UPDATE:
Not a huge amount of work this week, just the bits that Ive been putting off :lol:
First of was the passenger side drive shaft. When I was stripping the engine out I slipped with the crow bar while levering out the driveshafts and split the inner rubber boot. I then searched for a genuine gaitor and could only find the outer ones and a new one from renault was £65, screw that for a bit of rubber. Anyway I decided to buy these universal boots that stretch a lot more so you can slide them over the CV joint easily. Well it all went very well, and hopefully Ive just saved myself a bit of money. If it fails then Ill replace the shaft, wont be very hard as everything shouldn't be seized that time round as I use copper slip on everything!
In order for the megane engine to fit you have to use the Clio's cam cover and associated engine mounts, but i couldnt leave these in the state they were in considering there at the top of the engine. I took them to work and shot blast them so they were to base metal. I then etch primed them making sure to mask of all the rubber bushes, after 2 hours I followed my usual procedure of hitting it with 3 coats of colour coat and then 2 coats of lacquer as I dont want it super glossy looking. Ive done the Cam cover and upper arm link in the same black as my clio and then the other engine mount and plate in the gun metal colour that the rest of the engine is painted in. It looks OEM but with a different look.
The scuttle panel area is always a settling point for dirt and grime and mine was disgusting, 8 years of rotting leaves and dirt :lol: however I didnt want to use the jet washer as it will drench out the garage and already cleaned engine bay that has exposed wiring. I opted for a £20 steam washer from argos and it worked a treat! I agitated it first with a detailing brush and Auto glym quick detailer and left it to dwell for 5 minutes. I then went in with the steam cleaner and it got most of the ingressed dirt out, I repeated this process until I was happy, now its all sparkly and ready for the fresh engine to go in
While I was cleaning out the scuttle panel i removed all the trim from around that area. One thing that has always bugged me with the engine bay is the heat resistant material sagging around the scuttle panel. While this trim piece was out I might as well rectify it. I used some EVO stick spray glue and drenched behind the heat resistant material with it. Then using some G clamps and some bits of wood I clamped it down and left it for an hour, now it doesn't sag. I didnt stop there though, as the turbo will be sitting right below this trim I decided to give it a bit more heat protection. By using the zircoflex heat shield material I cut out a strip and stuck it down onto the trim piece and cut off the excess with a sharp knife. Ill get some rubber edging from work to neaten it up a bit this week.
The link pipe was then wrapped with the same DEI titanium wrap the downpipe is wrapped with, a V band clamp was also tacked onto the end.
This week I hope to re-route the brake booster vacuum line as to the meganes brake servo is the other side to the clio's it has to be made longer. I also fit the heat shielding to the engine bay and make final prep for the engine to go in. I also still need to time up the engine :lol:
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