it look bad but its mine! (restoration process)

[Ndelilio Nnko]

Its everning time l went to harvest my vegetable and pack in my R4 ready to take to the market again. l drive safely

 

[Ndelilio Nnko]

This month l manage to save some
money for buy new muffler and fit it....

muffler and exhaust was full of rust and its time was over

Take a look!

 

[Ndelilio Nnko]

l went to garage and they start to remove it exhaust and muffler...

 

[Ndelilio Nnko]

This is the new muffler which l bought...

 

[Ndelilio Nnko]

mechanics start to cut the pipe to fix in muffler and make hook in the muffler so that l can put bolt and nut to make it tight...

 

[Ndelilio Nnko]

Process of welding start....

 

[Ndelilio Nnko]

The work finish by paint red oxide in muffler and exhaust to prevent rust also spray silver colour to look nice.

No prob with noise!!!!!!

 

[Ndelilio Nnko]

after drive for a little while l start experience a miss in my car also fuel consumption is high. after check l notice treds of plugs in cylinder head are finished so plugs is not tights...
l decided to open my self cylinder head without a help of mechanics.....

 

[Ndelilio Nnko]

l found head gasket was ok... there is no need of put new gasket

 

[mojobaby]

Hi Ndelilio, it's really great that you've started working on your engine yourself.

Now that you've taken the head off, DO NOT let those pistons move. Not even 1mm! Keep the car in neutral. The pistons are in a sleeve (liner) and there is a paper seal under the sleeve. If the seal is broken by movement of the piston, then you will get water flowing into your oil.

You should now also get a new gasket.

When you bolt the cylinder head back, they should be tightened with a Torque wrench to 45 foot/pounds and also in a certain order.
At this stage if you are going to work on your engine yourself, get a Haynes manual; it really does help
Good luck!

 

[Ndelilio Nnko]

Hi mojobaby....yes friend of my warn me about piston moves. it will cost me to buy liner papers to fix them again

l dont have Haynes manual l just remember what my mechanics did last time and l copy it today....

i dont know that Torque wrench. if you have it can you send m a picture of it?.Thanks

 

[mojobaby]

Hi Ndelilio, get some bolts and big washers to hold the liner sleeves in place, so that they do not move. To replace the paper seals, the pistons and liners have to come out. It is almost impossible to do that with the engine in the car

 

[mojobaby]

You should watch this Youtube video on how to torque the bolts on the cylinder head

it's 25 minutes long but well worth watching
I will take a photo of my torque wrench later

 

[Ndelilio Nnko]

l take cylinder head to local metal workshop and help me to fix... they put something like copper in that plug hole. but at the end when l put plug it tight