest of it is just cosmetic. The important thing was to get the surface flat; banged up spots only matter if the piston comes to contact with them.

I figure #8 will have slightly less compression due to the smaller volume of those flat spot, but it should be within the 15psi spec. We'll see...otherwise I'll have to spend extra 100 bucks on new head gasker/bolts and have it welded.

 

[DivideBYZero]

$8500 for the car, $2K budget to fix it up

Heads are on:
http://www.imploding.com/home/s4-stuff/motor-build/4-heads

Very nice. That's a lot of car for that sort of money.

 

[lavaheadache]

They decked them to clean out the damage and the rest of it is just cosmetic. The important thing was to get the surface flat; banged up spots only matter if the piston comes to contact with them.

I figure #8 will have slightly less compression due to the smaller volume of those flat spot, but it should be within the 15psi spec. We'll see...otherwise I'll have to spend extra 100 bucks on new head gasker/bolts and have it welded.

yeah my thoughts were about compression being lower in the chambers that were chewed up a bit due to there being more space for air to fill. I suppose it wouldn't be the end of the world though. What are the chances of some off the "corroded" metal breaking loose and causing mayhem in the cylinder bore?