M42 lower timing cover and case

[M42Technik]

#1 and the lower cover seen far lower left.

Mine are busted:







Anyone?

[dude8383]

I think i have this stuff. I'll check tonight when I get home.

[Hick]

yup, been there. mine broke off a boss near the oil pump, so it was squirting out oil into the lower case and not building enough pressure. While the M42 is a great little motor, the timing cases seem to break.. often

[M42Technik]

I think I need a new engine now...doesn't seem logical to replace this unless I rebuild the entire motor.

Right?

[dude8383]

I think I need a new engine now...doesn't seem logical to replace this unless I rebuild the entire motor.

Right?

depends...is there any more visible damage?

if you want to rebuild it...i've got a spare short block that has some timing case damage but *only* from the chain eating the guides and i have a completely bare block with 140k on it.

sidenote, lemme know when you send the tool back.

[M42Technik]

depends...is there any more visible damage?

if you want to rebuild it...i've got a spare short block that has some timing case damage but *only* from the chain eating the guides and i have a completely bare block with 140k on it.

sidenote, lemme know when you send the tool back.

Hey I'll send the tool out asap Denis.

I don't see any more visible damage, but I am assuming the valves are bent. Doesn't make sense to replace just the valves if the whole motor has damage from them. This is what I get for buying a $1000 car.

[Hick]

I would not bother replacing the motor, but its one of those 'while youre in there' type things now.

you could get away with replacing the timing case w/o pulling the head, but to do it right youll need to pull the head and replace the hg.

so by the time to have the timing case off, head pulled, and accesories off the only thing left on the block would be the upper oil pan...

[twistednut]

Looks like what happened to the first m42 I ever tore down. I can almost guarantee that you have some severely bent valves and the thrust bearing on the crankshaft is toast.

[Dj Buttchug]

if you need a new timing case I have one I can sell you.

[M42Technik]

if you need a new timing case I have one I can sell you.

At this rate I'm looking to replace the motor completely. How easy is it to put in an M44?

[Dj Buttchug]

fairly straight forward. there are some minor differences tho. harness is different so that will need to be changed. Intake setup is different as well.

[blackhawkimpact]

I got the covers

[bloodshot-e30]

i have gaskets!