FixerUpper Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 oh ok thanks. well yeah pullig the head is a big deal but i'm gonna do it. something is wrong with the internals and i'm gonna try to fix it. /\you are getting WAY ahead of yourself.you don't just hear a clacking noise and pull the head. If it's lower end, pulling the head is pointless and time consuming. If you pull the whole motor, doing the job on a stand would be easier...You need to figure out whats wrong before you start going hog wild...but its your car, so do what you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 i would recommend listening to a few people on here before going ahead with whatever you are doing. But i ensure you this, if you go ahead with your plan at this moment, you will waste lots of time, money and definitly monkey something up in more then one way. I've been a Volvo tech for a while and i wouldnt even think about going about it this way or even try it inless i knew what i was doing. I just tore down my T5M engine outside the car and that was even a pain in the ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD! i even messed a few things up and this is what i do for a living! If you want sound advice listen to the senior members on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussB Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 i would recommend listening to a few people on here before going ahead with whatever you are doing. But i ensure you this, if you go ahead with your plan at this moment, you will waste lots of time, money and definitly fuck something up in more then one way. I've been a Volvo tech for a while and i wouldnt even think about going about it this way or even try it inless i knew what i was doing. I just tore down my T5M engine outside the car and that was even a pain in the ass! i even messed a few things up and this is what i do for a living! If you want sound advice listen to the senior members on here!good advice!maybe start with a compression/leakdown test?as far as removing the head..and pistons?!? Do you even have the faintest idea of the tools you need? The investment will be significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 good advice!maybe start with a compression/leakdown test?as far as removing the head..and pistons?!? Do you even have the faintest idea of the tools you need? The investment will be significant.It's not even that, you need a good amount of know how to get it done right because one little thing you miss in the lower end and you are done for and all that time and money is wasted. This is why so many shops just replace the engine instead of doing a rebuild! It's cuts out the chance that they would be liable for any internal malfunction over time.This is a perfect example of everyone claiming turbo failure when its really a vacuum issue but this is on a LARGER scale... as in those noises could be something as small as the oil pump seals or the pick-up tube seal but you are turning it into a full all out rebuild and even im having issues with it and i work on the damn cars. know what i mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussB Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 It's not even that, you need a good amount of know how to get it done right because one little thing you miss in the lower end and you are done for and all that time and money is wasted. This is why so many shops just replace the engine instead of doing a rebuild! It's cuts out the chance that they would be liable for any internal malfunction over time.This is a perfect example of everyone claiming turbo failure when its really a vacuum issue but this is on a LARGER scale... as in those noises could be something as small as the oil pump seals or the pick-up tube seal but you are turning it into a full all out rebuild and even im having issues with it and i work on the damn cars. know what i mean?another +1I hope Anthrpicdecadnce is listening ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthrpicdecadnce Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 good advice!maybe start with a compression/leakdown test?as far as removing the head..and pistons?!? Do you even have the faintest idea of the tools you need? The investment will be significant.dude i go to school for this. i know what i need. part of the reason i'm doing this is for experience. it's going to force me to learn the little details. i took the head off because i'm taking out my pistons. one of the cylinders has bad rings, i found that out durng a compression test. low cylinder pressure, i put a small amount of oil in the cylinder and the reading was normal. the pistons need to come out anyway because i need to inspect the rods and the wrist pins. the crowns look pretty good though, just got the head off. please do not belittle my abilities, alot of my class mates and even my professors come up to me for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 dude i go to school for this. i know what i need. part of the reason i'm doing this is for experience. it's going to force me to learn the little details. i took the head off because i'm taking out my pistons. one of the cylinders has bad rings, i found that out durng a compression test. low cylinder pressure, i put a small amount of oil in the cylinder and the reading was normal. the pistons need to come out anyway because i need to inspect the rods and the wrist pins. the crowns look pretty good though, just got the head off. please do not belittle my abilities, alot of my class mates and even my professors come up to me for help.I wish you all the luck but you really should take someones advice here. also dude, i have gone to school for this back in the day and just finished working as a Volvo tech. and with my experience i would never even consider replacing the rings and bearings while the engine was in the car. The logical thing to do here is to take the engine out which is only a day job at the most. Once you get the engine out then do a complete rebuild! if your going to spend the money on rings, gaskets and bearings you might as well do it up right. The other thing to consider here is the fact you are working in most likely a dirty area as all engine bays are. To get a long lasting engine you want that engine block to be 100% clean with not even a spec of dust anywhere, as those new bearings will get eaten up during break in. You will never notice till the car has a good amount of miles on her but non the less it has a lot higher chance of failing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEJinFBK Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Hi everbody...I'm a Volvo-Holic!I've never rebuilt an I5, just older engines, but I do recognize good advice when I read it.I don't see any thing in this string of posts that "belittles your abilities". These guys are just being cool enough to give you a leg up on this project. Alot of guys woulda blown you off.I know that at 20, the whole respect for an elders experience might not have really kicked in, yet. If I am right, you think I'm a pompous dick right now. I'm not trying to be.Trust Me. They are Right. It's different after you've done it a few times. You sound like you really give a damn about what you're doing, and that is very cool.Be smart enough to take advantage of this opportunity. Listen to these guys. They KNOW...If you really want to learn about this car, don't do this job half-assed. Pull the motor.Clean the crap out of everything while you're at it. Get a pressure washer or haul the shell down to the coin-op carwash and blast that sucker!. Make it purty.Not only makes it look good, it's a TON easier and nicer to work on. Replace ANYTHING rubber.Tweak to taste...You will be a lot happier knowing that you did it right the first time. Really.Been there, learned it the hard way...Have fun with it! Good LUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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