Project Car / Motorbike thread. Let's see 'em.

I found that the spinny thing had tightened up while I waited for the o ring. So I gave it another blast. The o ring was gooped in place so it had been apart before and that was likely when the o ring was damaged. Anyway under $100 for new belts, new hoses, new o ring and 76 cans of carby clean later it idles like it should. Actually wasn't a bad drive when I handed it back.

The spinny IAC thing wasn't as spinny as it was when I cleaned it last. I will keep that in mind and might need to check that other o-ring but the bolts to get to it aren't budging yet. I can almost clean the spinny thing as fast as an F1 wheel change now.
 
I'm beginning to think I should get Mr Crudley and Dales Cannon to come and sort the Vitara's dodgy hot idle situation...
I, for one, would do this gladly for an autographed photo of your profile picture.

Failing that, I can swear like a seasoned professional at inanimate objects like car parts.
It might not fix anything but sure makes you feel much better :cool:
 
SBD is that vitara the same series of engine? If yes be a devil and thrust open that bonnet, do it look like the pics already posted? If yes it is piss easy to pull apart though no guarantees on anything ever working again. Do not disconnect the vacuum line under the throttle body unless you have some 3.5mm replacement ready to go. Take off the inlet crap and then the bolts for the throttle body. Unlcip the electrical connections (3). I could only remove one coolant hose from the throttle body because the clamp on the other was in an impossible location so that came off at the block. This is also a way to:

1. wash the garage floor with green/pink/blue shit
2. partially flush the cooling system

Pop the hose back on as soon as you can to limit the above. Be gentle taking the throttle body off so the gasket stays in one piece. Unwind the throttle cable and discard. The throttle body is now an inanimate object in your hands. Four philips screws hold the iac onto the throttle body and these were silly tight. Take care and do not destroy the o ring though it is cheap enough. You will find the throttle plate will be black and sticky and unwholesome. That is a can of carby cleaner right there. Split the iac and see if you can spin the spinny thing spindle. Guessing no. Use can #2 of carby cleaner until nothing dirty comes out of the chamber. Spin the spinny thing like there is no tomorrow and it is good to go back together. Check the inside of the manifold for cats, mice and goo and clean as necessary.

Idles like a dream. Hand it back to the owner before it changes its mind.
 
SBD is that vitara the same series of engine? If yes be a devil and thrust open that bonnet, do it look like the pics already posted? If yes it is piss easy to pull apart though no guarantees on anything ever working again. Do not disconnect the vacuum line under the throttle body unless you have some 3.5mm replacement ready to go. Take off the inlet crap and then the bolts for the throttle body. Unlcip the electrical connections (3). I could only remove one coolant hose from the throttle body because the clamp on the other was in an impossible location so that came off at the block. This is also a way to:

1. wash the garage floor with green/pink/blue shit
2. partially flush the cooling system

Pop the hose back on as soon as you can to limit the above. Be gentle taking the throttle body off so the gasket stays in one piece. Unwind the throttle cable and discard. The throttle body is now an inanimate object in your hands. Four philips screws hold the iac onto the throttle body and these were silly tight. Take care and do not destroy the o ring though it is cheap enough. You will find the throttle plate will be black and sticky and unwholesome. That is a can of carby cleaner right there. Split the iac and see if you can spin the spinny thing spindle. Guessing no. Use can #2 of carby cleaner until nothing dirty comes out of the chamber. Spin the spinny thing like there is no tomorrow and it is good to go back together. Check the inside of the manifold for cats, mice and goo and clean as necessary.

Idles like a dream. Hand it back to the owner before it changes its mind.
It's a G16B engine (if memory serves). The IAC in this one can be removed on its lonesome but the gasket is made of unobtainium unless you are good with gasket paper and a hobby knife. Frankly, I think I'm going to have to pretend it's a tractor and lay it up for the winter. If that doesn't work...it can join the old Deutz-Fahr header and wait for the next bushfire.
 
Still looks like three design teams worked on various bits without talking to each other and a 4th went fuck it we will just mash them together.
Are we talking about the Jag or Lotus?

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Nah, it just works. It is the styling product of The Kyza…he pushes the boundaries.
Like the bangel butt. Not for everyone.

A friend has moved to Norge. He is rebuilding the brakes on his summer car before locking it away for winter. So much rust. Everything is a struggle. Hard lines are almost corroded through. And I thought driving on the beach was bad.
 
You know this is just marketing bullshit don't you?

There is a much later interview with one of those two and the former head of engine development. They said the design imprimatur was for an all singing all dancing V12 to take over from the the straight six. DOHC, 4 valve, hemisphere combustion chambers and an 8,000 rpm limit to slot into the XJR12 to obliterate the opposition at LeMans and Spa. Problems with the design and budget constraints hampered their efforts and then Jag management changed it to a smooooooooooth V12 and the changes were wrought. The 6, arguably in 3.8L size is a stonking great engine.
 
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