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14th January 2013, 01:57 PM
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Got some more done on the engine this weekend.
Although I don't have a stud extractor as of yet, I thought I would cheat and weld a nut on to each of the rounded bolts to allow me to get a socket on it. Rounded bolt, moral of the story - don't trust a garage!  Nut welded on..  Success!! Bolt extracted..  Finally, cylinder head off to reveal a non OEM head gasket that by the looks of things was in the process of failing - again, don't trust a garage!  
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14th January 2013, 01:58 PM
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Going to pretty much replace most of the bits on the cylinder head, valves, followers, stem seals, etc. as this engine had done nearly 150,000 miles before removal
 Crankshaft sprocket and rear cambelt cover removed..  Sump off along with Oil level sensor 
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14th January 2013, 01:59 PM
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Large amount of crap from where the Oil level sensor had been leaking, l need to get Kev on the case!!
  Oil pick up pipe and it appears that this particular X20XEV has twin balancer shafts   Last edited by BORNXenon : 14th January 2013 at 02:13 PM.
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14th January 2013, 01:59 PM
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Main casting removed allowing a better view of the balancer shafts.
 As I'm not all that bothered about vibration, the balancer shafts and associated items will be removed and replaced with a baffle plate from an earlier XEV engine that didn't have them. I will need to drill and tap the oil feeds and then plug them with grub screws and locktite. With a bit of luck the engine should rev a bit more freely without them, especially with the lightened flywheel I have. May see a bit of a power gain too as frictional losses will be reduced. Thats it for now!
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14th January 2013, 07:21 PM
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Loving the pics mate, hope you keep this up through the rest of the build
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