Hi,

Some of you may know the story on this car, bought on ebay and had the engine blow driving it home....bent rod... I am finally geting the engine put in and hope to drive it by next week.

I am looking for advise on what needs to be done or not... I do want to get things done that are easy while the engine is out... But this is a long list...

This is what my mechanic suggested we do:
Change these gasgets
Oil Filter Housing
Oil Pan
Turbo and Drain Seals
Valve cover

Replace these parts (some will be swapped from the old engine)
Oil cooler lines (swap)
Voltage Regulator - check
Water Pump -new
Vacuum pump - rebuild
Rear main seal - new
Chain tensioner (?)
Timing Chain (?)
Front crank seal - new
Oil pump - new
Torque converter pressure plate (?)
Check bearings and glow plugs
Test injectors
Thermostat - new
All radiator hoses - new
Engine mounts - new
Temp gauge - new
A/c hoses (swap)
Fuel supply pump - rebuild
Breather tube - new

What do you all think about all this work?
How much time will I be saving?
Anything else you suggest?
Something I could save on?

I'll be posting some photos as well.

Thanks!