corsachili
Well-Known Member
It's good to be back chatting amongst the E9 owners of the world. I've been making a huge mess of my garage, trying to keep engine parts separated as I assemble one (the 3 liter D-Jet) and disassemble the other (S38).
My CSL is still at the paint shop. The work needed on the decklid ended up being much more involved than previously assumed, and they've taken it all the way down to the metal. There was a good amount of bondo on it, so despite the time and hassle, I'm glad they're doing it right this time.
Hopefully she'll be home sometime in the next month and I'll be able to get back to putting her together.
In the mean time, I've got the S38 motor almost completely disassembled. I was amazed and impressed at the quality of the head, and it's now with Devinder, awaiting delivery to the machinist who will do a valve job on it sometime in the coming months.
I just got back in from the garage where I took the oil pan off and began inspecting the crank and the big ends. So far everything looks very good. The bores have no major problems, the first main bearing I looked at did not look at all like an engine with 100K miles on it. The journal and bearings had no visible wear on them at all. I pulled the #6 piston, and again, the big end looked very good, and the piston itself looked pretty healthy too. I'll make some pictures and post them soon. It looks like I should be able to re-use the pistons, just get new rings and hone the cylinder. I'll have the crank polished and install new std. bearings and the bottom end will be done.
Hope everyone is back on board with us and hope that Spring finds you and your E9 in good condition.[/img]
My CSL is still at the paint shop. The work needed on the decklid ended up being much more involved than previously assumed, and they've taken it all the way down to the metal. There was a good amount of bondo on it, so despite the time and hassle, I'm glad they're doing it right this time.
Hopefully she'll be home sometime in the next month and I'll be able to get back to putting her together.
In the mean time, I've got the S38 motor almost completely disassembled. I was amazed and impressed at the quality of the head, and it's now with Devinder, awaiting delivery to the machinist who will do a valve job on it sometime in the coming months.
I just got back in from the garage where I took the oil pan off and began inspecting the crank and the big ends. So far everything looks very good. The bores have no major problems, the first main bearing I looked at did not look at all like an engine with 100K miles on it. The journal and bearings had no visible wear on them at all. I pulled the #6 piston, and again, the big end looked very good, and the piston itself looked pretty healthy too. I'll make some pictures and post them soon. It looks like I should be able to re-use the pistons, just get new rings and hone the cylinder. I'll have the crank polished and install new std. bearings and the bottom end will be done.
Hope everyone is back on board with us and hope that Spring finds you and your E9 in good condition.[/img]
