Got me an SHO, Look at this mess!!
A few months ago, I got a 97 Taurus SHO. 95,000 miles, sun roof, leather, cd changer. It had the usual SHO spun cam gear\bent valves. I have the motor out and once it's fixed, I'm gonna unload it for a hefty profit!!! Kelly BB has this car worth up to $5,500!!
I found a used cam and valves for $75.00, paid $800.00 for machine work, about $450.00 in gaskets. I welded all the cam gears.
Even though it looks like a total mess, I was surprised at how easy this engine was to get out and work on. It took less than 2 1\2 hours to get it out and not too long to get it apart. The front intake cam gear spun and bent all 8 intake valves. There was NO piston or cyl damage. If I wasn't so damn sick and tired of working on cars, I would actually like tinkering with this engine. It is kinda a neat design with all the intake runners and all. One thing about these SHO engines is that other than the faulty cam's they seem to never wear out. The inside looks like new, No visible wear on anything!
I can't wait to get this done and get it out on a test ride or two!!
By the way, I got this car for FREE :banana:
4 valve DOHC heads are neat!!
Rear head on:
Front head on:
Tomorrow, Cams and intake go on:
A few months ago, I got a 97 Taurus SHO. 95,000 miles, sun roof, leather, cd changer. It had the usual SHO spun cam gear\bent valves. I have the motor out and once it's fixed, I'm gonna unload it for a hefty profit!!! Kelly BB has this car worth up to $5,500!!
I found a used cam and valves for $75.00, paid $800.00 for machine work, about $450.00 in gaskets. I welded all the cam gears.
Even though it looks like a total mess, I was surprised at how easy this engine was to get out and work on. It took less than 2 1\2 hours to get it out and not too long to get it apart. The front intake cam gear spun and bent all 8 intake valves. There was NO piston or cyl damage. If I wasn't so damn sick and tired of working on cars, I would actually like tinkering with this engine. It is kinda a neat design with all the intake runners and all. One thing about these SHO engines is that other than the faulty cam's they seem to never wear out. The inside looks like new, No visible wear on anything!
I can't wait to get this done and get it out on a test ride or two!!
By the way, I got this car for FREE :banana:
4 valve DOHC heads are neat!!
Rear head on:
Front head on:
Tomorrow, Cams and intake go on: