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It's getting a new flywheel rather than mess with the old one :-) Interestingly enough .. When I'd completely stripped this VEGE reconditioned engine from JK - less than 4k miles since it was fitted (albeit 6 yrs), I found the following.. 2 cam bearings & 1 main down to copper 1 con-rod fitted u...

Again thanks for all the inputs.

I PM'd Aidan as soon as he posted

Chris
 

Many thanks to all for your advice and inputs.. I’m going to rebuild the engine.. Looking around the usual parts sites (JK, Heritage, brickworks etc) I can see most of the usual parts (bearings, gaskets, etc) but I can only seem to see the end float shims (selective shims) & rear seal for the cr...

So - I took the engine out today and removed the flywheel and rear seal. There was quite a bit of debris from a destroyed shim/washer or 2... I assume that this was the cause of the massive oil leak... But - what caused this to happen? See attached photos .. The surfaces on the crankcase look a litt...

So -- Quick report back on this one ... It turned out that the edge of the roof above the windscreen had become detached .. The adhesive/sealant had simply peeled off the fibreglass top whilst remaining firmly bonded to the vehicle roof. Obviously wind was getting under this edge as I was driving an...

Interesting - thanks ... The vehicle did have a new Vega engine (short) fitted 5 years ago and has only done a few thousand miles since with annual servicing and heated dry storage etc. I would have thought that the cam bore cap would have been new then unlikely to corrode through by now ,,But I gue...

Broke down today - buzzer came on, oil lamp flashing.. By the time I had pulled over to the left and stopped it had dumped all its oil out... May have been leaking for a little while given the oil covering the rear of the tailgate, but we were only 5 miles into the trip with no signs of issues befor...

I happened to notice yesterday that there is a slight movement of the whole pop-top roof assembly against the van roof. I was driving down the road and noticed a bit of thin black trim flapping outside the side window. I opened the window and put my hand up towards the roof to try to re-seat the tri...