Then over the next few weeks/months the car started playing up. Cody talked me through looking in the logs the power cut was the Infinity going in to limp mode due to the oil pressure once again. From there i changed the oil again but removing my billet purepower reusable filter to a normal type, eliminated and tested all oil related things i could externally, bypassing external oil coolers, new sensors. I tested the oil pressure per manual with a mechanical gauge. The issue appeared to be internal.
Now the Dilemma i faced.
Specialist garages charge crazy money. I didn't want to pay to have the engine removed and stripped just to be inspected as i would had to wait months for any parts or what if it was something major like a crank, full motor build etc. After speaking with Cody and going through different scenarios i decided to go on the basis of worst case. It sounds a little crazy but... it's so hard to get parts here and with the unknown of what was wrong or involved, i opted for a full build because i would have a car that is mechanically sound and trouble free with the peace of mind and confidence to drive. I thought to myself i've been here before!! my 300zx built motor blew up after a month. So i decided to over spec the motor for a element of safety. I can only afford to do this once so do it right. There was a possibility the bearing had gone due to the symptoms and going on worst case i decided the crank had to be replaced to be on the safe side. this meant stroker kits, i spec'd the engine for around 800-1000bhp i wanted to tick every box and dot every I.
I contacted several garages and specialists and decided to take my car to Plans Performance.
As we speak the car is currently in bits and with Plans, they were just as excited as myself when dropping the car off to be working on this project. The motor is apart and with the machine shop as of typing. They found that one of the bearings had gone. They have sent a comprehensive email with a to do list of other things they have found that needs addressing which is good as again I know in the back of my mind that the car will come home completely mechanically sound. So far so good with Plans but a little anxious based on my past experience with garages, time will tell.
I will post a complete spec list later with more details and info but this is a start at least.
So as you can see i have had my share of bad luck in terms of cars, i'm a decent guy and garages take advantages of this and stitch me up in the past. I'm a little nervous but very excited.
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When i spec'd the motor i wanted to replace everything oem while building.
I ordered the oem motor rebuild kits (these do not contain everything)
I then went online and printed off the exploded diagrams for the motor, oil systems, wiring, throttle body etc. etc.
I then cross referenced what parts i had and ordered every single gasket, seal, grommet and including all brand new sensors for everything... Some sensors were expensive like the knock and crank angle but as mentioned above i could only do this the once and needed it to be trouble free motoring.
I wanted to spend a little extra now to ensure i had a brand new motor for complete reliability and trouble free motoring.
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Originally Posted by jaffaz32
. I then cross referenced with what came with the kit, anything not in the kit that was either a sensor, gasket, seal or bearing i then highlighted to order. Once ordered and the missing parts arrived i then printed all off again, highlighting everything i supplied and bagged by category. This was maybe a little over the top but being a highly sprung engine it had to be right first time.