Finally forced my self to write another update! So here we go again. After i managed to get my Corolla on all4 – it ain’t lasted too long like this. Managed to start engine (never tryed this before cuz of the damage) and took it for a ride back home in RHD (we drive on LHD here in Lithuania) and in extremly small bucket seat + a bit too close to the steering wheel…
So it wasn’t too comfortable as for the first test drive! Oh well – as I’m totally F/I guy – and i always said that N/A is expensive way to go slow – this test drive and engine ain’t gave me any WOW impression (i usually drive GC8 STi or something like this for a little fun – so people who know how EJ207 performs – can image the difference) I drove few Hachis before – and this one was truly fastest of all – but still – I’m not going to leave it N/A ! At least few things that i was worried were ok – Gearbox + Diff!
Well – the next day (as i left my Hachi at my friends garage – cuz my workshop is a bit busy as usual) my friend ain’t had much to do – so he started to take the engine out. As my friend at this time was working on Nissans and RB26 engines most of the time – 4AGE compared to RB26 was piece of cake for him to remove it out of Corolla body! In 1 hour – he managed to have engine on the ground! I was a bit shocked – cuz he was working alone !
We took all the wiring out, and started to rip the motor into parts to see what’s inside.
Here goes the head.
Going upside down – and let’s see what we got here…
And here goes nothing… 1-2 rod bearings – almost ALMOST dead… well – basicly the problem was in the oil pump / oil pressure – and THANKS God i ain’t took the car for another test drive – cuz i would now need a new crank…
Works done
To take everything apart it took us around hour and a half working. We did this with my friend – so it was kinda fast, took all the parts into machine shop – and we will see how it goes once i get some news from these guys!
