SW20 3SGTE: while my motor is out...

[Pies]

what should i be replacing while my motor is out?

head gasket, waterpump, cambelt, tensioner, what else?

any head work i could look at doing?

[Adydas]

Want my parts list.. cover EXCATLY what you need.

317 bucks i think of parts.

Bearing
tensioner
belts
cambelt
head gasket
Water pump
thermostat
Rotor
dizzy
leads
plugs
( Valve stem seals dependingon ages and $$ )
head rebuild and clean. make it look all sexy like this think it was about 400 bucks all up for Valve steam seals, labour and other seals and a head gasket.

BLOODY cheap im WELL impressed, and highly reccomend carrying out the work if the motors of ages and you can afford it. Got a full clean, all the clearances etc checked.

[Malcolm]

swap the downpipe and turbo for something better

don't bother touching the head, do valve cover gasket and replace the screws with bolts, pull the coolant hose that comes out of the back of the block at #4 cylinder off and check if it's blocked up (2 out of 3 of my 3sgtes have been!), if it has high km's then replace the hose from hell. Replace thermostat too

[Malcolm]

oh yeah, replace head bolts (either with OEM or ARP)

[Adydas]

My heads horney!! Admit it Fours!!!!!!

[RomanV]

Mine's better.

Fake edit: Erm... you're talking about the engine head right?....

[Malcolm]

My heads horney!! Admit it Fours!!!!!!

haha yeah, when I said not to touch the head I didn't mean not to do what you did, but not to do any porting/polishing etc

[Pies]

sweet cheers guys

thanks for the list adydas, who did all the work for you? did you do bits yourself or did you send it away?