Props for doing it right and not wanting to do it as cheap as possible. If your thinking new pistons, look at a stroker kit. Its fairly cheap to put together, using an OEM 2.0 crank. Def looks like some sludge in there. Did you find the reason it locked up? How did all the bearings and crank journals look? SLudge shouldnt cause the engine to completely lock.

 

Sorry i was away out of state but am back.


Some things arrive stage 1 clutch f1 racing lets see how it holds up. I saw a cheaper one but i dint like it so i when with this one looks good strong and lighter than oem.


Ok interesting stuff here


this is a k04 broken into bits it dint last only 2 months it was original OEM when to crap. this turbo was going to replace my dads old k03s that also took a crap! after 3 months had shaft problems it was new as well and OEM.



Now then this baby here is a K04 replica made by CNRacing a guy i know sold me one a while back and that thing is still going strong on my dads audi 3 years now only cost me $190 $200 with shipping lol! from the guy i know that is.. bam way to kick the original branded crap in the *****. so i picked another one up last one the guy had lucky me and here it is same as my dads still loving the replicas ! my brother has a t3 replica for his Honda that thing still holding up no issues lol so yea. TEST! don't guess! what might work what might not , and if you had bad luck well that's the world for you **** is gonna break branded or none branded that's life.

waiting on other parts to get here and i well take pics on the build . thanks for following the post. i hope i remember to put it all back together i only worked on an audi ones that was my dads years ago only swap turbos lol never build an engine but i like a challenge.

 

Oil pump just got here. still waiting on the other parts.

 

Bearings are here. still waiting on piston rings and all the other good stuff. stay tune

 

Piston rings are here just waiting on the road bearings and i can start. stay tune for more adventures of audi & man.

 

You should be able to start now since rod bearings go last. Have you had the walls honed already? Keep it up, it should be a nice fresh motor when all done.

 

Fan clutch is here


water pump is here


thermostat is here
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Full gasket kit for the entire engine is here


even the dust cover is here lol new ! ahah


Inter cooler is here


missing some other little things but all the main parts to start the build are here! and we start!.

 

ok so some issues i found! the tensioner as you can see melted! all the pieces got all over the head.! brutal stuff




Now the process of finding why the engine lock and here is what i found!.
The cam as you can see is crap the head does not work anymore it made a hole on that part where the cam sits. so now i gotta find another head already on the process nothing major glad my bottom is intact but still putting the new parts.




Now then here is all the parts taken off!

here is the bottom end with crank and pistons taken out sexy i know.


here are all the parts cams,crank,pistons etc etc


i will continue tomorrow with the build so stay posted!. So far its been easy a walk at the park have not had an6y issues taking it apart or finding parts.

 

i spy a plastic impeller....... good luck on the rebuild.

Id also like to say now is the time to put upgraded rods in. i hop you do cause youll be very happy in a few months when you want to put in a larger turbo

 

i tough of that but now that i gotta get a head might do it later on idk yet but yes i did think about it.