Lamborghini V12 engine rebuild. Part 3, strip-down finished, what next?

The engine in my Lamborghini Espada isn't well, it started losing cooling water when we were on the Lamborghini Espada 50th tour last September and it's time for an engine rebuild. That's why I took it up to Iain Tyrell's mega workshop www.iaintyrrell.co.uk/ near Chester a few weeks ago and here, he starts stripping the engine.
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[@robbybobbyhobbies]

About ten years ago, I lost my father to a collection of cancers. He was a car-loving farmer, who would happily explain the internal operation of any machine to anyone who stood still long enough, which mostly meant me and my siblings. Whilst you’re probably not much older than me, your videos give me the same feeling I had all those years listening to dad or enjoying spirited drives around the Lincolnshire countryside with him. We also both thoroughly enjoyed your magazine output over the years. Thank you Mr Metcalfe.

[@Dunkaroos248]

Most gentlemanly and civilized discussion about an engine ever. Honestly though, very informative and interesting to see something like this broken down on the bench.

[@malcommooney8086]

check out David Vizzards videos, you might also like,

[@davidelliott5843]

I’m amazed to hear cylinder liners have to come out for boring. I’m sure it’s uncommon to do that with “normal” engines.

[@Spazik86]

2 real British gentlemen :)

[@alanzyoutube]

A perfect sunday afternoon video.

[@zahir6437]

One of the worlds best motoring journalists and one of the worlds foremost classic car experts, having a chat about a V12 engine..what more could you ask for?

[@Paul8342]

Two highly intelligent men having intelligent conversation - great stuff!

[@marcryvon]

Both with deeeep pockets. One emptying them, the other, filling them !

[@bridgedown1]

the opposite of where i work then ........

[@93455Driver]

Marc René Yvon Maybe, but a lot of skilled labor hours here. They will talking money after the video.

[@TheMentalblockrock]

@Harold Sweathead x20 at least LOL.

[@TheMentalblockrock]

@WarmWater Eddie I did say "at least!"

[@Dayumhesgood]

That mechanic really knows his stuff

[@Maulzy23]

And that salesman knows how to sell too! "We can make this look nice Harry" :)

[@S7midnight]

@@Maulzy23 it's understandable, he hasn't built this huge garage for giving his services away for free

[@Terry-Tibbs]

He is more likely a highly trained engineer .

[@buggerlugz6753]

You can certainly tell Iain is of the Gordon Murray ilk of engineers.

[@neilrafferty2097]

Dayumhesgood Probably has a first in Mechanical Engineering from Oxford

[@Ducatista189]

Oh I love this so very much. How incredibly satisfying to see twelve of everything is so wonderful. I hope this guy has an excited young apprentice to carry on all this knowledge to future generations.

[@matgee8892]

It is quite nice seeing 12 of everything. I suspect it's less enjoyable seeing 12 of everything on your invoice!

[@davidelliott5843]

He has his own channel.

[@Mr2OOM]

I love these vids .. I can see why you entrust that chap with your car, apart from being a nice chap he really knows what he's talking about .. thanks for taking us through this process .. it's really interesting ..

[@Da51lva]

That chap is only the foremost classic cars expert Iain Tyrrell

[@chipholland9]

FYI - 3M now offers a clear window film that blocks 97% of infrared and 99% of ultraviolet, so you can get some Perspex that has the look you want, then apply this to the interior side to reject heat.

[@harrysgarage]

Chip Holland Many thanks for info, I will investigate further but sounds exactly what I’m after.

[@rafapozzan]

"While we are at it." Ohh those words are never good...

[@klausnielsen7102]

Last time I herd these words I was at the dentist ! Oh it’s painful...

[@buggerlugz6753]

@@klausnielsen7102 - Bet its even more painful for Harry in this instance.

[@davidmg1925]

:->

[@EbrahimSaadawii]

@@klausnielsen7102 Are you my patient? I say that a lot. It should be illegal but gladly isn't.

[@marcryvon]

Yep, especially when you are upgrading a room in your house... then another one, then... never ends. A 500$ project becomes $15k projectS.

[@AndreasMartinLaute]

Two gentlemen with impeccable manners. Am I the only one who misses this sort of attitude in our modern daily life?

[@superrams34]

Andreas Martin Very much so.

[@joshuarosen6242]

Be the change you want to see. Let us all lead by our example.

[@AndreasMartinLaute]

Joshua Rosen Absolutely right! I try my best, greetings AM

[@joshuarosen6242]

@@AndreasMartinLaute Jolly good. I also try to do as well as I can. Greetings from England.

[@AndreasMartinLaute]

Joshua Rosen Greetings from Spain! Best, A

[@hermanoohermanoso2154]

One thing people have to remember when it comes to the cost of the whole rebuild, or any other fix and upgrade planned for the Espada: These cars appreceiate in value over time, these are collector cars, and every dollar/pound spent on it, will more than likely over time, add to the value of the car. If Mr. Harry spend 20K on it, i bet the value at least increases with the same, and will surpas it, over time. Another thing is that MR. Harry is a true car enthusiast, and like a true petrolhead and enthusiast he drives and enjoys his cars, soo fixing them is necessary. Might aswell do it right and to ones taste, when the whole engine is already out and dissasembled. Love this engine rebuild series Harry, looking forward to more episodes :D cheers from Norway!

[@harrysgarage]

your summary is all so true. The cost would be reflected in future value but I pushed the button on this because I really like owning this Espada but was getting increasingly frustrated by the fact the engine wasn't 100%, meaning I couldn't enjoy it to the full. What I'm looking for at the end of this process is a great driving Espada I can probably enjoy to the full. Simples.

[@hermanoohermanoso2154]

@@harrysgarage and that is what it`s all about, when buying a Lamborghini, or any other drivers car, and you intend to drive it, then the driving part should be optimal. Thanks for the reply, and can`t wait for more videos, both on your garage and farm channel. Cheers!

[@telescopereplicator]

That's not rain, Harry. it sounds more like a huge applause being given, for your fantastic KZbin channel !!

[@robertwoodliff2536]

It's the sound of Harry s bank account being deep fried.

[@xaraxen]

...or somebody forgot to turn the telly off.

[@davidelliott5843]

That’s “proper” rain. The sound processing is struggling with the white noise.

[@aronyak1]

Got to love it when you're taking apart your Lamborghini and you find a part from a Ford Pinto.

[@zloychechen5150]

on the diablo you don't even need to take anything apart to behold the rear lights from a bus.

[@beetledrift]

@@zloychechen5150 Or the headlights from a nissan 300zx ;')

[@zloychechen5150]

@@beetledrift and yet i think it's the most beautiful car ever made (the early ones especially), and whenever i see a bus with the same lights, it reminds me of the diablo, and it's nice.

[@ckm-mkc]

What's amazing is he knew EXACTLY which car they were from. I think this might be a common retrofit on some exotic engines.....

[@beetledrift]

@@zloychechen5150 Oh sure, it's a real nice car!

[@wizardmix]

Living in California, in between the two parts on fire, listening to it "chuck down" is absolute music to my years, play on!

[@anthonywilliams4638]

Great to see other workshops doing the rebuilding of these fabulous Italian beauties. I have fond memories of my work at Noble House Garages in Almere, and Classic Cars at Baambrugge, in The Netherlands, where as Chief Engineer, I built engines for very wealthy Dutch businessmen who thought nothing of spending a hundred thousand on an engine to race at weekends at Spa, or Assen. I built Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Aston mostly, and prepped them before roadtesting on a straight bit of the road alongside the Rhine Canal, where I was able to give the cars their head, and enjoy the rewards of my handiwork for a few miles, before handing over my test report, and the keys to a grateful owner. What a life !!

[@anthonywilliams4638]

Having thought about the broken piston rings ( ten pistons apparently had these ) I don't think that the cause was a suggested, which was the excessive clearance on the piston lands, possibly exacerbated by high revs through the gears. In my experience, the prime cause of broken rings, especially as ten pistons suffered in this case, was that the rings were NOT gapped properly. The previous engine builder probably assumed that new pistons and rings were going to be OK in slightly worn bores, but remember that the combustion temperature at the top of the piston is going to be above 1000 degrees Centrigrade, ( this temperature is NOT the temperature of the piston or the head, but the front of the flame path ) and this would cause the top rings to expand to a critical point , closing the ring gap, and putting further stress where there should be NO stress on the ring. Given that most of the engines that I built went racing, I would gap the rings up to five thousandths of an inch wider in order to avoid that problem. If an owner is spending tons of money on an engine rebuild, the last thing that he wants is to have to take the engine out to sort out problems that should have been taken into account at the build stage. Great programme fellas, keep them coming !!!

[@keithhoughton4308]

This is no criticism of your theory but wouldn't that result in catastrophic failure of the piston? If the ring expands enough to close the gap and the piston to bore clearance, it follows that it would be forced into the wall, scrape the oil off the bore and heat up past the point where the piston could transfer it away, causing the piston to melt. There appears to be no damage in Harry's cylinders and if we accept that the smoke was the fault of the wrong valve stem seals, his engine is in pretty good health. Again, just my thoughts.

[@stevebarnette]

Beautiful engineering and explanations. I could listen and watch videos like this for hours.

[@richardmayes8797]

Thanks for posting these - it's a great opportunity to see a top-shelf classic engine pulled apart by a real master mechanic, with someone else paying. The banter is top shelf also.

[@ncsteeltoe]

"When a Metcalfe gets behind the wheel 'Woo it revs to 8000'!"

[@keithhoughton4308]

Somehow I don't think Harry has the mechanical sympathy that Jay Leno has. Jay has Espadas and lets them warm up until the needle of the temperature gauge is off the stop. Mentions it a lot in his videos.

[@augustnorman2434]

@@keithhoughton4308 nobody cares that Leno babies his cars

[@herberthans7015]

@@keithhoughton4308 people who are interested in the mechanics of a car aswell as interested in driving are a rare species. leno isn't part of that species. I like his channel because you can learn about cars there but at the same time I hate it because you barely get to see ANYTHING being driven anywhere near the redline throughout the hundred or more videos.

[@keithhoughton4308]

@@herberthans7015 I guess Top Gear is the show for you then! But seriously, Chris Harris is your man. Never seen him with a spanner in his hands though. Wouldn't want oil on his racing overalls would he?

[@herberthans7015]

@@keithhoughton4308 there was a show called "drivers republic" with chris harris, jethro and another well known bloke, they made a video on how to drift with an M5, I learned some valueable knowlege from that video ages ago. that video and the "best motoring international" track videos describe the best automotive journalism I know.

[@HeidiandFranny]

That is the conversation in a project that is equal parts dread and excitement. The attention to detail and perfect knowledge is just beautiful to watch! Very nice Harry.

[@atastefortheroad4475]

Classy too.

[@NinjaRunningWild]

I actually love the combination of rain coming down on the roof & intelligent car conversation. Downright soothing.

[@jakespeed63]

Extremely fascinating!! I'm a Yank technician, with 40yrs experience, but still salivate, over this "bit of kit". When you blokes are pushing daisy's, these cars will be sitting in some garage, because no young person, will understand them. Thanks so much for sharing. Absolutely love the workshop. Too bad about the rain, but being in Florida, I understand. JT

[@fidelcastro9579]

Absolute definition of the word "Gentlemen."

[@brianiswrong]

Superb series Harry. It a pleasure to hear Ian describe the engine wear and tear.

[@dosgos]

Harry has curator responsibility here to keep this gem fit for future generations. That is an expensive labour of love.

[@nickcramer4783]

What I like is that you don't care about the money involved. You just want to have it done right. Chapeau!

[@adamwoods7109]

Really Interesting watching this. When i was in school maybe around 28 years ago i did my work experience with Ian Tyrell as he had a performance garage local to me. He owned an Espada then and always had lovely cars in the garage. He was friends with my mum as they where in the local operatic society as he is bit of a singer etc aswell.

[@harrysgarage]

The secret's out! Great story

[@antn537]

Adam, your comment just reminded me of a Saturday job I had while at school. I worked for in a motorbike shop doing some mechanic work, which I remember with great fondness, including working on some fabulous old machines such as a Vincent Black Shadow. Anyway I was watching 'A Bike is Born' where a chap called Mark Evans rebuilds a Bonneville (he did a number of series on Discovery), he casually says "so I took my wheels to my man for respoking" and lo and behold up pops the chap whos shop I used to work in! He took him through the process of truing up the spokes, which I knew well as I'd watched him do it first hand numerous times. Incidentally I helped deliver the Vincent I mentioned back to the 'garage' of the chap that owned it, which turned out to be essentially a large warehouse full of old Rolls, Astons etc. In some ways I regret that my career took a different path, otherwise I think I would have greatly enjoyed getting into this style of restoration work. Love these videos, superb in both style and content and really enjoying Iains own channel too.

[@JURASSICDIVERUK]

This is truly absolutely fascinating!

[@henryhol8538]

Mind blowing! Loving the Fiat Dino convertible in the background. The first one I ever saw (and filmed) over 2 years ago belonged to a famous Architectural presenter.

[@trainmanbob]

Fascinating. How wonderful to enter a workshop in such immaculate condition. Thanks Harry. Most enjoyable. Cheers, Bob

[@sarcodiauk2921]

Really interested to follow this work - thanks for taking us along Harry 👍

[@nigeldewallens1115]

That was a delightful tour around your wonderful engine! I cannot wait to see it gradually get put back together!

[@AnderParis]

What a wonderful series ! Thank you so much Harry. You made my Sunday one more time !

[@robertrishel3685]

Absolutely fascinating! Thanks for sharing this with us Harry! First class as always👍

[@richardsedorski1206]

My goodness what wonderful knowledge could listen for hours.

[@bondy284]

Thank you 🙏Harry for taking us on the journey...Brilliant 👍🇦🇺

[@davidsedlickas8222]

Knowledgeable man. Spotting the engine not having correct parts fitted in past.

[@RustyPetterson]

Brilliant! I can't wait to see the next one. I loved the way Harry just casually adds £10k to the bill here and there.

[@barrybritcher]

# cash

[@buggerlugz6753]

you sure it's just £10k??

[@Czechbound]

I can remember a casual "50 grand" mentioned on one of Harry's garage walk-throughs ... But when I see the depth of knowledge of his engine expert, you can kinda see where the money goes. I'm sure the previous rebuild at another garage with a previous owner cost the same money, but mistakes were made. This engine expert is the real deal.

[@RustyPetterson]

@@buggerlugz6753 I said "here and there", i.e. let's do that stuff under the bonnet (£10k), let's polish up the heatshields (£10k), let's empty the ashtray (£10k), lol.

[@fiveowaf454]

@@Czechbound Often finding someone who can do the job properly is priceless. I do most of my work myself, but on the occasions I don't have the facilities, equipment, skills or desire to do something, there's no point paying someone to do a bodge job when I could have done it myself for free :) and if something isn't right (for me at least) it just bugs me to death and sucks the enjoyment out of the whole experience. Harry obviously has much deeper pockets than I do, so probably just has to consider its value in what it brings to the finished product, rather than whether he can justify such expenditure in the context of everything else that constantly requires money.

[@SaschaS.]

Lovely series of videos. Thanks for sharing this 'experience'. Can't wait for the next one

[@ufx808]

Everything I wanted so say has been said already. So I'd just like to say "Thanks".

[@thromboid]

Ditto. :)

[@badgastein2]

Love this update, very informative and altruistic too, preserving a nice piece of Italian Art for another two generations...

[@mohammadrasoulfard-habibi3066]

Class Harry, cheers.

[@ryanmccormick2150]

Following your engine rebuild is my favourite thing to watch on KZbin Harry 🙂👍

[@muddyboots1881]

I love how passionate you are about this engine. It is by a stretch my favourite car of yours! Makes it worthwhile harvesting the wheat on the farm!

[@Lemma01]

Mr Tyrell's face at 7'40" when Harry discuses maxing the revs - priceless! Wonderful stuff - thanks to you both.

[@georgekaritzis2374]

Such a gorgeous car it deserves all the love you can give it, your rebuild strip-down videos are excellent with such detailed information from the mechanic . Great stuff !

[@furgulley8077]

I've always been fascinated by the roof in harry's Espada. I'm so glad they finally talked about it. Funny how that modification was way ahead of its time.

[@johnsmith1474]

Confessional moment: 4:53 "... they're moving up & down, I'm revving it ..." voice drops off. You're revving it like a guy who knows how to properly use a classic sports car Harry, you are getting on it! And that's why we like watching you review cars, no half measures, attack the beach!

[@Pstaines439]

Thanks Harry, loving this project....all the little details and things I'm learning. can't wait for the next episode.

[@euroshark1]

"While your at it" $$$$ Really enjoy following this rebuild Harry. Cheers

[@redhammer92]

You guys are so chill. Id love to just be a fly on the wall in that shop, talk about learning something.

[@moran68]

Sawyer You’d be one clever fly.😃

[@petercrisp2573]

I just love listening to this! Really enjoying this series and all the “Harry” clips as well. You’re my favourite Harry, been following you in EVO since 1999.

[@ciex7]

Iain Tyrell the polite Gordon Ramsey of engines a true master class of how it is done Bravo on your choice of mechanic Harry says a lot about your passion and knowledge of vehicles...

[@marknewman6037]

Thank you again Harry, nice Sunday video.......

[@marwood1969]

How these engines were made by hand, using pen and paper only is an absolute bloody miracle.

[@slaWterCH]

Doesn't get much better than this! Thanks Harry!

[@CDW929]

Fantastic video Harry, thank you so much for sharing!!

[@ericokompatzki7110]

Two knowledgeable gentlemen talking and explaining how a Lamborghini V12 works. This is quite an entertaining and relaxing video

[@jerryxtx]

Brilliant, thank you! And thank you for the explanation on the bluing of the crank, didn't realize it was billet or induction hardened, impressive!

[@PetterEriksson94]

Wow, that table is a sight to behold! I always learn something new watching your videos and today that was the info about the induction hardened crank. Thank you Harry!

[@JamesMcCreadie71]

I loved listening to the conversation, nothing better than to hear someone talking with knowledge and experience, thanks.

[@mkprivate7523]

Thank you Harry! An absolute PLEASURE this video.

[@markjohnson8352]

A very enjoyable watch and a thorough covering of process. Thank you. 👍

[@mattlostatsea]

Just amazing. Well done

[@marknelson5929]

I wish we could have some of that rain here in eastern Australia you mention on the roof, it's getting very critical here now! Major towns etc are running out of water. NEVERTHELESS another fantastic episode of the engine rebuild. Seems like it's in very good hands.

[@douglasgreen437]

Love your Sky News Australia....MSM here are left wing idiots...

[@talldude5841]

I live in Florida for half the year, and thought it rained down here. Harry, its a biblical rain, its mad. Love it.

[@guillaumeromain6694]

I could listen to these 2 for hours. Especially Harry. Very articulate and witty. How can anyone dislike this?

[@MoultrieGeek]

What a treat! Lazy Sunday afternoon right before football - American, that is - AND a new Harry's Garage! Life is, indeed, good.

[@whatleytom]

Superb. Have loved this series of videos.

[@pile333]

Isn't this one of the most satisfying activity a person can do?

[@arvidkarlberg5845]

@@roverwaters3875 ?

[@thomasmulhall4873]

Fascinating! I learned a great deal from listening to two passionati discussing a wonderful car. Thank you for doing these videos.

[@tonynegus2390]

Just lost 30 minutes in total fascination, incredible can’t wait for the next visit. Well done Harry brilliant

[@nicholasgibbons6122]

Fascinating stuff, great to see.

[@alistercant]

Awesome work Harry... love seeing this detail on vintage engines. It’s like archaeology seeing how they made things 50 years back. Next episode now!!! Come on!!

[@chrispenn715]

Love that pink Espada! Excellent and informative video - thanks!

[@ianmedium]

You would not believe how much I’ve been looking forward to the next instalment Harry. This brings back many happy memories of my childhood weekends and evenings helping my uncle strip down the engine on his old Lagonda. Thank you Harry and Ian, this is pure gold!

[@spainter1985]

This series is utterly superb, Iain's great!

[@altubealtube]

Love these videos! Can’t get enough - thank you for making them!

[@z06doc86]

Being this deep into the repair, I would do everything this technician recommends. He really knows what he is doing. Love this type of video. Thanks Harry.

[@philhealey449]

Give the man some credit, he is making engineer not technician noises.

[@simonhaycocks]

perfect video to finish off my weekend with. Love it.

[@crampons2431]

Absolutely loving this series. top fellas.

[@MrMightyytau]

Fantastic Video Harry, this era of car is my absolute favorite wonderful analog simple cars, no computers

[@albopastrami9269]

can't wait for part 4!

[@paullockwood7219]

Wonderful to watch.

[@davidswift2542]

Ian such a great bloke knows his way around engines he used tune my chevette in the 1990"s by ear brilliant

[@MrCapacitator]

What a wonderful video, I could listen and watch Iain working on cars all day. Talk about encyclopedic knowledge, just amazing. Wish he had a youtube channel.

[@garethclayton]

Listening to you and Iain makes me feel very thick. Brilliant video Harry!

[@OggaDugga]

Happy Sunday lunch! Cheers from East Coast USA

[@stevepearce6689]

A bit late but Cheers !

[@robertwoodliff2536]

Some times I find Harry's own tech info a little on the light side, but with the right tech geek to talk to / interview he makes a great conversation which is very watchable.

[@scottfromengland2303]

You get the feeling Iain never cut's corners when repairing engine's, true British spirit right there 👍🏻 great jobs lad's

[@bendoyle5023]

Fantastic videos Harry!

[@SCDC-Channel]

Another EPIC video

[@dosgos]

Brilliant. Learned so much here.

[@guynewport]

That was a great tour to take 'round your vehicles engine, especially since none of us watching will be bearing the expense of the rebuild! Thanks so much!

[@ConquerDriving]

This is a great series. Really looking forward to each episode. To be honest, I've never been a fan of the Espada but this series is bringing me around.

[@fiveowaf454]

Looking forward to the next stage, there's something wonderful about a newly assembled and refinished engine, even if mine I'm working on is only an AMC 5.9 V8 and not a Lamborghini V12!!

[@alexyo3927]

Well that escalated quickly! I would be crying with the list of parts needed 12 of everything. I love the show guys can't wait to see what you do to the build.

[@curtisbaker60]

Absolutely facinating video. But, my God, what a drenching rainstorm.

[@ginggur17]

It’s a pleasure following this. This guy is amazing Harry indeed.

[@thomasbailey895]

Very cool stuff. Thanks for sharing.