how to replace cylinder on Isuzu G200 engine

[Bluethunder3320]

yeah that motor that was a rotted mouse nest.... is now getting worked on again.

wasnt very hard to get all the pistons out. but one of the cylinders is completely ruined, about a 3-4 inch crack peeling inwards

does anyone know how to replace this and where i can find another cylinder?

this motor could have come from a Chevy LUV, Isusu pup, Dihatsu etc

 

[vpd66]

Take it to a engine rebuild machine shop and have them install a sleeve in bad cylinder.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

Take it to a engine rebuild machine shop and have them install a sleeve in bad cylinder.

do you know about how much i would expect this to cost?

 

[Rustydog2010]

Is it petrol or diesel? Does it have liners? Probably get another block for all the effot and price of adding a sleeve.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

Is it petrol or diesel? Does it have liners? Probably get another block for all the effot and price of adding a sleeve.

if the block is shot that pretty much means 99% of this engine is gone haha

gasoline/petrol.

now that i think of it, i think it might not have liners. i thought they all did.

 

[Rustydog2010]

Whats the rest of it like? I can only see the block. If its just a cracked cylinder, get another block and bolt on all your other parts.

Majority of diesels will have liners, haven't seen any petrol engines with liners.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

well i need:

gasket set
alternator
belts
pulleys
pistons
rings
distributor
maybe new head and camshaft
intake manifold needs welding
valve cover and oil pan needs welding
timing chain

lol starting to have doubts again

 

[Rustydog2010]

If its that stuffed, cut your losses and find another complete engine. Whats it out of?

 

[sexyvicta]

those are realy strong engines so just find another complete and going one and dont bother with the rebuild imo

-rustydog its the same engine as in the old rodeos, non turbo sohc piazzas and same as the 1600cc in a gemini only 2 litre

 

[r_chez_08]

Hey blue, I hate to say it, but do you now think there was a reason it was tossed into the woods

 

[sideways]

well i need:

gasket set
alternator
belts
pulleys
pistons
rings
distributor
maybe new head and camshaft
intake manifold needs welding
valve cover and oil pan needs welding
timing chain

lol starting to have doubts again

Okay Blue. You have no reason to rebuild this engine other than to learn, even if it was rebuilt it would still be worthless (and sorry, but no way in hell would I buy an engine that had been rebuilt by a kid as a learning experience) and just about every part of this engine is completely stuffed. Do not spend money on it, you'd just be throwing that money away.

A much better way of learning to rebuild an engine would be to find an extremely cheap (or preferably free and something that's easy to get parts for) running car, measure the compression, oil pressure ect, pull the engine out, pull said engine apart, inspect everything(I'l assume you don't have any of the required measuring tools, get them if you can. You'l NEVER regret spending the money), only replace things that desperately need it, put it back together, stick it in the car. If you can get it to run, that's great, if you improved the compression, oil pressure ect then you did bloody brilliant!

And hey, whilst the engines out, why not delve into that gearbox? Why not fix some rust or dents? You could even give it a respray or try your hand at re-trimming seats!

That's a 874861x better learning experience, it will cost you less and if you don't stuff it up to badly then you've got a running drivable car at the end!

Thanks

Hayden

 

[Bluethunder3320]

Okay Blue. You have no reason to rebuild this engine other than to learn, even if it was rebuilt it would still be worthless (and sorry, but no way in hell would I buy an engine that had been rebuilt by a kid as a learning experience) and just about every part of this engine is completely stuffed. Do not spend money on it, you'd just be throwing that money away.

A much better way of learning to rebuild an engine would be to find an extremely cheap (or preferably free and something that's easy to get parts for) running car, measure the compression, oil pressure ect, pull the engine out, pull said engine apart, inspect everything(I'l assume you don't have any of the required measuring tools, get them if you can. You'l NEVER regret spending the money), only replace things that desperately need it, put it back together, stick it in the car. If you can get it to run, that's great, if you improved the compression, oil pressure ect then you did bloody brilliant!

And hey, whilst the engines out, why not delve into that gearbox? Why not fix some rust or dents? You could even give it a respray or try your hand at re-trimming seats!

That's a 874861x better learning experience, it will cost you less and if you don't stuff it up to badly then you've got a running drivable car at the end!

Thanks

Hayden

haha i dont have good luck with getting my mom to let me do that.

the engine was sitting in the woods because that cylinder cracked. but why would they also get rid of all the other parts like the head and bottom end, intake, carb, exhaust, etc.

everything was chucked out except for the ignition system

and by leaving it in the woods for ~30 years the good parts rusted to nothing

 

[sideways]

haha i dont have good luck with getting my mom to let me do that.

Excuses.

the engine was sitting in the woods because that cylinder cracked. but why would they also get rid of all the other parts like the head and bottom end, intake, carb, exhaust, etc.

everything was chucked out except for the ignition system

and by leaving it in the woods for ~30 years the good parts rusted to nothing

They got rid of all the other parts because they would of pulled the same sort of engine out of another car with all that stuff already on it. Wayyyyyyyy to work to swap all that stuff over when the other engine already has that stuff, not worth taking off for parts either. The ignition system and the carb would be the bits I would take if i was gonna dump an engine. Easy to take off and relatively likely to come in handy. Maybe they didn't take the carby because it needed rebuilding or they had other spares.

I've seen many more complete dumped engines than I have long blocks (engine minus manifolds ect) or short blocks (engine minus head ect).

Expect to pay at least $300 to have it sleeved and bored.

Thanks

Hayden

 

[robbie]

They dumped an almost good engine in the woods because we live in a society where you can get a better one for cheap or free.

I had a van with a severe leak in the rear crankshaft seal. The engine had 300,000 miles on it and it still ran like a swiss watch. I parked it for 2 years, and when I looked again it had rust in the transmission fluid. I had another van sitting there with a good transmission, but I figured it wasn't worth the effort considering the high miles. So I scrapped it for $450. If I didn't have a lot of other things to do I could have spent the time on it. Sounds stupid, but it made sense when you consider all the factors.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

Yea If it's gonna cost $300 just to fix the block I could get a straight 6 Chevy motor off Craigslist for $100-150

Once I would have a running engine, I'd need to find a driveshaft and rear end, tires, steel, etc.

It would be cool to make a go kart with this motor though

 

[B.M.800]

They dumped an almost good engine in the woods because we live in a society where you can get a better one for cheap or free.

And people are lazy, people with throw good stuff out just because a simple part breaks. People are stupid. Its a proven fact!

 

[Basement_Modder]

Not worth it with a cracked block.

A good practice car for this type of stuff is a Ford Aspire/ Festiva. They can be had running for as little as $150-300, and are some of the simplest cars you will ever work on.

Plus, any Mazda B-block (4i) or K-block (V6) engine can go into them.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

Not worth it with a cracked block.

A good practice car for this type of stuff is a Ford Aspire/ Festiva. They can be had running for as little as $150-300, and are some of the simplest cars you will ever work on.

Plus, any Mazda B-block (4i) or K-block (V6) engine can go into them.

haha thats pretty cool. i wasnt sure what to put this engine into, but had ideas of a large go kart or tractor.

the crank assembly with the pistons and rods on it makes a nice shop decoration