Nazza27 35 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Hey, I would like some help concering what sort of parts people recommend changing when rebuilding an engine up. The engine has done 155k miles and is coming out of my 97 obd2 golf, to be put inside a mk2 Seat Ibiza. Things i am thinking of changing if easy enough for a novice are, 1) the piston rings, 2) the head gasket, 3) cambelt? 4)? anything else that breaks in the process of me doing this. ? Thank you for the help. Link to post Share on other sites
Therusterman 59 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 You may want to have the block looked at by a specialist as new rings may not be worthwhile if there is a lot of wear or scoring to it. Head gasket definitely do whilst its off. The VR6 doesn't have a cambelt. It uses timing chains and tensioners, all of which are worth replacing if they haven't been already. Other things to consider would be;Clutch+new mounting hardwareCrank end oil sealThermostat, thermostat housing, 'crack' pipe and all associated seals and fixingsPossibly oil cooler+hoses, definitely the oil cooler seals Probably worth giving the cylinder head a refresh with new valve guides aswellMost of this you could do yourself with the use of a good manual (have a look for one made by Bentley publishing) but some aspects are probably best left to a specialist re-builder who'll have the correct tools and expertise. Nazza27 and michael5556 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Nazza27 35 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 ok thank you. Will need to get my shopping list done and start buying new parts then. I do have a specialist manual for the vr6 engine. is there any paticular part makes i should look for or not? Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Victor reinz headgasket, elring for head bolts and crank seal, genuine for chains guides and tensioners. Genuine is more money but the timing system is the most critical part of the whole thing so it's worth the extra D11PS and daveyboy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Nazza27 35 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Victor reinz headgasket, elring for head bolts and crank seal, genuine for chains guides and tensioners. Genuine is more money but the timing system is the most critical part of the whole thing so it's worth the extraThat sounds fair. I would rather pay a bit more to make sure it is right. Thanks for help. Link to post Share on other sites
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