Karnage Corsa
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Registered: 4th Nov 02
Location: Norton, Stockton-on-Tees
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In approxamately febuary this year I had my valver conversion fitted and ever since I have had nothing but bother with it, from the oil cooler going to oil leeks, water leaks, power steering pipe leak, power steering and fan belts snapping, I have had 2 gearboxes in it, to other stuff I cant even think of, reently I broke down with the engine severely hot and steam pissing out from under the bonnet.
The engine was purchased from a place called morgans breakers in Guisbrough for £600 by the lads that fitted the conversion, Iknow all this is strictly not his fault cos he dont know what the engine has been through, but he was assured that the engine was in mint condition only done 70 something miles and was basically mint.
My boss has been lookign at the engine this morning and its basically a wreck, apparantly the head has been off before and not fitted correctly, its had 3 new pistons god knows why not four, its had new valves, the water pipe is completyelycorroded or what evr you would call it, one of the bolts that goes in the head did not have a washer and thats where the gasket has fu@ked.
esulting in totally knackered head gasket hoping the head is not knackered hopefully I have got away with it, my gaffer thinks the bottom end could be knackered depending on what temperature the engine was at when it cut out, I am absolutely devestated at the amount of money I have had to pay out on this engine, I know you can never rule out damage to an engine but the amount of work I have had to carry out on this engine is unreal, problem is can I do anything or not ?
I mean I know this has nothing to do with the lads that carried out the conversion and I do not blame them in any way but surely the breakers yard must of known the state of the engine do I have a claim lagally or am I totally at a loss thanks a lot Paul...
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Bennn
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Registered: 20th May 01
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was the engine sold as seen?
if you left it up to the bloke who did the conversion to source/ fit the engine then perhaps he does have some responsibility.
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Corsalad87
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Registered: 17th Jan 04
Location: Trimdon Vill near Durham
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agreed
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Corsalad87
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Registered: 17th Jan 04
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To be honest it sounded like the bloke new fuck all about fitting a 2.0 engine ringn me m8s askn stupid questions of how to fit this n tht!!! ffs the timing belt should have been changed before the engine went in inc many other little odds and ends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maybe this and the bloke who fitted it contributed to the many probs of your 2.0 conversion im afraid to say!!!!!!
[Edited on 24-10-2004 by corsaboy87]
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sassyminx
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Registered: 10th Jan 04
Location: Hartlepool Drives: Cossie
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you have no chance tbh paul thats the risk you take buying an engine, taking his word for the engines condition was your mistake, unless you have a receipt guaranteeing that the engine was mechanically sound and stated there were no problems you have no chance but to be honest legally you stand nowhere, its like buying a 2nd hand car, you take the risk when you buy it , as for the bloke who fitted the engine, yes he may have contributed to the problems, but there again you cant prove it, them problems could have been there prior to it being fitted
and £600 for an engine hes had your eyes well out there mate
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jamied
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Registered: 27th Oct 03
Location: Marbella,Spain Drives: C63
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ummm my mates uncles owns morgans
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Karnage Corsa
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Registered: 4th Nov 02
Location: Norton, Stockton-on-Tees
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do they mate do u think you would be able to have a word and see what they would say mate ?
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