Comment j'ai réalisé mon rêve et sauvé cette Aston Martin DB7 V12

Discovery of the car, stationary for more than 5 years, engine out of order Purchased € 12,000, I have it transported to my home Beginning of hostilities Dismantling to remove the V12 and its gearbox Time to remove of the assembly has arrived! Separation of the engine and the gearbox Poor weight centering on the engine bench To remove the crankshaft bearings, the walls of the block must be spread Removal of the crankshaft Result: 2 connecting rods are worn out + an crankshaft crankpin is out of order A connecting rod bearing remained stuck to the crankshaft and turned in its connecting rod I opt for the easy and most economical solution: find a replacement engine over 2000 km round trip to England to repatriate this new engine Preparation of the new engine ... Replacement of the pilot bearing Replacement of the rear crankshaft oil seal Replacement of several damaged connectors Assembly of the original gearbox with the new engine Fitting of the new engine Reassembly of all accessories for the first attempt to start First attempt Instant start but the throttles are stuck open ... Adjusting their opening ... Second attempt ... The new engine runs perfectly well! Joy I am driving the car for the first time So far everything is fine in good shape! it does not last and starts to misfire The fuse of the number 2 fuel pump is bown it indicates that the corresponding fuel pump has failed, we have to find out why There is water in the tank (see the bottom of the can) The water outlet of the fuel filler was blocked and during years of storage the water infiltrated through the fuel cap. It is therefore necessary to remove the tank to empty it completely and replace the defective fuel pump Preparations for the first "real" legal driving with the stress... The blue smoke in the exhaust comes from the oil present in the catalytic converters, probably due to the breakage of the first engine The car works well but we could hear the V12 more clearly ... Installation of the optional "sport" exhaust We recognize the V12 more clearly ... However the car lacks stability The rear wheels have a lot axial play The lower articulation poses a problem Its bearings are out of order The ring seals have failed and allowed water to infiltrate Reassembly after replacement The gearbox posed several problems: bent fork, 3rd and 4th synchro are out of order... So I found another transmission to replace it Replacement of the oil seals Reassembly of the transmission Removal of the water pump for checking and replacement of its o-ring Upgrade of the radiator for an all-aluminum version Replacing the thermostat Correct reassembly of the central console Renovation of the headliner and trim Renovation of the gear lever knob Repair of the driver's seat base where the front mountings were broken Views before complete renovation of the Enjoy Enjoy! Situation summary Good, I hope you liked this little summary There were some images that I had not used I believe previously in the episodes that you had already seen I imagine that among you there are little ones new ones who took advantage of this summary to miss the 15 or 16 episodes in detail So there yes it goes a little faster if you have little time in front of you it's potentially interesting to learn So I will do a little account rendering of the current situation there are things that I did not include in the summary since it is detail it is not necessarily easy to explain other than by word and then especially in the image it is not 'there is nothing in particular to see Currently the car works well I can finally use it while being more or less serene previously this was not the case due to uncontrolled temperature rises here is something that you do not have too much could see during this video video apart from the replacement t the radiator, the water pump seal and the thermostat but some already know from having followed episode 15 that the problem came from unsuitable temperature probes a reference set which caught me at fault and so .. .It's okay ! the car runs better in addition, since these were the values ​​exploited by the ECU so that posed operating problems and especially the temperature is controlled this time which is an excellent thing what remains like work and that I will try to do I do not know when exactly since I would like to equip myself for that, especially in terms of a lift for the moment this is not resolved but I am working on it about suspensions, this is where it there is the most work I ended up discovering the elements that are really problematic there are two cradle silentblocs at the front right side, which are ripped off and that's why the steering wobbles a bit in some circumstances I have all the parts, which I will show you, in the trunk but the best way to replace them is to remove the cradle, at the front with all the suspensions, all the drivetrain... and at the rear , same: cradle then that I would like to replace the supports which are a little tired and above all I would like to have the differential redone which is known not to be very enduring I can hear it a little and it is true that in terms of locking it does not seem to be as efficient as it should here it's a big job and I can not do it for now because my premises are too narrow as I have said I lack a lift to do it in good conditions I took good resolutions and in the batch of these resolutions there is also trying to work more efficiently and there inevitably it is no longer done on the ground do not worry it will still happen to me from time to time since I like it but simply with a lift we do everything faster and that will allow me to move faster on the cars and to broadcast episodes to you more quickly I think that is not negligible! the car is a pure joy to drive even today first, thanks to the sound performance is not bad either it is not stunning it is an engine that needs to be used over its entire rev range to really get the most out of it but here ... the steering is excellent direct, accurate with the right amount of feedback in the end what hurt is that it is rolling on runflats therefore extremely heavy tires which are supposed to be used even in case of puncture this which I do not care totally, personally what bothers me especially is that they are hard (old therefore) and very heavy so not good for performance, not good for comfort There is nothing that is right .. . So I will replace them as soon as I finished everything that will be the cherry on the cake for now it does not prevent me to drive it, I can still enjoy the car I'll try to show you what a good acceleration sounds like Acceleration to the red zone The last hundreds of rpm, close to the limiter ... Like being in heaven it's magnificent Premature wear of the runflat tires on this I hope that despite the lack of new content in this video you have enjoyed it if it is not the case do not hesitate to subscribe you would give me a favour see you next time, with this one, or another Ciao! Thank you !

Channel: Smells Like GASOLINE

Views: 570,212

Rating: 4.9319954 out of 5

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Id: qyOOqPnSQ3c

Length: 35min 34sec (2134 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 13 2021