A small introduction to my new project thats kept me away from driving/working on the 197 for the past 4 months ( can you believe it hasnt been driven since its return journey from Trax 2010? Dead battery anyone lol ).
I aqquired the car mid September 2010 from my father that had owned it for 10 years, but had fallen victim to his bigger priority project, A mk3 Capri 3.0S. This resulted in the poor Sierra, which when he first bought it was in near perfect condition, being left to stand for an amazing 8 years!
My first job was to clear my second garage out and evict the misses 182, with winter coming it was a hard battle but i was the most persistant
As can be seen the car is a pretty sorry state ATM, but i can see the potential glimmering through:
Upon opening the bonnet, i found the remains of a once proud 2.9 12v Cologne V6 lump, incomplete with exhaust manifolds, inlet manifold, throttle body, air filter, radiator, fan, alternator, water pump and all associated brackets and belts:
These item were finally located in the boot
It took me a day alone to inspect the engine bay and identify what work required doing along with a list of missing parts.
Completely rusted battery tray:
Leaking rocker covers:
Front crank seal leaking:
As is the rear, requiring engine and flywheel to be removed to replace:
Front diff leaking from both driveshafts:
Power steering fluid pooled all over the subframe, im suprised theres any left in the rack!
A small bit of luck though, i found one of the AWOL exhaust manifolds, albeit removed, sitting between the block and the inner wing, wedged in place naturally:
Other work includes:
1) Sump gasket replacement.
2) Snapped exhaust manifold studs drilled out and replaced.
3) Aqquire and fit water pump, fan, alternator, power steering pump and all associated brackets, belts and pulleys.
4) Radiator corroded, needs a new one.
5) Sort out a bad patch of rust on battery tray.
I aqquired the car mid September 2010 from my father that had owned it for 10 years, but had fallen victim to his bigger priority project, A mk3 Capri 3.0S. This resulted in the poor Sierra, which when he first bought it was in near perfect condition, being left to stand for an amazing 8 years!
My first job was to clear my second garage out and evict the misses 182, with winter coming it was a hard battle but i was the most persistant
As can be seen the car is a pretty sorry state ATM, but i can see the potential glimmering through:
Upon opening the bonnet, i found the remains of a once proud 2.9 12v Cologne V6 lump, incomplete with exhaust manifolds, inlet manifold, throttle body, air filter, radiator, fan, alternator, water pump and all associated brackets and belts:
These item were finally located in the boot
It took me a day alone to inspect the engine bay and identify what work required doing along with a list of missing parts.
Completely rusted battery tray:
Leaking rocker covers:
Front crank seal leaking:
As is the rear, requiring engine and flywheel to be removed to replace:
Front diff leaking from both driveshafts:
Power steering fluid pooled all over the subframe, im suprised theres any left in the rack!
A small bit of luck though, i found one of the AWOL exhaust manifolds, albeit removed, sitting between the block and the inner wing, wedged in place naturally:
Other work includes:
1) Sump gasket replacement.
2) Snapped exhaust manifold studs drilled out and replaced.
3) Aqquire and fit water pump, fan, alternator, power steering pump and all associated brackets, belts and pulleys.
4) Radiator corroded, needs a new one.
5) Sort out a bad patch of rust on battery tray.
