impakt
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hey all, i really need some help eith my ongoing engine dramas. i recently had a recon motor into my car, and it wasn't cheap. i never felt really pleased from the guy that did it, felt he was just fobbing me off.
now its been running fine, but not as smooth or powerfully as you'd think a full recon would.
i took the car down to automasters for a completely different issue, fuel tank issues, and thought it might be a good idea to have the motor just checked over by a third party as its still under warranty.
He's come back to me and questioned why theres the extra sensor on the front just below the water pump(pic 1), and also commented that after road testing the vehicle that the return hose to the surge tank from the intake manifold is cold(pic 2). He also commented that the car felt 'gutless for a vn'.
I've also wondered bout the manifold gaskets since i've had the car back(pic 3). don't look right to me.
So i got talking with the automasters bloke and he made the point that it may be a later series engine, maybe vr non ecotech, with the vn intake manifold bolted on. Does this look like it to anyone else?
If it is, could the manifold and the ports not be lining up properly.
Basically, have i been shafted by geoff kendrick with a dodgy recon. Any info you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated so i can go back to him with ammo.
Cheers in advance
now its been running fine, but not as smooth or powerfully as you'd think a full recon would.
i took the car down to automasters for a completely different issue, fuel tank issues, and thought it might be a good idea to have the motor just checked over by a third party as its still under warranty.
He's come back to me and questioned why theres the extra sensor on the front just below the water pump(pic 1), and also commented that after road testing the vehicle that the return hose to the surge tank from the intake manifold is cold(pic 2). He also commented that the car felt 'gutless for a vn'.
I've also wondered bout the manifold gaskets since i've had the car back(pic 3). don't look right to me.
So i got talking with the automasters bloke and he made the point that it may be a later series engine, maybe vr non ecotech, with the vn intake manifold bolted on. Does this look like it to anyone else?
If it is, could the manifold and the ports not be lining up properly.
Basically, have i been shafted by geoff kendrick with a dodgy recon. Any info you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated so i can go back to him with ammo.
Cheers in advance