MR2 Engine Rebuild Chronicles: Part...eh whatever.

"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW) 06/03/2014 at 23:34 • Filed to: MR2, AW11, Supercharged, Engine, Rebuild, Project

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I'm back and I'm finally plowing through this reassembly stage. In 3 hours I went from essential a bare shortblock (block + lower rotating assembly) to this:

Unfortunately I don't have any of the cool step-by-step stuff you all have come to expect from my project posts, mostly because at this point I just desperately want this car to run again. The interesting point I'm at right now is that with the engine on the stand I can't put the rear crank cover on, which is part of the oil pan mating surface. So basically I have to build most of the motor sans oil pan so that I can use the engine crane to hold the engine while I remove the stand, install the backing plate, and then put it back on the stand to do the oil pan. Kinda bass-ackwards but oh well.

Opposite Locksmith > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 06/03/2014 at 23:36

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reigntastic bait

Also, very cool!

HammerheadFistpunch > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 06/03/2014 at 23:46

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4ag or 3s?

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > HammerheadFistpunch 06/03/2014 at 23:51

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4A-GZE. 1.6L of antique supercharged awesome.

HammerheadFistpunch > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 06/03/2014 at 23:52

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Love me some 4A. are you rebuilding the compressor on the supercharger?

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > HammerheadFistpunch 06/03/2014 at 23:56

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No, I don't have the tools needed to properly rebuild it, nor the cash to send it out to MatrixGarage to have him do it. I've never had any issues with it though. Magnetic clutch engages strong, no bearing noise, and I change the SC oil every year and a half or so.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Opposite Locksmith 06/04/2014 at 00:31

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MR2_FTW bait

oh wait.