Well a rather annoying twist in the tale. Installed the crank the other day after completing all pre assembly prep. Everything seemed ok bar a slight bit of clearancing needed on the girdle plate. Took everything off and found a whopper of a scratch on one of my main bearings. Annoyed doesn’t come close!
I know the block and crank were crystal clean so I can only assume that my old pot of assembly lube had become contaminated with a bit of grit or who knows what. What are the odds?!?
So, yet again, a thorough clean of block and crank before sealing away on clean bags while I await new bearings to arrive….. and a NEW bottle of assembly lube by @torcousa via @nimbusmotorsport
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nickz32 ·
Ever since our family car was written off a few weeks ago, I've been working on deciding what to replace it with.
I've finally decided on a S-Type, but would welcome advice and feedback from anyone who's owned one or even is in the trade.
I know the pre-2004 cars have build and reliability issues, but the later cars are supposed to be quite good.
It would be good to hear which model you owned, engine size and what issues, if any, you have had.
Also, has anyone owned the 4.2 V8 model? Any issues and what's it like on fuel?
Thanks and much appreciated.