Conrod and cap orientation help!

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 437 Saxo VTR / Saxo VTS turbo
    #1
    Ok so I've had my sump off today on my boosted valver as the seal was leaking oil.

    I decided to have a quick nose on how my ACL rod bearings were doing after 500 miles and all is fine until I noticed after building this engine with a lot of care and attention like a bell end I've put one of the pistons is the incorrect way on the rod, how I managed that god only knows.

    I know the valve cut outs on the low comp pistons need to be on the inlet side of the engine, as do both locking tabs for the rod bearings after doing some research on here, but cylinder 1 is the incorrect way round locking tabs are on the exhaust side!

    The piston is in the correct orientation but the locking tabs aren't.

    So.. My question is,,, is this going to cause me any major issues, or is it a head off job to swap it around.

    List of potential issues would be nice chaps,
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2003 Scotland Posts: 3380
    #2
    yes its wrong --will it cause any great problem --thats a guesing game -probably not -- but how lucky do you feel !!!
  3. Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Hemel Hempstead Posts: 437 Saxo VTR / Saxo VTS turbo
    #3
    Yeah not a very lucky person lol, I'm guessing worst case scenario would be throwing a rod through the block.

    I did have some hot idle oil pressure problems to begin with, but i put this down to my oil cooler in the wrong position, after I moved it and added some 10w50 oil and all was good, if not a little high oil pressure on idle.

    So I'm guessing the bearing and rod being the incorrect way around would cause some oil pressure issues?