9:03 I don't know if it is important but it seems like there is a metal wire in the assembly lube on the right hand side watching the video and when you put the metal bit on top of it you can see it clearly! And when you finish with the part it seems like it is still in there!
Hi Dean just watched your RS4 video yesterday. You changed the chain tensioners to new one's and that put your engine back to TDC on the RS4 after your 2 rotations 👍🏼
Had one of these for years and basically lived in it, absolutely loved every minute (think it’s the better car over the V10), great to see one dissected in detail and restored with some real talent and attention, many thanks, look forward to more progress
Love the coffee table and strap wrench. If it works it works. I notice you’ve bought a fancy torque wrench too. Makes angle tightening a doodle I’m sure.
Very impressive Dean ,putting back all those timing chains, when you were turning the block over one of the tensioners on the right, seems to jump back each time you crank it!!!!! is that normal.
Great video as usual Dean , extremely daunting to most of us but the way you take your time to explain and show us every step of the process , I’m sure gives us all the feeling we could at least attempt something similar , maybe not as complex 😂😂
Great work there dean, you have to have big balls tackling a job like that and filming it all.The engine is like looking at a swiss watch while you were putting the timing chains on super technical
Great videos mate. I have a new found respect for mechanics. You guys kind of need to be both IT tech, watchmakers and rocket scientists at the same time. Impressive work! Love this channel.
Really great job, very well explained and demonstrates great care and skill. it always surprises me that they make the chain guides from plastic. And...... "top beading".
The engineer in me wanted to trim off that silicon sealant inside the oil pump cover...I was expecting the oil pump to be gear driven. I think the engine designer had a chain and tensioner fetish...Less is more. Fascinating rebuild though, a vapour blasting machine would be so useful on some of those covers...🤔😳😳😏😏🇬🇧
Well done! The timing chains are crucial, hope that you are not flying blind without a factory manual, since you have all the torque specs assume you do. Only concerned using a filter wrench to torque Cam ends as the factory tool locks in to ensure no movement as timing is dead accurate, not sure if the motor is a interference type either?
This is very interesting and something I’ve always wanted to do .I honestly don’t know how you remember everything ,well done Dean ! That’s one car in my opinion that does need a new lease of life !
Maybe the best Mechanic here on UA-cam !!! You are working very secure and proper, Aldo a i am a total Nitwit on engines , still very nice to watch !!!
Hi Dean, at 22.21 when you’re putting the second cam in the first head there is what looks like swarf or something, it even casts a shadow. It was stuck in the tacky rebuild fluid when you put the cam down…..
Excellent video, Dean - attempting anything like this would stress the carp out of me. You make it seem straightforward - and produce an excellent commentary as well...😎
All that beautiful work and perfection on the inside, my OCD wants to iceblast or vapour blast the outside of the engine and detail the engine bay, I’m as nervous as hell watching this and praying no RS4 repeats🤞🙏
love the video, just wondering if you have experience what I have when torquing cylinder head bolts, I find that the bolts I started on first become loose after finishing the torque sequence once and I have to go back over a couple times to make sure they are correctly torqued before moving to the angle torque
We had an Audi S4 Convertible a few years ago that had timing chains and ancillary drives at the back as well. No doubt a less complex unit than this but watching your rebuild I’m breathing a sigh of relief that nothing went tits up with our engine whilst under our ownership! Phew😂
Well done Dean the sealant looks factory and that's not easy most people put to much on and it looks like a jam sandwich great job really well explained most people what to now the torque settings and timing marks etc so thanks
Outstanding job - really hats off to you. A complex job covered in great detail and videoed perfectly. 👏👏 can’t wait to see it going. Sure you will be triple checking everything after the rs4 issues!
You'll be lucky If you didn't bend a valve when tightening them camshafts down as you didn't seem to have any idea what way the pistons were sitting. You should have the timing roughly set when doing this or all the pistons sitting halfway down in the cylinders at least.
I dont know what its called in english, but a scale with a spring is an easy tool to convert Nm to any other tool. So the 40 Nm guessing youve did, with one of those you couldve recalculated the 40 Nm to the different length of your oil clamp tool to see how much force you actually have to apply
Hey Dean, just wanted to say that I watched a video of yours a few years ago due a similar problem on my Audi and I subscribed immediately after... I always look forward to your videos and I hope to be here when you reach your well deserved million subscribers. Keep up the great work!
For all us arm chair mechanics your doing a grand job Deane, the only internal workings of a V8 I've actually ever seen in real life was 1980's Rolls Royce.
Really good video I like watching even my little boy likes watching your videos and he is only 3 keep up the good work I watch every time you put a video up looking forward to the car you got last week be good to see the work on that one
Look at the chain tensioner on the left head. As you rotated the engine the tensioner was extanding & then retractin. Is that the problem. Great video. Regards. Steve.
Hi Dean, I think your timing issue is the fact that there is no oil pressure in the tensioners. If you look at your time lapse of it rotating you can see the RH head tensioner plunging right in which would throw your timing check off. I think with oil pressure you should be fine.
I noticed this. Would this not be due to the inlet not being tensioned enough as it shouldn't be plunging like that if the chain is equally tensioned over both gears.
Was kind of nervous when you put the engine on that table, was hoping the legs would hold. Then I could see that you still had the engine crane holding it up, could breath easier then lol.😀
I love watching this guy. The reason i do is because he's exactly like me! 🤣 methodical to a fault, always makes the odd mistake and finds ways to correct it on film so he's not hiding anything. A true mechanic! The difference is with me, I try to correct my mistakes without telling anyone🤣🤣
Dean brilliant I've seen a few well known mechanics run away from these cars you are right up there with the best Dean and Sreten no fear best of Europe John
3:58 That line of horizontal sealant at bottom of the picture. It sure looks like it’s not going to match up with anything solid on the cover you’re placing over top of it. Let us know if you get a leak there?
Are the cam tensioners supposed to be moving so much the left hand tensioners was moving quite a lot or is that normal? Great video it was great content almost on par with an M539 (Streten Milisavljevic) video!👍
Dean you are a perfectionist. You ooze confidence in your craft and its a pleasure to watch. Thank you.
Thanks 😊
Second that, well said ! I repair coffee machines and thought they were complex but this is another level. Hats off to you Dean. Top notch.
The silicone beading is very neat, you should be fitting bathrooms !
9:03 I don't know if it is important but it seems like there is a metal wire in the assembly lube on the right hand side watching the video and when you put the metal bit on top of it you can see it clearly! And when you finish with the part it seems like it is still in there!
I think you should look at part 5 of the rebuild of the RS4 engine . There is the issuse with your timing :) Great job so far. Br from Denmark Erik
Great job Dean, you make it look so easy putting it back together again, I hope you and the family have a great weekend
Hi Dean just watched your RS4 video yesterday. You changed the chain tensioners to new one's and that put your engine back to TDC on the RS4 after your 2 rotations 👍🏼
Had one of these for years and basically lived in it, absolutely loved every minute (think it’s the better car over the V10), great to see one dissected in detail and restored with some real talent and attention, many thanks, look forward to more progress
A real pleasure watching you painstakingly put that v8 back together, cannot wait for the first fire up, all the best Dean🙂
Love the coffee table and strap wrench. If it works it works. I notice you’ve bought a fancy torque wrench too. Makes angle tightening a doodle I’m sure.
I don't know how you remember it all Dean. It's really engrossing to watch 👍
love it when you turned the engine over at the end all the those chains! Thanks Dean
Very impressive Dean ,putting back all those timing chains, when you were turning the block over one of the tensioners on the right, seems to jump back each time you crank it!!!!! is that normal.
I think because they don’t have any oil pressure
Great job Dean, you're one step closer to fully rebuilding an R8 which is utterly astonishing to me and i feel honoured to watch the process!
Dean those silicon beads was sickkkk, looked like a rubber gasket mate, absolutely beautiful 😍
Amazing work! Loved this. Should seriously consider getting an Aquablast machine to clean up those parts. Will change your world!
Great job Dean. When you turned the engine over and you could see all the chains moving, it looked impressive 👍💯
This is like scientific art taking place right before our eyes! Astonishing knowledge of the workings of a very complex engine.
Fascinating to watch you work. It was nothing like that when I was a young mechanic back in the dark ages. Looking forward to the next episode
Great video as usual Dean , extremely daunting to most of us but the way you take your time to explain and show us every step of the process , I’m sure gives us all the feeling we could at least attempt something similar , maybe not as complex 😂😂
Before fitting the baffle plate I would have used gasket sealant as I'm a belt and bracers guy. Great video though. Thanks.
Great work there dean, you have to have big balls tackling a job like that and filming it all.The engine is like looking at a swiss watch while you were putting the timing chains on super technical
Great videos mate. I have a new found respect for mechanics. You guys kind of need to be both IT tech, watchmakers and rocket scientists at the same time. Impressive work! Love this channel.
Absolute pleasure to watch, the mind boggles watching you time it up, fantastic stuff, love the in depth engine rebuild, top stuff Dean, well done.
Well done Dean, always enjoy a good engine rebuild 👍
These videos showing you rebuilding such a complex engine are amazing. So many parts running at incredibly tight tolerances. 👍😎
Really great job, very well explained and demonstrates great care and skill. it always surprises me that they make the chain guides from plastic. And...... "top beading".
Crazy to think how amazing this is hands down for this video and the quality on it ☺️
I was thinking how neat your beading was on part 1. Confirmed in this video. Beautiful rebuild.
The engineer in me wanted to trim off that silicon sealant inside the oil pump cover...I was expecting the oil pump to be gear driven. I think the engine designer had a chain and tensioner fetish...Less is more. Fascinating rebuild though, a vapour blasting machine would be so useful on some of those covers...🤔😳😳😏😏🇬🇧
Well done! The timing chains are crucial, hope that you are not flying blind without a factory manual, since you have all the torque specs assume you do. Only concerned using a filter wrench to torque Cam ends as the factory tool locks in to ensure no movement as timing is dead accurate, not sure if the motor is a interference type either?
Some boy with the engines it’s amazing to watch this as if it’s nothing to you
This is very interesting and something I’ve always wanted to do .I honestly don’t know how you remember everything ,well done Dean ! That’s one car in my opinion that does need a new lease of life !
That perfect silicone bead at 14:28 comes from applying wise amount of silicone and good technique. Can't wait to hear it roaring :)
Maybe the best Mechanic here on UA-cam !!! You are working very secure and proper, Aldo a i am a total Nitwit on engines , still very nice to watch !!!
Hi Dean, at 22.21 when you’re putting the second cam in the first head there is what looks like swarf or something, it even casts a shadow. It was stuck in the tacky rebuild fluid when you put the cam down…..
Excellent video, Dean - attempting anything like this would stress the carp out of me. You make it seem straightforward - and produce an excellent commentary as well...😎
All that beautiful work and perfection on the inside, my OCD wants to iceblast or vapour blast the outside of the engine and detail the engine bay, I’m as nervous as hell watching this and praying no RS4 repeats🤞🙏
A session in a vapour/soda cabinet would make that engine block look brand new.
love the video, just wondering if you have experience what I have when torquing cylinder head bolts, I find that the bolts I started on first become loose after finishing the torque sequence once and I have to go back over a couple times to make sure they are correctly torqued before moving to the angle torque
Great video Dean, very interesting to see all the inner workings of what looks like a complex engine, thank you
Great to watch Dean please treat yourself to a new table to rest the engine on !!!
Brilliant work Dean, I could quite happily watch that without the timelapse 👍👍👍👍
Very cool. Man, resting the engine on that ikea table made me nervous the entire time it was there. Looking forward to hearing that baby purr.
Its a brave man to do this on camera, so many "experts" out there desperate to spot a mistake! Really interesting video
Cracking job as always Dean, really enjoying watching these builds.
We had an Audi S4 Convertible a few years ago that had timing chains and ancillary drives at the back as well. No doubt a less complex unit than this but watching your rebuild I’m breathing a sigh of relief that nothing went tits up with our engine whilst under our ownership! Phew😂
This is so cool, loving watching this as a process, think I used to live just up the road from where you’re based as well. Living the dream mate!
Great job as always but the coffee table mate made me nervous lol 😆
Well done Dean the sealant looks factory and that's not easy most people put to much on and it looks like a jam sandwich
great job really well explained most people what to now the torque settings and timing marks etc so thanks
Superb mate, very brave tackling that engine build, hope it saves you a load of cash
Good job! I tought the last one with the rs4 you mentioned about a timing mark on top off the vvt pulleys? Didn't saw it in this vid
Well done mate! Final touches before the home stretch
It was my pleasure to see you from the beginning how this R8 engine evolved, I can t wait to put all bag together and start the engine, nice work✌️
Your a very knowledgeable and clever bloke , very interesting well done Dean ....
Outstanding job - really hats off to you. A complex job covered in great detail and videoed perfectly. 👏👏 can’t wait to see it going. Sure you will be triple checking everything after the rs4 issues!
You'll be lucky If you didn't bend a valve when tightening them camshafts down as you didn't seem to have any idea what way the pistons were sitting. You should have the timing roughly set when doing this or all the pistons sitting halfway down in the cylinders at least.
I literally said I turned the engine over so no pistons were at TDC 🤷🏼♂️
@@SavingSalvage sorry missed that. My bad.
@@sickomotorsport No worries bud 👌🏼
If I had the spare cash knocking around I’d definitely scoop this R8 up when it’s done. Superb attention to detail 👍🏻
I dont know what its called in english, but a scale with a spring is an easy tool to convert Nm to any other tool. So the 40 Nm guessing youve did, with one of those you couldve recalculated the 40 Nm to the different length of your oil clamp tool to see how much force you actually have to apply
Well done, very impressive that you’ve tackled this engine and fabulous workmanship rebuilding it! 😊
Gday Dean,
Very impressed mate. “A mechanics mechanic” 11 out of 10 👍👍🍻
Hey Dean, just wanted to say that I watched a video of yours a few years ago due a similar problem on my Audi and I subscribed immediately after... I always look forward to your videos and I hope to be here when you reach your well deserved million subscribers. Keep up the great work!
For all us arm chair mechanics your doing a grand job Deane, the only internal workings of a V8 I've actually ever seen in real life was 1980's Rolls Royce.
Really good video I like watching even my little boy likes watching your videos and he is only 3 keep up the good work I watch every time you put a video up looking forward to the car you got last week be good to see the work on that one
Magic work Dean, with so many jobs on the go glad you got a good memory....(sometimes)
I think my memory capacity is 100% utilised in the workshop as outside of it my memory is awful 😂
Mind blowing, how the hell do you know where it all the parts go, well done, you make it look easy 👏👏
Look at the chain tensioner on the left head. As you rotated the engine the tensioner was extanding & then retractin. Is that the problem. Great video.
Regards.
Steve.
Thanks Dean, you make it look so easy
Brilliant work once again Dean and thankfully it's starting to resemble an engine again
Another fascinating R8 engine assembly
Nice one dean
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Nice work Dean. Your engine building skills could put a lot of of UA-cams so called 'professional' engine builders to shame.
Absolutely cracking good vid Dean.. perfect on the sealing.. when do we get to see the progress on the others like the vrs 🤷♂️😂😂👍
Properly impressive. As I explained to my little one it's like biggest lego set going, but a very cool one.
Wow that’s great a bit different from my day with v8 Rover engines, can’t wait for next part!
Hi Dean, I think your timing issue is the fact that there is no oil pressure in the tensioners. If you look at your time lapse of it rotating you can see the RH head tensioner plunging right in which would throw your timing check off. I think with oil pressure you should be fine.
I noticed this. Would this not be due to the inlet not being tensioned enough as it shouldn't be plunging like that if the chain is equally tensioned over both gears.
Amazing stuff! Watching the engine go round with all those chains and sprockets and everything turning is just wonderful
Dean you make it look easy! Keep going wanna see the R8 run again
Excellent work again. So much editing too. Thanks for all your hard work.
Was kind of nervous when you put the engine on that table, was hoping the legs would hold. Then I could see that you still had the engine crane holding it up, could breath easier then lol.😀
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Aaahh greath, can`t wait to see the GT4. Love your work, followed you for years now, and constant great stuff going on
I love watching this guy. The reason i do is because he's exactly like me! 🤣 methodical to a fault, always makes the odd mistake and finds ways to correct it on film so he's not hiding anything. A true mechanic! The difference is with me, I try to correct my mistakes without telling anyone🤣🤣
I would never have the patience to do this kind of thing. Nice Job.
honestly awesome content, I think you made a mistake... the timing cover has to go in first before fitting the head
You have to admire the engineers who designed this complex engine.How many hours on CAD and drawing board
Dean brilliant I've seen a few well known mechanics run away from these cars you are right up there with the best Dean and Sreten no fear best of Europe
John
3:58 That line of horizontal sealant at bottom of the picture. It sure looks like it’s not going to match up with anything solid on the cover you’re placing over top of it. Let us know if you get a leak there?
Top work Dean. Looking forward to hear the 1st start up 👍
Great content Dean made it look so easy 😳🤔👍
Can definitely see the quality of the videos going up keep up the great work and thanks for the amazing vids to watch !
You are a clever lad watched you from the start brilliant videos
Fantastic. Your care and attention to detail Dean is exemplary.
Great video. Brilliant mechanic.
Glad you enjoyed it
Quality video as per Dean.. also props to that tiny table for holding that engine haha
That silicon bead looked factory, if someone else takes it apart in the future they won't know it's been apart before.good stuff.
I found it very satisfying when the cam locking tool went in
Best Garage channel on UA-cam! Perfect Sunday!
Great work and I get your thing about the finished beads!
I replaced bent valves. And did not change valve stem seals. Motor smoked a bit. So I sold it.
Firing it up will be exciting
Are the cam tensioners supposed to be moving so much the left hand tensioners was moving quite a lot or is that normal?
Great video it was great content almost on par with an M539 (Streten Milisavljevic) video!👍
Yeah as they’re oil pressure fed. Almost? 😢
Sreten's videos are the Gold standard and set a very high bar!
nice work, however do you keep track which bolts have done up,, especially around the baffles and 1st 2nd sump must be forty or more Torx screws..
Go over them twice to check 👍🏽