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Re: Opel Rekord C -66 "Saabel"

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Next step: Make existing wiring harness fit for new engine.

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That harness is soaked in oil, because old engine leaked oil "a bit" sometimes. Very nice to do electric work and have hand dirty on oil and sand.
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Re: Opel Rekord C -66 "Saabel"

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Oil for turbo

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And new position for oil cooler.

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Old oil cooler hosing was a bit more radical. :hihi:

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Got MAP/intake air temperature sensor welded to intake manifold.
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Did some air direction to get oil cooler working properly. Atleast in theory all air should be going through the cooler. Still have to do some protection against rocks etc. flying from tire to the back side of cooler.
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WHOOOAAAA! So close to start up. Fuel pumps work, fuel lines do not leak, my laptop was able to connect to the ECU and ECU showed some sensible values from temperature sensors. Still have to do oil return from turbo, finish and double check wiring and then try to start. Hopefully get it running idle next week.
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Close but still far far away. Something wrong with the electrics, hence no startup. :thumbdown:

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Re: Opel Rekord C -66 "Saabel"

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Let's hope you get it sorted ;)
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Well, it almost started. After I got timing set and started to adjust fuel maps for e85 and then my computer broke. Not a big problem, it just doesn´t find Windows anymore! Ridigulous.
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Re: Opel Rekord C -66 "Saabel"

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can't you turn the oilcooler upside-down så the hoses doesn't show under the car? Muuten hieno auto!
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coupe76 skrev:can't you turn the oilcooler upside-down så the hoses doesn't show under the car? Muuten hieno auto!
If I would turn oil cooler upside down I would have to make new hoses and also modify headlight cover. So that is out of the question for now. Hoses don´t actually hang too low. Thanks for the compliment :)

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Finally got engine to start and running for few seconds! BUT it leaked oil heavily from oil filter/oil cooler stand and color of oil on the floor and on dip stick was milk coffee. Hopefully it is just head gasket...
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And like Sacha Baron Coen said in movie Dictator: "Of with the head!"

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So called oil

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I thought to take head to the pressure test and then assembly with new head gasket. Hopefully it works.
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I got it running. Poorly but anyway.

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Changed oil and oil filter, put normal pump gas in tank instead of e85, scaled fuel maps down a lot and started. Lambda showed quite sensible values and oil didn´t change color! JEJ! So after all head gasket was propably OK in the first place and there was just a lot ethanol mixed in oil. Looks goood so far.
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