Dmoe 0 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 hello. my car was finally fitted in to the garage today they droped the sump and had a quick look and what they told me was get a new engine! haha. my problems are 1 of the con rods is gone oval shaped after its been hitting on the shells and the shell is stuck to it its got so hot, and the cranks buggerd aswell its got melted metal on it from the shell or sumtin like that. what anyone with knowledge idea on what i should do i have been offerd all the internals i need con rods pistons crank all for £50 do u think i should fix my engine or drop another in it? anyone know of any decent engines out there for sale. Thanks for any info Link to post Share on other sites
Moochalargo 0 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 50 squid is not bad id say! worth just thrwing it back together depending how much your garage charge to do that for youProb with using another engine is how sure can you be of its history? did a replace gear box and now although better than b4 still feels crappy! Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 thats not a bad price mate dependin on mileage ask them to do cahins aswell and ull have a new engine with in reason ... u get all new gaskets in a head set inc valve seals .... but like above depends how much they will charge u Link to post Share on other sites
Bigjobbo 0 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Blimey thats dirt cheap. is that really all it needs? I'd say you'd be looking at 9 ton plus VAT for engine and fitting at an independent. Ask them to source the engine and get some sort of warrantee. Might turn out cheaper to repair depending on how far you want to go. Link to post Share on other sites
CorradoVR6-n.o.s 0 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 50 quid....i dont think they would charge that,not an hourly rate? Link to post Share on other sites
Dmoe 0 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 after pondering over things i phoned about a bit a found a engine £450 deliverd with a 90 day warrenty so just going to drop that in and hope for the best it arrives friday day and my garage said theyd work on it over there weekend so hopeing back on the road early next week. thanks for the info Link to post Share on other sites
Moochalargo 0 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 after pondering over things i phoned about a bit a found a engine £450 deliverd with a 90 day warrenty so just going to drop that in and hope for the best it arrives friday day and my garage said theyd work on it over there weekend so hopeing back on the road early next week. thanks for the info Mate thats not too bad! what is it? ie out of a scrapper or recon etc? and where from? Link to post Share on other sites
Dmoe 0 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 um its a bit of a gamble tbh its from a dismantlers he said it had less than 100k on it and that it was in good working order so ive taken his word for it found it on ebay, but it is a propper company and they have given me a 90 day warrenty so hope it all goes well its not getting fitted now till next week so a bit of a wait. Link to post Share on other sites
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