Replaced the engine back in April.

The car blew a piston on the 400 back in March. It made four holes in the block, so I needed a new engine. I've remembered that I had a 2.0L block sitting in my garage for almost 5 years. It was the original engine from my 1995 900 convertible project car (which was replaced with an Aero engine), and I never got around to finding a buyer. So instead of looking for a direct replacement, I dropped this 2.0L block in, mated to the 9-5 cylinder head.

Ended up with a European spec 9-5 ;], likely one of a kind on this side of Atlantic. Tuned to stage3 (thanks, ecuproject!). The car drives a lot differently than before. There's noticeably less torque in low RPM, but then it revs up easier and pulls hard to the redline. The old 2.3 would run out of turbo by 5000 RPM. It's also nice to be able to take off without spinning the front tires in the rain.

The repairs took some extra turns though.

Broke the clutch plate while bolting up the gearbox. Had to wait another week until the replacement arrived.

Then, when everything was finally installed, and the engine successfully started, the clutch pedal suddenly went into the floor. Luckily, it was just a master cylinder and Beacon had one in stock. I grabbed it first thing next morning, and the car was finally back on the road by noon. Would've been a pain to pull the gearbox for the third time.

A couple of weeks later, the new clutch master died again. Beacon honored the warranty and replaced it right away. So far so good.

This morning, however, there was a puddle on the floor under the firewall. Right, the coolant bypass valve! Hacked it up by bypassing the valve, routing the hose around it. Glad it's summer time, so we can live for a heater for a week, until the new valve arrives.