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yeti

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So I turned my Mbc up a complete turn and didn’t notice a difference so I turned it again and on the first wot pull I backfire,!and lost at least one cylinder , white smoke smells like coolant.

Drove for about 2 miles after it popped

Really hoping I didn’t cause damage to bearings

I’ve swapped motors and trannys and done timing before but never have pulled the head. Anything to watch out for?

I’m going to keep exhaust mani and intake mani on while pulling to speed the process up.

How do I remove timing belt? Do I need to hold cams or lock them in place before doing so.
Been so long I’ve forgotten

I installed the BSE kit when I built the motor, so I won’t need to order that stuff, but new timing pulleys and a tensioner + new belt + water pump is a must at least correct?. Motor only has 7000 miles on it but it sat for 10 years.

Should I do the front case gasket or ofh gasket while down there?

As for the HG do I order the OEM organic one?
I read a lot of people suggest the composite one, is that the organic one, or the same as the felt HG?


I know I don’t want to use the metal Hg as the block isn’t being decked, correct?
Or should I go for it considering this block only has 7000 on it and I had it decked then.
I’ve got arp head studs installed I’ll be reusing.
 
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So I tore off everything except the timing side

Do I move piston 1 to tdc than place a pin inside the tensioner than unbolt the tensioner? What’s the proper way of removing timing belt, I don’t wanna fork my valves up

Any tips appreciated
 

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I can take a picture of my machinist's book that has a pretty detailed step by step timing instruction. If I remember right it says how to correctly remove the belt and tensioner. Also after 10 years of sitting, it might be a good idea to at least replace the tensioner. I'm not certified or licensed in anything tho so take that with some salt. If ur pulleys have any play or weird surface grooves / rust I'd replace them but if they're solid and clean they are probably fine to run.

Like I say every time though, take what I say with a grain of salt and wait for more experienced members to comment as well.
 
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That would be great brotha, any help is appreciated 🍻

Looking through the ancient forums a lot of people go over setting timing but not removing the belt from tension.
 

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Not sure if anyone else is hosting it, but this is what I used to use.

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Need to use the wayback machine.

I'm not a certified mechanic either, but I've never had a timing belt break or slip on me using that. Following the instructions will get you to TDC. I have the actual mistu part to compress the auto tensioner, so once compressed the pulley can be removed. Don't need to stick a pin in it unless you wanted to reuse it, but why would you? I've also never been able to get the holes to line up to stick a pin in anyway. Pay attention to step 21, if you are still using your balance shafts. If you are, it might be time to deal with that. I replaced the rear with the shorty shaft and left the front one in (can only do this before a front bearing freeze/failure). I run the risk of the gasket leaking, but I don't think the front job can be done properly without the engine out. IMO. The work on the rear was a challenge for me.
 

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So to remove the belt I just unbolted the tensioner, as my friends suggestion. After lining up all the timing marks and putting piston 1 at TDC


I’ve torn off everything and the head is ready to lift.

I think I’m gonna replace the water pump, and timing tensioner, the pulleys are covered in oil but rotate smoothly and seem fine. They only have 7k miles on them.

So fel pro composite gasket , resurface head , new timing belt, new tensioner , water pump.

Good to go?

Also I do not have balance shafts , I removed both when building this motor 10 yrs ago


 
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Also going for the gates timing kit and felpro headgasket kit.

Do I need to worry about using the gates hydraulic tensioner?
 

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This looks like it would totally be worth it. click

I only have the tool to compress the tensioner. You need that, just in case you don't get the tension perfect the first try, but the rest of the bits look nice too. I still used clamps and zip ties last time I did it.
 

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I plan I gettin a 8mmx1.25 8inch long bolt and using two nuts to create a stop for the tensioner tool.

Also read I can just put the tensioner in a Vice and crank it down very slowly then out a pin in. ( think that’s what I did a long time ago on this motor originally )

And as for the other tool the one with the two prongs my buddys got locally I can borrow.



Anyways, pulled the head off today, gonna hit the machine shop tomorrow.

Pics of blown out HG

What’s best method for removing old gasket on block deck? Should I bust my wire wheel out? Just razor blades?

Also anyone have any input against the gates auto tensioner? Gonna be getting their whole timing kit.

Spoken to over 10 people currently using them with high mileage and hp.
 

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I am no wiseman but it looks like signs of slight detonation. This is most likely caused by not having enough octane in your fuel (I.e. boosting on the cheap stuff)

Also for timing belt instructions
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Vfaq timing for 1G click


 
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I "think" those are just little indentions for valve clearance. Been awhile since I saw my pistons. I'm more worried about the vertical scoring on your walls. Hopefully it's just the flash from your camera highlighting something that isn't as bad as it looks.

I carefully used a razor blade to remove my HG. It's steel, so you shouldn't be able to just dig in, but watch your angle and pressure and just take your time.
 

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</font><blockquote><font class="small">Quoting Nebraska:</font><hr />
I am no wiseman but it looks like signs of slight detonation. This is most likely caused by not having enough octane in your fuel (I.e. boosting on the cheap stuff)


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Running on e85, my injectors did look gunked up, could that be a leaning out issue?

Getting them cleaned and flow tested


@gvr4ever do you mean the half moon crescents in the pistons? Ya those are valve reliefs, talkin aboot all the tiny little spots, they are dented in, same with the valve chamber for that area. No dented valves or anything.

And yes the vertical scoring, that’s why I included that specific shot, I felt it with my fingernail and couldnt feel anything, hoping it was a result of trying to drive on coolant in oil and isn’t serious.

On a side note. I think I’m planning on putting the car back together with the original timing everything just to see if it runs for a day or so then go ahead and order the new timing kit, otherwise if this motor is trash I’ll just be throwing money at parts that don’t matter.
 

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Never mind here’s the shot with more vertical scoring.

Again couldn’t feel it any difference with my fingernail


:?:?:?
 

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The vertical scoring looks bad in the pictures, but that's actually out of my expertise. If you put it back together with a fresh head gasket and it runs and has decent compression, might as well run it till it till it needs to be rebuilt or replaced.
As for the pitting, my eyes just aren't seeing it. Wonder if the coolant ate away some of the carbon. Now, if you ran lean and hard enough to damage the piston rings, then the scoring might be an issue. I hope others chime in. When I had my head off, the cylinder walls did not look like that at all. Look like it had the factory cross marks.
 

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</font><blockquote><font class="small">Quoting yeti:</font><hr />
</font><blockquote><font class="small">Quoting Nebraska:</font><hr />
I am no wiseman but it looks like signs of slight detonation. This is most likely caused by not having enough octane in your fuel (I.e. boosting on the cheap stuff)


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Running on e85, my injectors did look gunked up, could that be a leaning out issue?

Getting them cleaned and flow tested


@gvr4ever do you mean the half moon crescents in the pistons? Ya those are valve reliefs, talkin aboot all the tiny little spots, they are dented in, same with the valve chamber for that area. No dented valves or anything.

And yes the vertical scoring, that’s why I included that specific shot, I felt it with my fingernail and couldnt feel anything, hoping it was a result of trying to drive on coolant in oil and isn’t serious.

On a side note. I think I’m planning on putting the car back together with the original timing everything just to see if it runs for a day or so then go ahead and order the new timing kit, otherwise if this motor is trash I’ll just be throwing money at parts that don’t matter.

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If you’re on e85 I doubt it is detonation. If you were referring to the valve reliefs then that is my bad.

As for the marks on the cylinder wall

That's pretty normal wear on a cylinder. The reason it is located where it is? Think about how the rod moves as the crank turns. The stroke of the crank, combined with the angle of the rod, causes the piston to push a little harder into those sides of the bore as it goes up and down. That's what causes the wear in that location
 
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