Abby

[robokill]

Cavey what will you use the car for? I like the project but if you ditch the interior let me know. I still look for some parts.

[cavey]

Car will be used as weekend driver, and for fun. In the future once I have enough money scrounged together new shocks will be applied (coil-over is the ultimate goal, still debating a bit whether to do short stroke conversion by hand, or save up for say a Greddy Type-S kit).

Other than that, just keep it kinda stock Some enginebaypron is arriving soon, from the T3 order thread a short shiftkit'n'bushings are coming to replace the old worn bushings and just interior bling with the shifter

So not planning on ditching parts of the interior just yet, sorry.

[cavey]

Some goodies arrived today, courtesy of rhdjapan (except for the plugs, already bought them last week)

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caveymon/2778753950/" title="4AGE engine goodies by caveymon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2778753950_21e7f02cce.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="4AGE engine goodies"></a>

[DJexor]

hey Cavey! Nice work on the interior mate! Even better than my cleaning project I didnt do the carpet
Also some nice parts you got there! Is that apexi filter coming with tube etc?

[cavey]

Thanks

Yeah, the Apexi comes with tubing and vacuumline connectors. Complete kit for the AE86

Now I just need to get some filters (jo banpei, hurry up with answering my mail ) and I can do a small engine oil change, fitting new plugs, airfilter and wires.

I probably need to do some dreft work first to clean the engine a bit... mwuuuh.

[cavey]

fsck,

my engine started to run a bit limpy, making some coughing/wheezing noise instead of the usual normal hum. Oil pressure started fluctuating.

Anyone got some ideas/theories what might be wrong? It sounded like a leaky extractor/exhaust header, but I didn't notice any extra fume smells inside. The fluctuating oil pressure has got me worried. What could cause this?

I'll probably make a video this evening under the hood with running engine for the sound of how horrible it sounds now

[The Doctor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXAzNCHWZUo


as long as it doesn't sound like that, you're fine

[cavey]

haven't heard clunking sounds yet but will get back this evening with some movie/sound hopefully (I wonder how well my N6110 will perform with making a vid)

It kinda sounds like the engine in this vid when it's idling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJSBSu4_s...re=related

But I'll make a vid this evening

[cavey]

here's the vid:

It sounds rough, but putting my ear close to the engine it seems the 4AGE itself is still ok. So probably I just have a broken exhaust.

What do you guys think?

[robokill]

exhaust prolly within the second piece. (header than downpipe) the downpipe is prolly busted. engine is fine.