Pinto engine gasket set and oil seals

[eSteve]

Hi,

hav'nt posted for a while but been bimbbling along with the build. Have fitted engine. Well, made up some engine mounts and welded the engine & g'box AV mount supports in place and then promptly removed it for some TLC.

It was not only grubby, but has a few leaks on front & rear crankshaft oil seals and cam shaft cover. So I've stripped it down for a paint & oil seals and cam belt.

Can anyone recommend an online supplier of a full gasket set, and oil seals (front & reas CS, aux. shaft and cam shaft), that they have used and found to be good on price and service?

Also, can anyone tell me the part numbers for the four oil seals and cam belt?

I have a 1.6 Pinto, engine number KM87098 from a G-reg. 1990 Sapphire.

Thanks,

Steve

[Bonzo]

Hi Steve

I have used the Gasket shop on Ebay a fair few times, never had any crap gear & have had good service.

Head Set (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-CAPRI-SIERRA-PINTO-OHC-1-6-1983-93-HEAD-GASKET-SET-/310149198546?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item48365532d2#ht_603wt_1037)

Bottom end set (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-PINTO-OHC-1-3-1-6-1-8-2-0-BOTTOM-END-GASKET-SET-/130283048713?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e55798f09)

All oil seals are included in those Two sets & he will almost certainly have the head bolts if you wish to change those too :)

You may as well change the core plugs whilst you are at it ( Bound to be rusty on the inside & will give you a chance to clear the waterways a bit better )

Core plug set (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290608016921?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1054)

He is quite happy to combine postage to save on cost ;)

Hope that is of some help :)

[eSteve]

Bonzo,

thanks for the reply and the recommendation. Just what I was after. I like the prices!

I will get them ordered up this evening.

I will relace the core plugs as this will make cleaning the water ways easier. I will also ask the chap about cylinder head bolts. As from what I've read they ought to be replaced for new. Presumably they stretch?

To my surprise all the fastenings, as I was stripping the engine, caused no bother, however my nemesis has appeared in the form of the crank shaft's cam belt sprocket, which I have to remove to get the front crankshaft oil seal housing off. Can't get my puller legs around the back of it. If I ease a drift between the back of the sprocket and the housing am I likely to damage anything? Any other suggestions on how to ease it off are welcome.

Thanks for you help.

Steve

[Bonzo]

You are most welcome Steve.

Yes, the crank timing belt pulley gave me a hard time too :eek:

This was the way I removed the one from the 2 litre Pinto that I have just stripped.

Once the alternator belt pulley was removed I cleaned the nose of the crank shaft with some fine abrasive paper ( Just enough to remove the worst of the surface crud )

Once nice & clean I grabbed my small plumbing blow lamp & warmed up the pulley, concentrating the heat on the pulley & taking great care to avoid heating the crank itself. ( It'll help if you can rotate the crank whilst you are doing this )

No need to go stupid mental with the heat, the pulley should expand a little quite quickly.

Just hot enough to make you say " Ouch that burnt my friggin fingers " when touched. :D :D

Once nicely warmed up, put the blow lamp to one side & squirt some easing oil on the pulley ( Put plenty on there, it will soon work its way under the pulley onto the surface of the crank)

Once nicely lubricated put the heat back onto the pulley & warm up once again ( Again, turning the crank if you can )

When warm enough turn off the heat & grab a couple of large flat screwdrivers/flat levers & gently lever on the back of the pulley, if done evenly the pulley should start to move & will most likely ease its way off.

If you only have One screwdriver/lever just keep rotating the crank & gently lever the pulley a bit at a time.
Once it has moved enough onto the clean face of the crank the pulley should come off more easily.

In an ideal world A slide hammer & pullers would be the tool to use but how many of us have one of those in the tool box.

If you don't go stupid with the heat, no harm will come to the pulley or crank .... Dull Red, means you have gone absolutely mental with the heat, :D that said you'll have a job to get that much heat with a small blow lamp.

[eSteve]

Bonzo,

thanks for your detailed reply, I hope to get out in the garrage this weekend so will give what you suggested a go. Will let you know how I get on.

[eSteve]

Bonzo,

as you suggested a little heat from a blow torch and some coercion from a drift and it was free. Engine and head now stripped, except for all the bottom end which I'm leaving.

From the cam-shaft wear it looks like it's done a lot more miles than the 80,000 that was on the clock.

However, I will just give it all a good clean-up and put it back together. I'm not expecting much from it. Just to get me through the IVA and a few thousand miles before an engine swop.

Thanks for your suggestions,

[Bonzo]

Pleased to read that you have got it sorted Steve :)

The mileage may very well be genuine, the Pinto camshaft & followers really suffer if the engine does not get regular oil changes.

Stale oil tends to gum up the cam spray bar once the flow of oil is impaired rapid cam wear takes place.

You can get a new cam kit for about £90 but like you say, not a lot of point splashing the cash only to upgrade the engine soon after IVA ;)