Right the latest is that I blew my engine up
But on the plus side I managed to find a rear ended vts with 51K on the clock, So I handed over £250 notes for the new engine and went about stripping my old one out installing the new. Whilst I was about it I cleaned the bay out and resprayed any previous marks/damage and repaired a couple of rust spots that I found under the ecu tray.
The swap went without a hitch and took me two days to complete, I had a little problem firing it but was just the inertia switch sticking.
I have just ordered up a omp strut brace and am in the process of polishing up the old rocker covers
Also ordered a lovely set of spoox red silicone hoses which will be fitted once they arrive.
Enjoy the engine removal pics. I also did take photos along the way to create a guide on removing and fitting an engine, plus how to strip a gearbox. Hopefully when I get some time will get this up
