Refresh bottom end bearings?
01 January 2013, 10:48 PM
#1
Refresh bottom end bearings?
Having just bought another engine for my V3 type R and heard it running fine before removal I am wondering if it is possible to re-new the bottom end bearings without stripping the engine completely? Ie can the block be split with the heads on?
02 January 2013, 07:32 AM
#2
No, you wont be able to get at the case bolts.
Personally, I'd run the engine if it was OK and the power I was going for was standard(ish).
Splitting ends up costing quite a bit with headgaskets etc etc even if you do all the work yourself, and with the price of subaru engines coming down I wonder if it's worth just replacing the engines as and when they break?
Obviously if you're going for a high power build etc, do it right, but for a standardish road car - meh
Personally, I'd run the engine if it was OK and the power I was going for was standard(ish).
Splitting ends up costing quite a bit with headgaskets etc etc even if you do all the work yourself, and with the price of subaru engines coming down I wonder if it's worth just replacing the engines as and when they break?
Obviously if you're going for a high power build etc, do it right, but for a standardish road car - meh
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