I took a huge risk buying from the web.
....you hear all sorts of horror stories....and especially as I was buying an engine that had not run for at least two years; the vendor had bought it to replace the engine in his own car which he ending up scrapping due to rust in the sills.After a false start with no sparks due to missing one loom connection on the loom, the engine burst into life.
..no smoke, no nasty noises....it sat there idling away beautifully smoothly.I've now run it through cold start/ warm up/ cool down cycles and then through hot start tests and all seems well with just one or two small issues.
I have a small oil leak from the front vertical face of the sump nearest the cam belt.
This is due to corrosion....so I'm in the market for a replacement sump.Also the clutch slave failed as soon as I put my foot on the pedal.
.so a new unit will be fitted. not too bad as the car has sat in my lock up garage for over a year.All that remains is a thorough overhaul of the brakes/handbrake.
Replacement drop links and a thorough service and clean...and then the dreaded MOT.....The car in front might just be a Toyota again.
..very soon!Jon
