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CTS aka Britney Spears
She's white, kind of dirty, might end up a bit nuts but would you say no?
I didn't. okay, she's 2006 Cadillac CTS 6 speed with 100k miles and a rod-like knock. I have another motor - the one in the Fiat. For a myriad of reasons, I'm going with a different motor in the Fiat... and this came along.... all in, I'll have less then $1,000 in it (including registration and a new battery). https://i.imgur.com/HPb7MYP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/v5pUbRvh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/hse8DRNh.jpg and a sunroof https://i.imgur.com/UDVMkQQh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/VFica5bh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/pY8ogSKh.jpg she cleans up well https://i.imgur.com/eI2Xiwhh.jpg tonight I drove it into the shop... when I bought it, I never heard it run - back story is the guy I bought it from hadn't either when he bought it, got surprised after owning it for 4 years and finally fixing its issue, with the rod knock.... (which might simply be valves hitting the pistons)... first, they didn't install the radiator correctly (thankfully it didn't break) https://i.imgur.com/VQnGUH5h.jpg but that's indicative of the car. So the radio doesn't work windows don't go down why did GM put the fuses in front of the rear seat? codes are for injectors (not a surprise with 4 year old gas) and cam timing needs a rack (leaking) but overall, the interior smells smokish (not heavy, and even I, who am almost allergic to it, can handle it). no rips, kind of dirty (needs a shampooing) outside no major damage, I have another bumper cover (came with) for the rear. Paint is in good shape. desperately needs tires (and it's an odd 5 bolt - 115 mm, but you can use 114.3 (small Ford) with the right hub adapter).... which leads me to.. you can swap hubs and get the Camaro bolt pattern along with better (larger) brakes. That last bit is cool because I have the C5 Corvette front hubs that are a straight bolt on, and I have 4 piston Brembos from a SS Camaro for the rear - all I need is another hub and brake assembly. which leads me to This might become my taxi. I have a good friend that I'd loan this to for track days... also use it for autox practice.... and in the end shift it to someone else.... I won't V the car - GM changed almost everything under the car to put the V8 in it (new K member, different rear suspension, stronger diff).... and I already have a beast for days when I need the last, shouted word.... So it's a project but it's likely you'll see it as supporting cast in the future.... thoughts? |
I say go for it. Those v6's aren't half bad motors. Make it handle and drive well and just go have fun.
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and the motor
So the Fiat makes an appearance https://i.imgur.com/8NqjzJ1h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/mi01GG9h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/lAgzjLkh.jpg it seems to have good compression still don't know what I'm going to put in the Fiat but I really should make it run somehow.... originally, I was going to twin turbo it for a Fiat 124.... now, I'll probably hit the easy button and LS it. |
well, now Britney has shown all her fails...
come on Opel, how is this serviceable? https://i.imgur.com/KKSA3oQh.jpg keeping the a/c system charged was a pain, trick is pull the PS pulley https://i.imgur.com/yCpwyTNh.jpg it's out - these pictures are for posterity because the motor didn't need to come out - so probably not swapping stuff (which is why the pictures) https://i.imgur.com/w1ArVVkh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xWYBiu7h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FZUjPrnh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/uAaUkqoh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jgSoxBCh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/oxA2AhSh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/IAmf1l6h.jpg the first sign I should have listened to.... this motor mount is garbage - if they replaced the clutch, a reputable shop wouldn't put the broken part back in https://i.imgur.com/TJBBxF1h.jpg hmm not clean but the clutch looks new https://i.imgur.com/akf9i08h.jpg second sign, not all the bolts are the same (these are pressure plate bolts) also no thread lock https://i.imgur.com/HJg3AHAh.jpg see the wear marks on the flywheel bolts? https://i.imgur.com/y4R3v0Rh.jpg okay to be fair to myself, the rack needs to be replaced - so most of the work I did was necessary (the cross member needs to be removed to get it). HOWEVER, when the guy said 400 miles ago that the clutch was replaced, it triggered the thought that the noise could be related to that. Clearly it was, whether the bolts backed out or the dual mass clutch failed... I don't know, the outer ring (what the clutch rides on) moves independently with the flywheel - not supposed to do that - but the rattle clearly was that and since there were no shiny metal bits in the oil.... again, flywheel problem not bearing problem... so I'll continue on - I'll pull the pan to be sure and probably use the injectors from my other motor on it then put it back together... |
back to my original plan, apparently the movement is normal (have a guru I can ask)
so the new motor - plugs are original and look good https://i.imgur.com/96XH0MIh.jpg I put a bit of machine oil down each cylinder to try to minimize damage since this motor hasn't run in at least 10 years. cleaned the cross member then removed the old rack https://i.imgur.com/Qm66J47h.jpg installed new rack https://i.imgur.com/ooBSR0Jh.jpg I ordered the 'wrong' steering rack, the old one had some kind of sensor in it - since this car came with or without, I'll either program the light to stay off or remove whatever it's sensing tomorrow new parts and see if I can get this ready to go in.... |
new parts
https://i.imgur.com/zjSd9eph.jpg even new oil filter https://i.imgur.com/soLSvPMh.jpg with fancy plug installation tool https://i.imgur.com/AOaLZoRh.jpg some assembly done https://i.imgur.com/JUmsPPLh.jpg but a ways to go https://i.imgur.com/Hso0eaeh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/NLPrpnIh.jpg |
Putting it in has proven about as much a pain as removing it. For those considering this... the harness that runs to the speedo... put that on before the motor goes in...
anyway big hole https://i.imgur.com/3FWQiL9h.jpg clutch installed https://i.imgur.com/15HiCLkh.jpg now would be the time to drape that wire https://i.imgur.com/LhPT2bIh.jpg yeah, it's not another view https://i.imgur.com/NPGH1EBh.jpg nice and sketchy way of centering the motor (was within an inch) https://i.imgur.com/w00784ch.jpg getting there https://i.imgur.com/hwYVyXUh.jpg and most of the reason I'm posting this is because no one has posted up a motor r&r on a CTS. Given their price point at the competition, I imagine we'll see more of these out eating cones |
Getting there
https://i.imgur.com/QJVMTt5h.jpg Lab approved, but 7 month old labs don't know anything https://i.imgur.com/Pzm1uvnh.jpg |
getting closer
now with brakes https://i.imgur.com/9L4qSrH.jpg and oil - also spun it up to build oil pressure. https://i.imgur.com/jfC4aFn.jpg Paul worked on the rear bumper cover.... https://i.imgur.com/aZYZ37E.jpg I made the old one fit in the garbage can https://i.imgur.com/p59Oql4.jpg |
Runs great.
but let's back up.... two of three fuse boxes are in front of the rear seat, under the carpet. Which is where you find the fuel pump relay https://i.imgur.com/l2ENeWOh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/4fo6pDhh.jpg did some research today to figure out how to bypass so that I could get the fuel out yeah, these relays https://i.imgur.com/ioBjJDCh.jpg hmmm... blurry...oops but it runs https://i.imgur.com/nLrKhOph.jpg and it has a leak in the worst spot for a coolant leak.... however, I'll fix that but other then that, it sounds good and is almost ready to go to the shop to fix the other stuff (radio doesn't work, windows don't go down) in that vein, I leave the sun roof open when I only have one key.... good thing. smh, that could have been bad |
$18 coolant seal... yeah 18...with that said, all the auto part stores have that middle seal - and claim its for the 3.6, it's not, it's for the 2.8... so the only option was GM
https://i.imgur.com/OVrN8tp.jpg installed back there https://i.imgur.com/kTKrGlf.jpg that's the end of the motor replacement https://i.imgur.com/2xAPI97.jpg Need to align it then start figuring out its issues.... like the windows not going down.... it needs wheels/tires. One of the wheels is different then the rest and not one tire is the same manufacturer. That said, a/c works and it should clean up nicely.... then drive the wheels off it. |
time to strip the junk motor
https://i.imgur.com/jT6Ydamh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ZOEHXBuh.jpg I'm not sure why I'm doing this as new ones are 77 dollars...but gluing back tabs on (probably because I think it'd stay without fixing the tabs https://i.imgur.com/gzqv5ovh.jpg the hard part was getting the bathroom sealant off... why Mr. Lopez, why? glued https://i.imgur.com/BAkC5sLh.jpg if they'd just bought $5 worth of new clips it would have been fine... ah well, why do that when you can use bathroom adhesive and drywall screws? I then spent some time trying to figure the window and radio issues..no joy, need a scanner |
Wheels, what say you two or three people who's watching this?
It's an oddball pattern (5x115) HOWEVER, you can put 5x114.3 (mustang) - which opens a world of options. I'd kind of like to go a staggered but the rumor is 8.5 inches is it for rear width and 8 inches is pushing it for the front. Soooo.... suggestions? and yes, the C3 in the background is going to get some love too... custom splitter, defuser and spoiler patterns... |
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