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Congrats, I to bought and saved a non running 996 back to life....But took the faster easier route of stuffing a low mile used motor in it (while waiting for an FSI rebuild) and couldn.t be happier!
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I�ll clean my horizontal catch all (work bench) when I reassemble engine.It was nice kneeling on the ground out side in the sun.😳
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Congrats, I to bought and saved a non running 996 back to life....But took the faster easier route of stuffing a low mile used motor in it (while waiting for an FSI rebuild) and couldn.t be happier!
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Do not go into the rebuilding of that engine without the information available from the DVD set (Focus On: M9X Engine Assembly).
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Congrats, I to bought and saved a non running 996 back to life....But took the faster easier route of stuffing a low mile used motor in it (while waiting for an FSI rebuild) and couldn.t be happier!
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Congrats, I to bought and saved a non running 996 back to life....But took the faster easier route of stuffing a low mile used motor in it (while waiting for an FSI rebuild) and couldn.t be happier!
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didn�t have 5mm .9 right hand threaded rod laying around,so this worked in a pinch.
1999 c4cab bought on the cheap .Impulse buy,Craigslist two years ago.125,00 miles.No ppi .Car not drivable.Engine ran.Car was parked in previous owners driveway was hit by delivery truck.Needed left front fender,headlamp,bent front strut/shock,ac condenser ,radiator,torn bumper cover ,no damage to unibody.Took my time sourcing parts to reassemble.Found Rennlist...thank you Ashai,outNspace,logray,coopduc,team harco and yaz to name a few,documenting their projects.Armed with knowledge from this forum,dropped the sump...... bearing material rod,main,thrust found.I am a long time wrench ASE certified in the mid seventies .Cut my teeth on air cooled vw� s back in the day...intrigued by this 996 engineering.Took drive train out this weekend.I am prepared to give all the love this engine needs $$$$$$$$$$$.i won�t be documenting my journey but will be checking in from time to time.Let mission creep begin.
Regards-mike-
Love it.... Giving an old 996 a second chance....great project! As my good friend who has passed taught me..."it's about the journey and not the destination."
Looking forward to the occasional update.
Im sure u have seen that Jake from flat 6 has a full video series for rebuilding these motors. They are not cheap but neither is screwing up one of these motors. Both Scott and Yaz, the 2 current motor remans current being done on the board, used them. Good luck.
That's a BIG project you've got there (Engine, body & chassis work - Oh Boy!) ! It seems you've got the perfect background and temperament to take it on though...Good luck with it - can't wait to see the outcome.
Do not go into the rebuilding of that engine without the information available from the DVD set (Focus On: M9X Engine Assembly). I got mine from LN Engineering. You'll want one, too.
Best of luck. Keep your stick on the ice.
Congrats, I to bought and saved a non running 996 back to life....But took the faster easier route of stuffing a low mile used motor in it (while waiting for an FSI rebuild) and couldn.t be happier!
Keep us posted and get the video series by FSI. You'll thank us later!
and right before that quote you wrote "
i won�t be documenting my journey...."
So what's the point of posting then? What use will this thread be to anyone in the future if nothing gets documented? This is a technical forum where people come for information that was populated by others. Others that took the time to document what they did so it would be of help to others in the future. That's what this forum is all about.
Started stripping down engine.Miracle of miracles was able to remove all exhaust header bolt ,no heating required.A couple of the I had to drive on a sacrificial 12 mm 12 point socket because of corroded heads.Water pump pocket in block in fine shape.
Real clean under right valve cover.
Real oily around aos,bellows was zip tied,order coming your way pt3
Disassembled engine down to the crankshaft.#6 rod bearing spun,the two most foward(towards flywheel) getting ready to spin and pounded out.Crankshaft junk.
Vario cam pads as you would expect with 125 k
didn�t have 5mm .9 right hand threaded rod laying around,so this worked in a pinch. (Pun intended)
yeah I know...... I�ll clean my horizontal catch all (work bench) when I reassemble engine.It was nice kneeling on the ground out side in the sun.😳
Damn! That's too bad. If you can get your hands on a good used crank with the carrier and con rods attached, that would be the cheapest way to go forward. Thanks for posting your progress.
Interesting reading on yaz�s thread,Baz weighing in with info regarding the DMF hanging in the breeze.On another note.
I went down stairs to look at my unserviceable crankshaft and lo and behold the pilot bearing is M.I.A...??#%!1 car is equipped with a manual transmission .Many,,,, scenarios come to mind, it was removed at some point during clutch change and not reinstalled,Engine was swapped out with a tiptronic engine and bearing not installed,or wasn�t installed at factory (unlikely) but.....
I procured a later style crankshaft From Norspec (toothed style ims chain) and have a toothed style ims shaft on its way to me.Previous crankshaft and ims was duplex chain. Had crank magnafluxed all�s good,now have to do due diligence on measuring carrier, crank etc....
my 68 428 Scj had a major ridge in the cylinder bore Back in the day,but 996 engine with 125 K (if original engine) has none. I know different materials different technology...just sayin�...
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