Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
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Needs:
16 Valves
4 Pistons
timing belt
guides
pulley
oil change
oil pump change
a lot of other work i cant remember
I think gona cost me about £900
heres the problem do i just pay it and be safe in the knowledge as the engine will be mint and i will know the entire history of it or do i go out and find another engine that i know very little about and put it in hoping all is well just to save a few hundred bucks
im swaying to just paying this bill which includes all labour costs.
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Stoneyginger
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Also im thinking once its sorted to maybe do a part exchange for something else with it like a 106 gti or something
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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pay it and get it sorted then you know about the engine.
you've not really had any other problems with the conversion have you?
and don't swap it etc for a 106 or that, your corsa looks 100X better Des....keep it...
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Karen
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Fix it!
What were u saying the other night to me  That you wernt going to sell it for a very very very long time
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Stoneyginger
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no not had any other problems mav just seems to have been engine problems due to silly little things that people did to the engine before i bought it. it's really down to a key way bolt or something not being tight enough that has caused this damage  im pretty sure ill keep it once im done just a little depressed by the thing at the moment specially as im moving into my new flat next week 
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Adam_B
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You can pickup XEs now for like £200. I would just swap it, can have it done in half a day.
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Stoneyginger
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 @ Foxy yeah i know i actually thought about your offer today as well  but ill wait and see how the finances go at the moment think i would quite look forward to knowing its coming back with new everything ready for me to bed it in
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mav
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good luck with the flat Des ( PARTY??? )
get it sorted and then you know the history and will be sweet...as i said a 106 or that doesn't compare to your corsa..
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Karen
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quote:
Originally posted by Stoneyginger
@ Foxy yeah i know i actually thought about your offer today as well but ill wait and see how the finances go at the moment think i would quite look forward to knowing its coming back with new everything ready for me to bed it in
U didnt think I was being serious did u 
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Stoneyginger
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
You can pickup XEs now for like £200. I would just swap it, can have it done in half a day.
exactly i know this but then they are all high mileage and at least this way ill know that it is a very healthy engine that i have in the car and ill know its history ........... think i have answered my own question here really
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Adam_B
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if your going to rebuild it do it with uprated bits, 2.1 blah de blah
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mav
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yep des you have, history and work on engine etc is the main part....
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Stoneyginger
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Party at mine as of a weeks time Mav you ever need somewhere to kip over your more than welcome . Beers a plenty  . Uprated parts yeah i know but then that adds to the expense id much rather keep the rebuild cost below £1000 which is what im aiming for. I'm happy with a good standard engine just want a car i dont have to worry that much about
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mav
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Oh...parteeeeeeeeeeee
you know what your going to do, your mind is made up
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Jodi_the_g
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Fix it, your near enough replcing the engine there so at least you know most parts will be new.
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Stoneyginger
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yeah ive already spent far too much money getting it to the stage its at with repairing the head before etc so i may as well go the whole hog XE will live again in a few weeks
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AK
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what....
if your just doing a standard engine, just swap it.....
No real point or economical reason in rebuilding to standard, from standard when you can get a 'maybe' decent engine for 200. I'd rather chance 200-400 on another engine than 1k on a rebuild.
Whap another engine in.... rebuild the buggered one yourself.
I have 32 valves, 4 pistons, crank, rods, pullies etc for you to play with.... head too
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Stoneyginger
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i could save myself 200 bucks with the pistons you have if ya wanna part with them
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AK
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would have also thought you would need new guides, rebore and maybe some headwork if the damage was that bad..
all valves and all pistons is pretty severe!!!
have you seen the damage?
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Stoneyginger
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no not seen it, the engine went out with a bang but he said that the pistons had touched the valves causing damage. the pistons kept going when the pulley let go. he thinks its repairable for probably less but was just giving me top end idea.
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AK
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just swap it.....
why spend 1k when you dont have to
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
just swap it.....
why spend 1k when you dont have to
exactly
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big eck
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
just swap it.....
why spend 1k when you dont have to
gotta agree with that, spending £1k on an engine that you can pick up 2nd hand for £300 is madness imo
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AK
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you can prob sell parts off the old engine for £££'s too if you dont fancy keeping them for spares..
Things like the sump, rocker, belt cover etc are always good sellers.
Think i made about 200quid on just cosmetic shite i had lying round the house.
Save the 1k..... use it to bang on TB's (towards anyway)
or buy a c20let with the 1k.....
or.... give it to me...
or... buy a marge! Saw how much fun you had getting banned at Edzel with mine!
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Nismo
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fix it with new parts
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