Swapping engines

[LoneWolfGal]

Okay, I'm confused now. I understand that Loctite on flywheels and pressure plate bolts is advisable, but what about using ARP lubricant and/or blue Loctite on cam caps and camshaft cover bolts, which I will be dealing with right away, and on sump cover bolts later?

[LoneWolfGal]

And if you kids don't settle down, I'm going to send your father in.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

And if you kids don't settle down, I'm going to send your father in.

No problems here, I just take exception to anyone misquoting or misinterpeting any advice we post, or extrapolating failures from well known problems to every and all applications. Just because one engine design is known to have significant and well known issues, the same thing does not necessarily apply everywhere else.

To again use a legal maxim, "non sequitur"..........

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

... or extrapolating failures from well known problems to every and all applications. Just because one engine design is known to have significant and well known issues, the same thing does not necessarily apply everywhere else.

To again use a legal maxim, "non sequitur"..........

Speaking of misquoting, I never said or implied anything of the sort.

[LoneWolfGal]

Girls! Girls! You're BOTH pretty!

Seriously, seeing two of the most knowledgeable and respected people on the forum at odds is like watching King Kong versus Godzilla. And I'm out of popcorn!

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

Girls! Girls! You're BOTH pretty!

Seriously, seeing two of the most knowledgeable and respected people on the forum at odds is like watching King Kong versus Godzilla. And I'm out of popcorn!

Thanks for the vote of confidence but Jeff is hands down one of, if not the most knowledgeable person on here, and 100 times more knowledgeable than I, especially when it comes to porsches and have a great deal of respect for him. There are, however, times when dealing with laymn like myself and others a little more clarification would help. Not just "get the right part" or "your updated replacement engine is exactly the same as your original engine" and, in this particular case, saying I was wrong for telling you not to use assembly Lube on the flywheel and pressure plate bolt threads.

In the end, we both agreed that you shouldn't use assembly lube on threads where loctite is required, and that's the important takeaway.

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

Girls! Girls! You're BOTH pretty!

Hahaha..

[LoneWolfGal]

Another change in plans. Bank 1's cam chain pads are installed, the cams are back in place, and the cam cover has been bolted on. The engine's ready for transport. I had intended to finish the engine — install bank 2's pads and replace some miscellaneous stuff — before I made the move to my new place. However, the house I've been renting is on the market and the sellers are leaning on me to move out ASAP. This project is difficult enough without people breathing down my neck. I could play hardball and tell them to pound sand until July 9, the move-out date in the notice they sent me a month ago. That would be pointless. From U-Haul, I'm going to rent an auto-hauler trailer for the 986 and a large covered trailer for the new engine (plus my tools and other possessions). The engine will travel strapped to a 4x4 pallet with 4" wheels (which make it relatively easy to move around on level surfaces). Once I get settled at my new digs I shall resume this project, free of pressure from external forces. In the meantime I'll be checking in here.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

Okay, I'm confused now. I understand that Loctite on flywheels and pressure plate bolts is advisable, but what about using ARP lubricant and/or blue Loctite on cam caps and camshaft cover bolts, which I will be dealing with right away, and on sump cover bolts later?

As I noted previously, a dab of blue Loctite on the treads of both the flywheel and pressure plate bolts is advised, plus an application of the ARP lubricant on just the underside of the flywheel bolt heads. I would also use a dab (don't go nuts here) of the ARP on the cam shaft cap bolts. As for both the cam cover and sump cover, a small dab of the ARP is fine, again don't over apply it; I would not use any thread locker on either of these because the bolts are rather small and the use of a thread locker could lead to bolt breakage if furhter maintence is required down the road. This is exactly how we reassemble customer's engines, and we have not had any issues as the result of these practices.