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Help me please, my Super 7 is ill !!

Snoopy1974

Snoopy1974

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Hi everybody, I'm completely disguised, I decided few days ago to change the time belt of my Ford 2L engine on my Super 7 replica, and eventually to clean the cooling system, but yesterday when I removed the radiator here is what I saw:
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There are many "eyes" of oil in the water, so my question is simple, this is the head gasket or not ?? Could it be anything else more simple ?? I never changed this part and I'm completely afraid of such a job to do...

Any advice would be appreciated, many thanks ;)
 
I'd check to see if it has an oil cooler that uses the water supply to cool first. On Peugeot/Citroëns they are connected at at the oil filter.

I'd then go on to be checking everything else too.
 
There is no oil cooler on this old Ford engine, so it should be the head gasket, but... some people told me that maybe there is no "real" problem and there is oil in the water just because of the fact the car is used only few thousand of km each year... They say maybe I'd better clean everything and fit the differents parts on the engine... Considering I've never changed an head gasket, it's the best thing I could do, because I'm completely afraid to do such a job alone...
 
I don't know if I'm correct, but if its the head gasket then there should be water in the oil as well. Your oil will have a milky colour
 
I noticed that suprisingly the oil seems to be clean with no water inside ?... But a few moment ago I saw that the engine block under the manifold is very dirty, the head gasket is maybe responsable of that, isn't it ???
 
Try a pressure test on your cooling system, you can get oil in the water without getting water in the oil it just depends on where the head gasket is gone.
 
The head is now removed and I gave it this morning to a specialist who's going to check up the flatness, check up the waterproofness of the valves...



 
What do you call this specialist in French. I am looking for someone to do the same as well as a possibly replacing the valve seats.
 
I gave my headcylinders to a local cars parts supplier, this morning the job was finished and it costed me... 446 €, ouchhh :(
 
Very ouch!

Mine normally cost about £35. a process so about £105 a head.

Skim
Pressure test
Valve seats.
 
Hi everybody,

the head has been refitted this afternoon with a little help of my uncle, none of him and me have made this job before, we carefully read the technical Ford documentation which has been given to me by the Ford local supplier, in particulary to have the correct torque for the bolts... In few days, the cooling system will be fitted and I will be able to start the engine again :confused: :confused:...


 
When you say grinding?

I just did my valve seats using a little wooden tool with a sucker on the end. I used the specialist grinding paste and span it around like I was lighting a fire. Took a while but I think the results have gone well.
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I am interested to know, what does that do.

I have another engine that needs sorting out (not a 4L) and the compression is terrible on 2 of the cylinders. So I was going to have the head flattened and do the valves as replacements are too expensive. So does the grinding help with "renewing" the valve seats and seal?
 
Hi everybody :)

This afternoon I finished to fit the cooling system, hoses, radiator... check another time the adjustement of the timing belt (I never did that before...) and then I started the car... without any problem except a battery out of service, I needed the help of the Xsara TD to help the Seven starting...


In few days I will start again the car and make the changing of water, I hope I won't find again oil in the water...:eek: :eek: :eek:
 
Hi everybody,

I cleaned the cooling system this morning and I'm going to change the water, here are two pictures...

BEFORE:


AFTER:


There is no more oil in the water !!! BUT there is still a "little" problem, on the coolant pump there is a little rectangular hole, from this hole the water flows when I stop the engine, and the timing belt is suddenly wet, not very good... Is there anybody here who is able to explain me what is this hole ??? Do I have to fill it ? Is it normal the water flows from here ? What is the utility of this hole ??...





All advices will be great appreciated, THANKS :)
 
That looks like the drain hole for when the seal fails inside the water pump. Odd as the water pump looks new. Maybe it has been unused for some time which has caused the seal to fail?
 
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