what tools?

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 East kilbride Posts: 168 saxo desire 1.1 citroen c1
    #1
    what tools would be needed to rebuild a saxo vtr/vts engine or is there a thread somewhere?
  2. Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi
    #2
    a ratchet!


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  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 ringwood Posts: 6305 suzuki swift 1.2 sz3
    #3
    tbh mate if you don't know which tools you need to rebuild an engine i don't think you should give it ago.
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 East kilbride Posts: 168 saxo desire 1.1 citroen c1
    #4
    lol got basic stuff just cant b arsed goin to shop every 5 min when i see i need another bit ect
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 East kilbride Posts: 168 saxo desire 1.1 citroen c1
    #5
    got to start somewhere mate
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #6
    a flange spreader and a boring tool, theres plenty of them around if you know where to look, i've got a suspicion that tonto may have access to a boring tool if you need one
  7. Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by mandyslover70 View Post
    a flange spreader and a boring tool, theres plenty of them around if you know where to look, i've got a suspicion that tonto may have access to a boring tool if you need one
    your just jealous that my tool collection is much larger than yours.


    a basic tool kit, should contain everything you will need to complete the engine side of things. they are pretty basic tbf.
    but then you will need a cambelt kit too, so you can lock your pullies etc. just to make life that bit easier.
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by wadoryu View Post
    tbh mate if you don't know which tools you need to rebuild an engine i don't think you should give it ago.
    Lol, that was my first thought.
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  9. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 East kilbride Posts: 168 saxo desire 1.1 citroen c1
    #9
    my only concern will be the timing so will revise that otherwise i should be ok

    if i dont strip one down my self i will never learn so i prob will make mistakes ect but ill learn and know more at the end. plus its only a wee 1.1 engine. getting practice before i put a bigger engine in that i want to rebuild too.
  10. Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi
    #10
    take your time, take pictures, make diagrams . . . all to help you to know what goes where, and how.

    and you shouldnt have any issues.

    oh also, get a Torque Wrench from 8/10Nm upwards. dont now off the top of my head what the lowest tightness of the saxo engine will be, but expect some things to seem "loose" when actually, its just right!
    dont get the right settings on the lower end, and expect it not to turn over.

    got something to explain, the correct order too, again i dont know what a saxo is, for crank and sump ect, but most are centre and out clock wise.
  11. Established Member Joined: Jun 2011 Hertfordshire Posts: 1574 '07 Saab 93 Vector Sport - '79 Citroën Dyane
    #11
    Female torx bits are handy for the bolts in the head...

    Offset spanners, ratchet spanners, 1/4-3/8 deep and shallow sockets, stubby, flexi and breaker bars in the 1/4 and 3/8 size, impact gun, 3 tonne rocket lift jack is handy along with ratchet axel stands, 3/8 hex/torx bit set

    This is just some of what I've got in my toolbox, and I've only got a 9 drawer toolbox, there is allsorts of handy things you'll need, most of which are insignificant all the time.

    Much like my impact gun, takes the wheel nuts off the car nice and easy, especially when I've forgotten to loosen them before jacking. You could easily say it's not worth keeping for that fact, but, when I took the gearbox off, I couldn't stop the flywheel bolts from moving when I was trying to take off the flywheel, impact gun did it no problem as it's spinning on it's centre and not from an angle. Saved me time in not having to manufacture something.

    Hope this helps,

    Dave.
  12. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 East kilbride Posts: 168 saxo desire 1.1 citroen c1
    #12
    thanks all for the input. ill start shopping around soon and ill be updating progress thread as i go along