Recent content by Obersturm

Hi Matt, sadly, looks that way. It was a good deal at 15 quit, but seems to be in the too hard basket....

Hi Dave, I tried that. First I asked nicely if we could ship directly to Australia which was bluntly rejected and even the shipping to London option was not received preferably. This is what I got after I paid via PayPal: "Cancel this transaction. I will not be posting this item. You are...

Hi all, a bit OT, but thought I give it a shot. So I bought this tonneau cover on Ebay.co.uk for my daughters Mazda MAX5 not knowing that the seller posted the listing as pick up only. Does anyone here have a suggestion how I can organize a courier to pick this up and deliver to a friend who...

Hi Guy, that's ok-no harm done. Pitty as it's not exactly around the corner. Might PM you regarding where you shop for parts ect. and how you went about rebuilding your engine, as I have potentially another two to do....:wtf::writer:;)

Hey carlos, removing wasn't exactly straight forward, either. Had to pull and wriggle like a mad man....

Hi boys, trust me-I greased the c**t out of that bloody thing and twisted my hands in ways that most would think are impossible for humans. I just can't twist it into the proper angle to slide in. The spare sump and dip stick I got go in and out no worries - out of the car - different story...

Hi all, has anybody ever removed the oil pan and tried to re-fit the dip stick tube after the pan is back on? I know it sounds stupid, but I can't get the freaking thing to align to fit back into the hole where it belongs? I get it to the fist o-ring and thats it. Do I have to remove the...

Hi Guy, where abouts, mate? I am in Bayswater near Knox City SC...

Hey Guy, give us a hoy when you hit the big smoke in Melbourne, mate.Would love to catch up with ya(y)

Here are some pictures: Crusty piston.... Little scoring in the cylinder: Crank:

Another update. Got the replacement engine running on the week end, but had a bit of a noise or knock to it. Got worse when we revved it, then sounded almost normal for half a minute and slowly came back. We suspected a stuck lifter so took it for a quick spin down the road approx. 500m and...

Hi all, Ok, so the exhaust manifold and cam cover, harmonic balancer and belt tensioner are back on. Is there a secondary gasket on the intake manifold apart from those four O-Ring style individual gaskets? I can't remember if we chucked one out or not? I'm off to bed now - early start...

A person I was in contact with who bought a Zafira at the auction for parts said I could have his engine and auto tranny for $450 so we decided to check it out. For the money probably worth the gamble, even if we end up using just the head? As a bonus, it seems the cam chain has been updated...

Chain must have caused some havoc in there due to failure of some of the chain guides?

There was some contact from the inlet and exhaust valves with the pistons: