simple r5 engine bays [Archive]

djinuk

17-09-2010, 23:14

ok, over the years ive noticed many renault 5's with simplied engine bays, these often having relocated water circuits, and the oil breathers setup simplied down to 1 or 2 hoses..

I just wondered if folks fancy posting a few pics as at the moment mine is very cluttered and i just feel its an epic mission to sort things when they go wrong.

a good example being marks campus

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.php?albumid=829&pictureid=12407

JRP

17-09-2010, 23:18

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=5089&d=1265465654

J8TRO

17-09-2010, 23:31

JRP that's a mess.............sort it out.

JRP

17-09-2010, 23:34

JRP that's a mess.............sort it out.

Sorry sir

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=2915&d=1247526785

dangerous dave

17-09-2010, 23:36

thats better jrp, less is more:smokin:

JRP

17-09-2010, 23:37

:laugh::laugh:
thats better jrp, less is more:smokin:

J8TRO

17-09-2010, 23:47

I like what you did there..............

JRP

17-09-2010, 23:59

:cooter:
I like what you did there..............

Shane P

18-09-2010, 09:46

I just started with the simple things :

Removed Anti-perc fan and wiring

Removed overboost wiring

Removed most of the actuator piping

All unshielded wiring placed in convoluted tubing

All wiring from centre of bulkhead is attached to the bracket on the side of the head

OE water system and breather system seem tidy enough for me :)

SCHWARTZ

18-09-2010, 12:06

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=5089&d=1265465654

love it. looks smart:agree:

benj88

18-09-2010, 13:29

Looks verry nice, I'm guna make my bay more oe

Hoolio

18-09-2010, 14:35

That does look pretty good, makes mine look grubby :(

Markey Mark (BD)

18-09-2010, 16:40

If you think the campus is tidy you wait for the volvo 5, i've been working on it now for the past 2 weekends. All will be reveiled when i update the project thread.

TrixNFlix

18-09-2010, 16:50

If you think the campus is tidy you wait for the volvo 5, i've been working on it now for the past 2 weekends. All will be reveiled when i update the project thread.

About flippin time! :D

Markey Mark (BD)

18-09-2010, 17:01

About flippin time! :D

I know mate! ;)

Its been a while since i've touched it so i've pulled it apart and gone over everything and changing bits i'm wasn't really happy with.

Engine bay is being given a bit of a revamp :D

SCHWARTZ

18-09-2010, 17:20

get some piccys up:D

Markey Mark (BD)

18-09-2010, 17:21

get some piccys up:D

I will do mate once i've made abit more progress, i'll stick them in the prject thread for the red 5. ;)

SCHWARTZ

18-09-2010, 18:03

ace:agree:

djinuk

18-09-2010, 19:33

mark, in that pic wheres all the oil breather system, there seems to be no oil pot, and no breathers off the back of the inlet, car to share :)

Markey Mark (BD)

18-09-2010, 23:10

mark, in that pic wheres all the oil breather system, there seems to be no oil pot, and no breathers off the back of the inlet, car to share :)

The oil breather pot and pipework from back of inlet manifold (plus one-way valve) has all gone. I've simplified it to have the breather straight out the rocker into the catch tank, if i get any probs i'll mod a fitting into the blanking plate on the front of the engine to go to the other catch tank outlet.

jimmy_b

19-09-2010, 00:18

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/jamesnova/5%20turbo%20rebuild/DSC00974.jpg
thats mine, really should update the pics

djinuk

19-09-2010, 08:56

was looking at yours yesterday jimmy, really tidy, , again another one of interest, have you also pretty much removed all the oil breathing sid eof things, cant really tell in that pic.

jimmy_b

19-09-2010, 13:45

was looking at yours yesterday jimmy, really tidy, , again another one of interest, have you also pretty much removed all the oil breathing sid eof things, cant really tell in that pic.

heres a more up to date pic.
ive still got my std breather system, i have a catch tank but feel it would be too much in the engine bay

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/jamesnova/DSC01278.jpg

Tricky

19-09-2010, 21:09

You can get rid of loads of stuff - run the breather system open, like the cup cars. You may have trouble come MOT time. Lose loads of water pipes too. I didn't run any to the carb or turbo.

djinuk

19-09-2010, 21:22

ah thats a point, never realised there wasnt any to the carb in most the pics.. I presume its more for cold climates where they suffer carb freeze etc.

Tricky

19-09-2010, 21:37

ah thats a point, never realised there wasnt any to the carb in most the pics.. I presume its more for cold climates where they suffer carb freeze etc.

The hoses to the carb base didn't really make much difference to running in cold. That was mainly down to my intercooler stuffed in the grill.

djinuk

19-09-2010, 21:42

just trying to work out exactly what you do to loose all them oil breather hoses, and the oil pot, as surely your left with the pipe it sits on that returns back to the sump

Tricky

19-09-2010, 21:55

You can run the pipes from rocker cover and sump into a pot. Fuk the rest of the sh1t off.

Can even block the sump off and just run out the rocker. Depends how much your engine wants to breath.

djinuk

19-09-2010, 22:16

You can run the pipes from rocker cover and sump into a pot. Fuk the rest of the sh1t off.

Can even block the sump off and just run out the rocker. Depends how much your engine wants to breath.

I presume you then also have to block the inlet up at the back.. In my books id prefer less stuff in the bay so i can keep a better eye on what matters:agree::agree:

Tricky

19-09-2010, 22:19

Cant remember mate - I've had a few...

dangerous dave

19-09-2010, 22:48

ah thats a point, never realised there wasnt any to the carb in most the pics.. I presume its more for cold climates where they suffer carb freeze etc.

have you looked in the carb inlet and outlets, most are so corroded its a wonder if any water travels through.... alot of are cars have moved on from daily drivers to weekend and fair weather, mine wont be out in the bitter cold and if i am getting some freeze i'll cardboard the intercooler.. :D

J$£5GTT

19-09-2010, 23:16

have you looked in the carb inlet and outlets, most are so corroded its a wonder if any water travels through.... alot of are cars have moved on from daily drivers to weekend and fair weather, mine wont be out in the bitter cold and if i am getting some freeze i'll cardboard the intercooler.. :D

place it in a cornflake box....:cooter:

philr5t

20-09-2010, 00:43

my bay http://www.gtturbo.org/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=7257&d=1282323211

Chris Hebden

20-09-2010, 12:49

Markey, what have you used to block the sump breather? Also, is that a knock sensor bolted to the head, near the actuator?

I love threads like this, its amazing what different people can do with there engine bay! Krissy M has a really nice empty engine bay!

James5

23-09-2010, 23:33

My bay, needs a litte tidy up and only recently added the oil seperator pot back in situ

fidos got a raider

24-09-2010, 15:57

Almost back to how you had it before james

James5

24-09-2010, 16:16

Almost back to how you had it before james

Getting there still a few more things to change in the engine itself :)

matty j

24-09-2010, 16:56

Getting there still a few more things to change in the engine itself :)
lovely engine bay dude just a question where does the blue breather pipe off the carb go? looks as though it heads to near the rad? mine hasnt got a pip on thats why i ask

5teve L

24-09-2010, 17:05

lovely engine bay dude just a question where does the blue breather pipe off the carb go? looks as though it heads to near the rad? mine hasnt got a pip on thats why i ask
It's an overflow in case the diaphram splits IIRC, it directs fuel away from the hot manifold.

matty j

24-09-2010, 17:19

It's an overflow in case the diaphram splits IIRC, it directs fuel away from the hot manifold.

best to get it re directed then i guess lol