SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
Location: Bucks
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Hey guys
Got bumblebee's XE swapped by Warren last week (pulls better than ever now btw)
but stripping the old XE down for bits as it sounded ropey near the end and when warren went to turn it round at his house the old XE packed up and wouldnt start again, so wanted to have a look and see what i could
a)strip for money to pay for the new engine and
b)shed some light on why it was so rattley near the end and then wouldnt start anymore
taken the head off and that all seemed ok but then noticed on the inlet side of the pistons some very slight valve tap has occured  not sure if the engine skipped a tooth or did this in an earlier life
piston chambers seem to have been attempted at honing at some stage
sump off as well (sump pick up pipe bolts finger tight !! and pick up pipe loose) but oil pump seems fairly new and water pump seems ok also
so all in all what should i keep together or sell in bits?? has a coscast head - not sure if its worth more bare or with the tappets and camshafts still in? (tappets only recently changed aswell)
thinking to strip the bottom end bare and sell the crank on its own- or would i get more keeping the crank and pistons still in rather than disturb em'?
not expecting a ton of money from this but every little helps and all that
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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If its in bits you may as well just sell it in bits for spares.
That way potential buyers can have a look and see what they are buying.
Head will fetch good money.
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
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yeah, i suppose if someone is buying it they will use it to start a fresh build, fuck it im taking the crank and pistons out
i'll sell the head minus the cams aswell
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
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right final diagnosis;
oil return pipe being loose was the main cause i think for lower oil pressure and this caused the starvation of oil to the rest of the lump
removed crank and pistons, big end shells fucked on the crank and piston nearest to the oil pump (i thought one was going near the end) so glad i got another engine instead of throwing more money at this one,least i got some closure now lol
will clean the garage up tomorrow and put my tools away and put the worth while parts on ebay and such, the rest are headed for the bin
couple of beers now and a nice drive to milton keynes and back tomorrow in bumblebee
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redtom
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Registered: 6th Oct 07
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Glad its all working well mate
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
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quote:
Originally posted by redtom
Glad its all working well mate
cheers again for the new engine Tom, i reckon that ecu you sold me is chipped, absolutely flew on the way home on the M25 from warrens last week, drives so much better its a different car
some flash muppet in a A5 tdi got a shock when he tried to keep up...but failed 
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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You got somewhere for the metal?
Put some places in Location Services if you need somewhere to weigh it in.
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redtom
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Registered: 6th Oct 07
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Yeah, was a nice strong engine and yeah it has a superchip in it 
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
Location: Bucks
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
You got somewhere for the metal?
Put some places in Location Services if you need somewhere to weigh it in.
yeh there a big scrap mercant down the road from my old bodyshop (20mins away) but i think thers a scrap yard near bicester which is 10mins away aswell so well catered for in that case
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