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You do know that a 1.8 20vT can make up to 225 PS and bolt up to your existing engine mounts, sump and bell housing? They are a known quantity too. EJ's are expensive to recon these days, sensors are expensive when/if you can get them. I missed this post. I had originally discounted the 1.8t as it ...

It's been a bit hectic here - I ended up with my 5 month old Polestar 2 having a HV battery failure which left me completely high and dry. Had to organise a hire car until I got my old Mondeo MOT'd to keep me mobile. The AGG block is damaged; the bearing journal is gouged and needs re-maching, the c...

Thanks for the information on the oil warning buzzer/light - I checked the wiring and the relevant wiring was not connected (I have an aftermarket digital dash conversion kit, not sure how it differs). I found a bit of time to strip the engine down and the damage seems to be limited to the crank and...

didn't mod the dipstick properly to match the JX arrangement, so its been running on low oil I did consider that, and I'm struggling to find an image with the sump off showing the correct level to compare. Looking at mine below, it if was any fuller than the max marker, the counter weights would be...

Not quite the first post I planned to make, but 2k miles after buying an AGG engined '86 Syncro, it stalled as I pulled into my garage. 30 minutes of head scratching later and I realised that the engine has actually seized with no obvious warning, pulled it out yesterday and seems like its the crank...