Well, bad news im afraid
Pulled her all apart again and the new seal is wrecked. The end of the crank appears to be bent, I cranked the engine over without the clutch fitted or the box on so I could watch the new flywheel and it wobbles like a buckled wheel
I rekon as you have said the damaged flywheel has damaged the crank, I just dont know how it has warped so easily being such a short crank.
Either way the engine is going to be pulled apart next weekend when I get a chance to investigate.
The front mount BTW was also shot, however looked quite new so I think its died due to the imbalance issue with the crank.
The way I see it now I have a few options,
1) Complete drop in replacement engine
2) Replace the bottom end as a complete unit using my heads etc
3) Tear down the engine and rplace the crank and bearings (assuming the bearing housings are still intact)
Im looking into quotes for the parts to progress so will keep you all informed.
I rekon im looking at about £1500 to sort this out. I just keep telling myself it will be worth it when its done !
Im just a bit miffed as I sold my 600bhp GTR to buy something "reliable" and now im in here pulling engines apart !!! LOL
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