“Where’s the engine, Ciaran? Is it in the car yet?!” I hear you ask. I suppose I ought to stop driving it about and give you the long-winded answer, as that’s probably what you’re here to read! It’s in the car. It’s brutal. A couple of tweaks need to be made before I send it…

Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. My engine had previously been rebuilt by a reputable firm to solve the “common” bore scoring issue seen by a small proportion of 3.8 litre M97.01 engines. Fast forward a few years, and I start getting exhaust gases into the coolant expansion tank. Nothing really…