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Hey mate how's the licence issues going ? Have you got your car back yet ?

Just when you think the end is near. So a couple of days ago I get a call from PLR and a long very fiery conversation I've been told his insurance company are not going to pay the claim. He is prepared to pay half of the work the RDP did in removing and refitting the engine twice. So now I'm stuck with no car and a large bill. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO GET ANY WORK DONE BY PLR ENGINEERING AT BRENDALE

So it's been a long and stressful journey but she's alive and sounds oh so sweet Big things to come This is just the run in tune

So got off the phone this afternoon with the builder and he was apologetic that there was still a problem that he overlooked. He is picking the motor up tomorrow to "fingers crossed" fix the problem for good. On a rare good note he has told me that the extra cost in engine removals he will pick up the bill.

I'm waiting till Real Dyno puts a report together that states what has happened. I'm not letting the engine builder have the engine again he has had two chances at fixing the problem first attempt was to just change the oil gears. Second attempt was step the motor down and check and reassemble thinking it was the VCT gears leaking. I myself and Real dyno asked the builder to check the oil pickup and on both occasions he said that it was fine. Once the report from Real Dyno is completed as well as a report from a independent engine builder with pictures and total costing I will write a letter stating the problem and the costs that could have not been needed had the checking been done in the first place, and registered mail it to the builder.

So Friggin Pissed Offfffffffffff. !!!!!!!!! So the motor is back at Real Dyno Performance and they tried to fit the gearbox up to the engine but the sump was not on right. So the pulled the sump off to look at it and found fillings in the bottom of the sump. On closer inspection they found the rods were not done properly and then had a look at the girdle. AND ......... Guess what they Oil pickup to girdle had a clearence of 1mm... 1 f*cking mm how the hell is any amount of oil meant to get to the pickup with 1mm of clearence !!!!!! So all this time of engine out, engine in, engine out pulled apart put back together and not even double checking the pickup is beyond a JOKE !!!!!! The engine is now with RDP engine builder to fix the problem and write a report up on it. I'm going to have to lodge with Fair Trading to try and recoupe the extra costs that were not needed had the job been done right in the first place.

Well got a call on Monday from the builder and he said he change the VCT gears and re pressurised the system and the gears did not leak as much as the original set, so fingers crossed that was the problem. The builder also said that because the gears aren't able to be checked normally that he is not going to pay for the 2 times the motor came out. Wait and see that this was the problem.

So got a question for everyone. Does anyone know if the factory VCT cam gears are meant to bleed oil ? Th exhaust one is leaking more than the intake one. I asked brad from atomic and he's pretty sure that they aren't meant to.

Yeah he did balance the bottom end.

The other thing that keeps popping up when talking between the builder and the dyno shop is the fact that the rods have 30thou of side clearence. The standard rods have 10thou I'm just got no idea and its driving me bonkers

Only thing I can think of the builder said he had to do some milling to get the atomic street girdle to fit. I was pretty sure you only had to mod the race plate. Does anyone know if the girdle sits very close to the oil pickup ?

First had spool gears and original pump casing. Now has atomic gears and a new standard pump casing. Not sure what oil was used sorry I'm away with work but head home next week so maybe get to the bottom of it.