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Lazarus; 1996 1.3...no longer an auto, now a manual, wait no it's an auto.
Topic Started: Apr 12 2014, 12:35 PM (10,028 Views)
Bad Bent
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Facetious Educated Donkey

M4tthewd
Feb 12 2015, 05:33 PM
New:
crank seal
Cam seal
Oil pan gasket
Valve cover gasket
Paint valve cover RED for extra HP.
new timing belt, even though the timing belt was replaced about 50,000 kms ago.
And clean oil pick up if possible.
PCV valve? :dunno
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Matt

Bad Bent
Feb 12 2015, 05:43 PM
M4tthewd
Feb 12 2015, 05:33 PM
New:
crank seal
Cam seal
Oil pan gasket
Valve cover gasket
Paint valve cover RED for extra HP.
new timing belt, even though the timing belt was replaced about 50,000 kms ago.
And clean oil pick up if possible.
PCV valve? :dunno
Did the PVC about 10,000kms ago, it's still good. Guess I could get water pump bearing, and alternator gear bearing thing as well??
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David95237


Dont forget the dip stick o ring. It will get you.
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M4tthewd
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David95237
Feb 12 2015, 06:00 PM
Dont forget the dip stick o ring. It will get you.
I'll probably have to orde that online as well as the alternator and water pump pulleys. Everything I ordered so far is coming from the west coast! Apparently it's a very rare car. Lol
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M4tthewd
Matt

So here's the colour I chose for my valve cover, and random parts that will get somewhat hot.

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I looked in the auto section of the nearest Canadian tire. I originally went for black but decided that silver would look better on the valve cover.
The automotive high heat black went to 500F and cost $11.99
The home an garden high heat goes to 1200F intermittently, 600F consistently. Cost $9.99. As well I don't have to bake it at 300F for hours. Once it's dried it's good apparently.

I also looked for a cheap gloss black paint in the auto section, cheapest was $9.99.
Went to the paint section, found a can of gloss black wood/metal paint...$2.99.
I worked at a hardware store paint section and I know that prep is more important, and there is very little difference if any between the cheap paint and the expensive paint. Lol just a money grab, in THIS instance.
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M4tthewd
Feb 14 2015, 06:18 PM
So here's the colour I chose for my valve cover, and random parts that will get somewhat hot.

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I looked in the auto section of the nearest Canadian tire. I originally went for black but decided that silver would look better on the valve cover.
The automotive high heat black went to 500F and cost $11.99
The home an garden high heat goes to 1200F intermittently, 600F consistently. Cost $9.99. As well I don't have to bake it at 300F for hours. Once it's dried it's good apparently.

I also looked for a cheap gloss black paint in the auto section, cheapest was $9.99.
Went to the paint section, found a can of gloss black wood/metal paint...$2.99.
I worked at a hardware store paint section and I know that prep is more important, and there is very little difference if any between the cheap paint and the expensive paint. Lol just a money grab, in THIS instance.
But there is a difference in this process...

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Stubby79
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Poor rusty beast! :'(

Good luck with it!
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Matt

Stubby79
Feb 16 2015, 03:09 AM
Poor rusty beast! :'(

Good luck with it!
Thanks! It needs all the luck it can get. I do have a parts car with the exact same engine and transmission with only 100,000 kms on it. So this car will survive no matter what!
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M4tthewd
Feb 16 2015, 10:11 AM
Stubby79
Feb 16 2015, 03:09 AM
Poor rusty beast! :'(

Good luck with it!
Thanks! It needs all the luck it can get. I do have a parts car with the exact same engine and transmission with only 100,000 kms on it. So this car will survive no matter what!
If it hasn't been crashed, you might do better to fix up the parts car instead!
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Matt

Stubby79
Feb 16 2015, 10:34 AM
M4tthewd
Feb 16 2015, 10:11 AM
Stubby79
Feb 16 2015, 03:09 AM
Poor rusty beast! :'(

Good luck with it!
Thanks! It needs all the luck it can get. I do have a parts car with the exact same engine and transmission with only 100,000 kms on it. So this car will survive no matter what!
If it hasn't been crashed, you might do better to fix up the parts car instead!
Trust me, my car is in much better shape. Lol in manitoba, I'd bet money (how ever bad my cars body is, ie rust) it's one of the best shape geos. There is so much salt on the roads, it kills cars. I once thought of using my car as a parts car, but since it's body is better then any other vehicles I could find, I changed my mind 😂
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M4tthewd
Matt

So I plan on using my winter tires from my truck (which recently has been written off) which are 25" tires, vs my 20" I have now. It will be a very close fit. On my old firefly I use to have I had 15" and with the rubber I think it was closer to 23"-24" tires. They fitted fine. Not sure how well these ones will fit though. Still need to find some rims for them.

Here are my RPM calculations (correct if I'm mistaken please!)

Rpm at 80kph=~3000rpm
25/20=125%
3000rpm/1.25=2400rpm

So

20"=3000rpm
25"=2400rpm
600rpm reduction

Note: mpg may increase because of rpm reduction, but not 100% as the tires are wider, and weigh more because there are actually more tire.
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M4tthewd
Feb 12 2015, 05:33 PM
Oil pan gasket
You mean just RTV, right?
Don't use an actual gasket, like the cork or rubbery ones.

Why? Your car is a 96; 96 has crankshaft position sensor; gasket thicker than RTV makes the sensor too far away from what it is sensing (the reluctor; gear with teeth on it.) and your car won't run or will run poorly.
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Matt

Mythstae
Feb 18 2015, 04:06 PM
M4tthewd
Feb 12 2015, 05:33 PM
Oil pan gasket
You mean just RTV, right?
Don't use an actual gasket, like the cork or rubbery ones.

Why? Your car is a 96; 96 has crankshaft position sensor; gasket thicker than RTV makes the sensor too far away from what it is sensing (the reluctor; gear with teeth on it.) and your car won't run or will run poorly.
I'm not sure I follow you. My crank shaft position sensor is isn't on the oil pan though. So how will the thickness of one gasket affect the position of my sensor that's in another location?
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M4tthewd
Feb 18 2015, 07:15 PM
My crank shaft position sensor is isn't on the oil pan though.
Yes... it is?*
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*Unless there is some difference because your car is Canadian and mine is not (which I doubt, 'cause my car was built in Canada, too...)
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M4tthewd
Matt

Oh, my mistake. :smackface Lol I remember looking underneath and seeing it not on the oil pan. But that was when I installed the hot air intake. Probably all the fumes from painting the exhaust shroud got to my head lol 😂
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