B18C2 EG TLC - Timing Belt Installation and Water Pump

Ahhhh what a pain this was, something simple took forever @_@
I think because the B18C is shoe horned into the EG, there is very little ROOM!





But the usual step took place, remove power steering belt, drop undertray, loosen alternator, remove alternator belt, remove the crank pulley (rattle gun action), remove the plug leads, loosen the plugs, remove the rocker cover, remove the timing belt covers.



Remove the tensioner, remove the timing belt, remove the water pump.


And reverse.

Remove the locking nut, and pivot nut then spin the wing nut to loosen the PS pump
I previously rebuilt this for the P72 head

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Engine mount from the chassis as well as from the block was removed, I had very little clearance.






















New tensioner (I didn't bother installing new cam and crank seal, no patience, engine has 200k km on it







Water pump bolts vary insize, so be careful, I always add some silicone grease to the O-ring. Some people might want gasket sealant that is used for water pumps






I rotated the engine anti clockwise a tad then clock wise to take off the slack.
I wasn't able to do a full rotation counter clockwise, the belt would slip.

The Good & The Bad - Forged Build II - Under the knife

Ouch - 0psi on the oil pressure gauge, drop the sump and find this @_@

The oil pickup was intact @_@
So what is the issue! Later found out the oil relief valve had jammed/siezed, I'm guessing due to this grit... Sad days

















Stripping a good oil pump










Out she comes, getting good at this.






Later i split the oil pump to find this!











Bores look good








She only did 100km









Shiny under there

5th main bearing took a beating.










 100/150km









Thrust bearing clearance issue? Or just that grit contamination





Previous history:
 - block has been decked, bored, drilled and tap for oversize head studs.
 - crank was ground, due to damage
 - head was decked, ported & flowed, new stem seals, lifters cleaned and bled
 - supposedly hot tanked (we also washed everything - no idea where the grit came from)

Current state:
 - loss oil pressure
 - dropped the sump, thinking oil pickup came off
 - found ferrite grit in the sump!
 - popped some main caps and was not happy
 - oil pump relief valve was seized due to this grit we found.

What next -
 - everything re-washed / hot tanked
 - crank polish - looked closely and the crank seemed pretty good
 - investigate the bore, is it worth a quick hone and new rings? or carry on...machinist reckons don't worry (I'm guessing because oil isn't under pressure on the bores, just for cooling.
 - new mains and big end bearings - oversized .25mm

http://mitsubishi.epcdata.ru/colt/z27ag/xngf1/

Replacement Parts:
1211A001 CASE ASSY,CYLINDER BLOCK,FR
MD183238 GASKET,OIL STRAINER
MD324702 GASKET,THERMOSTAT CASE

Thermo [i just want the rubber seal on it]:
MD337408 THERMOSTAT KIT

Colt:
MF665541 QTY 02 CAP,CYLINDER HEAD SEALING,35mm
MF665541 QTY 08 CAP,CYLINDER BLOCK SEALING,35mm
MD109259    04 OIL JET,CYLINDER BLOCK
MD301144    01 SEAL,CYLINDER HEAD CAMSHAFT END

MN119843    08 ROCKER ARM,EXHAUST VALVE
MN119843    08 ROCKER ARM,INLET VALVE
MD376687    16 ADJUSTER,ROCKER ARM LASH

Evo:
OEM Freeze Plug Kit for the 95-99 7 bolt engine and the Evo 8 and 9 engines the kit includes 7 35mm (mf665541), and 2 40mm (mf665542) freeze Plugs.

No Limits Track Day - 24/04/2014 - 59.2940 & 1:11.3470 - Zero Fuel and Rain

< Top is an old lap of the long track, bottom is this time

Another track day around barbs. Def need to flip the tires around. Outsides are wearing real thin.

Because I run offset sizes, I can't put fronts to back etc.

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Top is my fastest lap around the short track, I think.
Bottom is my current track

Final results........I think the damp track got me down. Just wasn't running my hardest. Still very surprised I did a 59. Shat my pants, could have skated off the track.

Ran out of fuel  on the track day, had to drive 20km to go get fuel LOL. A brand I have never used :)

MCMotorsports - Track Day - Endurance Racing - 20/04/2014

My First Race of the Season.
I haven't been to MCMotorsports in years, this time it was an endurance race.
Meaning all lap times go to your final result.
I have changed intercooler and rear brake discs, not that I can compare it to anything as this is my first outing on an unknown track.


Total distance ~5km x 4laps @ 45min interval
























































 My mates Evo V RS - 2.3lt stroker & my Colt.

 I forfeited lap 3 of 4, hence the high time.
 My prep:
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Track Prep - Z27AG Goes to War IV

This time I was to head out to the MC Motorsport event.
Usually I don't like these events because of the zero warm up/cool down :(
But I wanted to test the car and the competition.








The car received a new FMIC - and in doing so I had to redo the pipe work and oil return.

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Rear rotor 303mm oversized disc upgrade test -
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Thermal block delete - even though I had already disabled it.
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The track.


The car also got a new catch can, no idea if it has caught anything, lazy to check.
Still in its early days as far as designs go.

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I cut up the OEM PCV one way valve.