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After a change of mind recently about passing on my 1990 V6sei auto I decided to bite the bullet and have the engine and gearbox out for a thorough overhaul. The plan is to change the engine head and manifold gaskets and timing chains (if necessary) and also to eventually get the box professionally rebuilt. As I found with my other 12v, there is a great opportunity to clean and tidy up the engine bay and no doubt there will be many other useful jobs! I attach a couple of photos of my first afternoon session and I will keep you all posted as works progress!! With regards, Matthew T.

Wow Excellent stuff Matthew...

That'll keep you busy for a day or so I guess...

Will be following with great interest...

That little baby rad - an oil cooler?

No Jim, its an external auto box fluid cooler box fitted randomly to certain models..

I had one on my V6 SEi auto XM, the 1993 K reg one, however, when I swaped the engine and box complete the cooler was not needed for the replacment box. I think it was deleted from S2 PRV setups...

I also need to do ALL this again on my 1993 V6 SEi, when I start a light resto on her and fit a 65k engine and auto box to her...

I know this all rather well Mathew, having the SEi auto box and engine out, ALSO my V6 24v Manual has been out, and when I had it the TCT auto Onyx had a 70k engine fitted, but original auto box as it was still good.

Goodness, can't be bored with the 24v already Matthew!.... Wow, I will be following this closely. Best of luck with it.

I have a very sneaky feeling I might have one. Could be very wrong however!!!

Mathew, go easy with those top hoses, they are DEFO NFP now! I have a fair few though, most for auto. The manual ones are even more scarse.. The difference? No extra T off for the pipe that goes to the auto box oil cooler...

I KNOW Ive got one of those small cooler rads from my V6 SEi...

An interesting and worthwhile project, Matthew. Though I'm not sure it doesn't show you have some masochistic tendencies.

Ohh Matthew, I see a citroenian article in the making.

Enjoy the project.

what a job...very impressed. Hope you can remember it all! or does the good mechanic always have some left over nuts and bolts

captainhaddock wrote:does the good mechanic always have some left over nuts and bolts

A good mechanic NEVER has bits left over Jaap

I was originally trained in my mechanical ways by stripping and rebuilding teleprinters as an apprentice. left-overs were a punishable offence!