hey guys, its finally time i decided to rebuild the engine in my '08 ds450. im doing it myself because i have lost all faith in dealerships and it will be much cheaper this way. (cant be much different than rebuilding a 13B-REW rotary right?
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so heres the story of why i am rebuilding it... once upon a time my clutch exploded. 2 of the plates shattered, so i took it to the dealer and had them replace everything that was broken. also they did all the updates including the flywheel update. since they were going to have the clutch out anyway they didn't charge me labor to change the clutch. thinking this was a great deal i took it to them.
a few weeks later i got it back. i drove it slow for about 5 minutes to warm it up and boom! rod-knock
i call them immediately after explaining the problem, and took it back up there (about a 1 hour drive one way). they call me back explaining how it wasn't their fault and i would have to pay an insane amount of money to fix their mistake. their excuse for what happened was "it didnt say that in the service bulletin", instead of cleaning out the crank-case by hand they flush a quart of oil through it and called it good because it "worked in the past".
long story short, it sat in storage for a while until eventually the mechanic (and a few other people) were fired for various other reasons. now under new management i negotiated its release. my conditions were that i receive a factory service manual free of charge and all parts that are deemed necessary to replace (also free of charge).
i got my precious machine back last week and since then decided to tear it down, im still waiting for the FSM but ill make due. im just too bored and anxious to wait...
so far, i have all the plastics off, rear subframe, throttle body and intake manifold off, the coolant is drained and all hoses removed. most of the wiring harness is removed.
its almost down to the bare frame with the exception of the fuel tank and engine.
ill add more updates and pictures in the future.
PS: does anyone know how to remove the fuel tank?