My 2.5 Sti Engine Rebuild

Will stop spamming other folk's Threads & start my own now lol
Some of the crappy Old Bits from the engine.





Block is Now Stripped And fully cleaned up on all surfaces, Bores have been Re Honed ready to receive some nice new Mahle Implants

Block Cleaned Up & Bores Honed out


Crankshaft all Polished & Cleaned up


Block Ready To receive New Bearings


Manley H-Beams Fitted to the Crankshaft


Close up of the Conrods


ACL Race Bearings fitted to the Block


Crankshaft Fitted To the Block.










Bores with the Manleys just sticking through



ARP Uprated Headstuds Fitted



Cylinder Number 3 Mahle Forged Piston & Rings Installed


Cylinder 1 Now Being fitted with a Mahle Forged Piston


One Half Of the Block Finished


Side Profile Shot Of The Mahle Forged Piston


Cylinder 2 Fitted With a Mahle Forged Piston


The Other Half of The Block Fitted With the Mahle Forged Pistons


Block Finished All ready for the Heads to be fitted Oil Pump/WaterPump ETC


Ready to Come out 1.23hrs to remove it lol


Lift Ahoy she's out


Holly Cow Someones stolen My engine


Inlet Manifold Removed


Inlet Manifold Laid to rest for a while


Timing Belt & Cam Sprockets Removed


Variable valve timing Sprockets laid out for a bit


Final Update*****

Heads In the Process of being Polished up


Quality little emblem visible on the block lol


Cylinders 1-3 reassembled and covers refitted


Half way there Water pump and timing belt idlers fitted


Quick pic of cylinder 2-4 cam shafts being fitted


Block and heads Now both assembled


Timing belt & Cam Sprockets fitted and timed up correctly


Belt Covers On & water transfer pipe & beather pipes fitted


Clutch & Flywheel Now fitted


Inlet Manifold reffited and piped up


Secondary & Primary Air Pumps Mounted & Turbo Refitted


Headers Reffited & all ready to lift back in Job Done



Engine is now reffited and running like a dream now for a 1000 miles of careful driving