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jay2578:
my disco seized 10 months ago, my mate said he could fix it, got it back yesterday and its still the same! he says hes replaced the shells and pushrods and apparently had the head skimmed. what i wanna know is can i recondition it myself or is there a really nice fellow member who can help me? i dont have a lot of money, as i cant do my jobs in the hired zafira, but an endless supply of tea/coffee, bacon sandwiches is on offer. maybe we could come to an arrangement, PLEASE HELP!!! :'(

bogie:
Did it really need doin or did he not do it?????????? sounds like a bent con rod,nice easy job!

jay2578:
bent con rod? ok, thats a start. know where i can download a manual?

john656:
I would love to help you as i enjoy doing this sorta stuff...... i "rebuilt" a 2ltr zetec for my kit car.
All new gaskets and valve stem seals oil seals.
Piston rings
Big end bearings + mains.
Lapped the valves in again and decoked the head.

I'm a freshly qualified mechanic so know which end of the spanner to hold (sometimes).
Why did it seize, low oil pressure, nackered bearings, as long as nothing has been scored or run dry it should be relatively straight forward!?

If you have common sense and can think theres no reason why you couldn't do the work your self the only things that you might have to borrow is a tool to spread the piston rings and a tool to compress and insert it into the bore and also a honing thingy to clean up the bores and an angular torque gauge. Apart from that i don't think that there is any specialist tools needed (i will stand corrected). When i did mine and do them at work I'm extremely anal. everything is cleaned and then oiled before assembly, everything that is taken off is layed out in order(important with bigend caps), number things with a white marker, clean bench, tools etc etc.
NEVER install anything dry.
http://www.facebook.com/#/album.php?page=1&aid=101321&id=557810253

Theres a few pictures on there nothing major but shows whats involved a little.

Anyway i think I'm rambling. Long and short yes you probably could rebuild your engine assuming its a straight forward job i.e. you dint need regrinds and you take everything step by step.

Hope this has helped a little.

John

P.S. ive just read the original post properly now.... nevermind

jay2578:
thanks for your input john, i think it may have been low oil pressure as i think the oil pump has been replaced by my so-called mate! i have to say that im a total novice when it comes to engines so im trying to get assistance from someone who will either take a pittance for helping or loves bacon rolls and coffee! or a decent manual as i am pretty good at picking stuff up if ive seen it done or have a guide

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