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after replacing the inlet manifold (removed to extract the broken engine mount studs), the engine now wont start, however it does turn over and the tacho works when cranking ?

I have removed th ...

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not sure yet if i need a mount. I have extracted the broken studs, replaced them with new and refitted the inlet manifold. Hopefully I will get the car started in the next few days and see if the ...

since buying the car i have noticed a vibration at tickover which i assumed was the rubber engine mounts. On closer inspection today i found the n/s mount only had 1 bolt to the block, when i touched ...

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thanks for the replies. I removed the plugs etc and cranked a 3 or 4 times for a number of seconds until the oil pressure moved up to 4 bar ish. The car started ok and no obvious blue smoke (altho ...

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I have been changing the turbo on my 1981 S2

Whilst under the car I noticed that the steering linkage from the rack (rhd) is very, very close to the oil cooler bolts on the oil filter housing, ...

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I have just finished replacing the turbo on my 1981 S2, (along with the cam belt and oil change etc, etc).

How do i prime the turbo with oil?

The haynes manual says 'remove the plugs from t ...

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I have finally replaced the turbo and reassembled the car. Having filled with oil how do I prime the turbo? The Haynes says remove the spark plugs and then 'remove the plugs from the manifold ...

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What's the favoured oil viscosity/type for a 924 turbo (UK) Used on the road not track ?
The manual lists 15w40, but others seem to prefer synthetics, wouldn't a thicker oil be better in an old c ...

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I have located the timing window on the flywheel but what do the marks look like?

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I am sure ive got the right cam pulley mark, it's the crank pulley thats not clear. There is a faint 'notch' on the outside edge (ie top) of the crank pulley with a white paint mark to highlight i ...

Sure you spotted the right cam mark? The right mark should be found on the drivers side of the cam wheel, not from the front bumber side. Just a thought because there are other marks on cam wheel too. ...

IIRC, crank pulley always pulls the "long" run of a timing belt (not the run with the tensioner).

So that's clockwise from the front ?

I've done other timing belts and always thought ...

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Just in the process of replacing the cam belt on my 1981 turbo. When i removed the cover the crank mark was 2 teeth off the oil pump mark, with the cam mark aligned ? Does the crank pulley (viewe ...

Hi thanks for the advice, I will fit the 2660 when it arrives then think about intercooling.
I know this has been discussed many times (and I've read as many posts as I can about it) but is a front m ...

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So if I swapped the exhaust housings as described, would the performance and acceleration be noticably better than just fitting the 2660, or wouldn't it be worth the ef ...