2.4 Owner's Paranoia? Or is it more?!

[shokenore]

What is the obsession with having the breather tube disconnected?

[andyverran]

What is the obsession with having the breather tube disconnected?

I've got this nagging feeling, that without a catch tank, its also illegal....

[shokenore]

I've got this nagging feeling, that without a catch tank, its also illegal....

The mess in the engine bay will be quite something.
Hopefully for the OP "The 4x4 specialist"will have routed the now open ended breather pipe over the exhaust manifold.........



And another total loss insurance claim to live through

[jim_5elf]

What is the obsession with having the breather tube disconnected?

No idea! Except he said it would give more life to the engine but not letting pressure build up. You heard of this before? Disagree? Would you guys reconnect it then?

[jim_5elf]

I've got this nagging feeling, that without a catch tank, its also illegal....

I will look into this. Im in Estonian license plate now, so need to see what the deal is here.

[jim_5elf]

The mess in the engine bay will be quite something.
Hopefully for the OP "The 4x4 specialist"will have routed the now open ended breather pipe over the exhaust manifold.........



And another total loss insurance claim to live through

I will check the breather pipes route when im back. I think he did though, as he mentioned some (in estonian!) about not wanting it (whatever "it" was) to get hot...

[NiftyNev]

He said its best to unplug the breather tube, as it will reduce the pressure in the turbo. Would you guys do this?

No. Can't see it making any difference on a worn engine and at least when connected, it is passing the fumes back through the engine to be burnt and out the exhaust and not in your face.

As long as I keep oil in it, she will keep running? Or is it a matter of time before she dies...?

It will run but not very efficiently and will get worse. What about a compression test? Was that done? Thought I and maybe someone else suggested that.

Nev.

[jim_5elf]

No. Can't see it making any difference on a worn engine and at least when connected, it is passing the fumes back through the engine to be burnt and out the exhaust and not in your face.



It will run but not very efficiently and will get worse. What about a compression test? Was that done? Thought I and maybe someone else suggested that.

Nev.

Yeah- i will have him do the compression test once Im back. He was busy and didnt have space to leave the surf with him for two weeks. I guess that will reveal more..

[Rob5464]

well if combustion gasses are entering the block its not going to do it much good. Whether it could heat the oil enough to crack the cylinder head I don't know but I wouldn't rule it out.

You will have to take the engine out anyway to do the rings which is going to cost. But even if you bought another engine you don't know its history so you may end up with another can of worms. Personally unless I had a very good reason to keep it I would cut my losses.

[jim_5elf]

well if combustion gasses are entering the block its not going to do it much good. Whether it could heat the oil enough to crack the cylinder head I don't know but I wouldn't rule it out.

You will have to take the engine out anyway to do the rings which is going to cost. But even if you bought another engine you don't know its history so you may end up with another can of worms. Personally unless I had a very good reason to keep it I would cut my losses.

Yeah, you may well be spot on with that Rob. Only thing is, that ive recently spent money on importing the surf to estonia- time & money.. Plus im not permitted to import another surf (from UK) for two years. My only reason for maybe wanting to keep it. Just for the license plate really.

Just out of interest, anyone know how many hours it would take a mechanic to fit new rings, and give a general 'clean' up? Its €20 an hour for a good mechanic here, so I wouldnt rule it out.

[andyverran]

Yeah, you may well be spot on with that Rob. Only thing is, that ive recently spent money on importing the surf to estonia- time & money.. Plus im not permitted to import another surf (from UK) for two years. My only reason for maybe wanting to keep it. Just for the license plate really.

Just out of interest, anyone know how many hours it would take a mechanic to fit new rings, and give a general 'clean' up? Its €20 an hour for a good mechanic here, so I wouldnt rule it out.

Not an option to pull it apart yourself?

[jim_5elf]

Not an option to pull it apart yourself?

I'm not all that engine savy to be honest. Did drop the motor on an old '75 VW bus and replace the pistons, but thats like playing with lego and I had a mate help/lead... Know of any good manuals for the 2.4 surf that may help? Something step-by-step would be sweet! Would be a job (hobby!) for next summer I guess.

The mechanic says that there is a oil leak somewhere, which would only get discovered once cleaned. I also wouldnt really know what im looking at to fix it.. Again, a good idiots guide to the surf would be well handy.

[Sancho]

http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/showpost....7&postcount=16

[andyverran]

I'm not all that engine savy to be honest. Did drop the motor on an old '75 VW bus and replace the pistons, but thats like playing with lego and I had a mate help/lead... Know of any good manuals for the 2.4 surf that may help? Something step-by-step would be sweet! Would be a job (hobby!) for next summer I guess.

The mechanic says that there is a oil leak somewhere, which would only get discovered once cleaned. I also wouldnt really know what im looking at to fix it.. Again, a good idiots guide to the surf would be well handy.

There's a great guide to engine rebuild online, I'll try and find it....

[andyverran]

Rebuild guide...
http://www.westcoastcruisers.com.au/...ta-surf-ln130/

Give it a read and see what you think...you can save some cash just by removing the engine yourself....