corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
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how much am i looking at to transport a car engine?
my Z12XE from a corsa c is dead, been quoted £380+vat for 2nd hand engine, £250 to fit and £65 to deliver
does it sound reasonable? its a 2002 im debating whether to fix it or not, cos its worth nothing now, i got a few k's worth of modificatiosn on, so surely ti would re-coup some of the cost when i get the engine in
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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whats wrong with ur current engine? maybe better to get it fixed instead of replacing?
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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why cant you go and collect it in the boot of a mates car?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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For £65 I would let them deliver it. You'll make a mess of whatever you carry it with plus the fuel and time doing so.
Other costs seem about right.
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PaulW
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interested in possibilities of this myself, as needing a new 3.2 v6 engine for mine 
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corsa-sxi
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dnt know whats up with mine, started it up and it felt like stalling, loud knocking noise from engine as if something is tapping against something, 2 cylinders with no compression im told
so it will cost me about £800-£900 to source and fit this engine, is it worth it? parents seem to think ill probably get £800 for it if i sold it on so may as well get some more use out of it, engine has 3 mnth warranty, but the fitter cant guarantee it cos he aint sourcing it
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fazza
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whats only worth 800quid? ur car?
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corsa-sxi
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yeh 52 reg did 78k miles
thats how it stands with no engine 
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fazza
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fix the engine on it. worth more than 800quid
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Ryan
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You would get more than £800 for that i'd have thought.
probs bout £1500
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PaulW
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no compression on 2 cylinders, probably the firerings gone between 2 cylinders...
Just get the headgasket done, will cost around £350-£450 depending where you go (less if you find a decent enough garage.)
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corsa-sxi
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would that explain the knocking from engine? there was no over heating it be worth nothing after i took all the parts off it
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PaulW
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if you've lost compression on 2 cylinders next to each other, it can cause a knocking/loud cracking sound yes.
When the HG goes between the firerings, there are no overheating issues or loss of water/coolant, etc. Just massive loss of power and noise similiar to what you say.
[Edited on 25-10-2008 by PaulW]
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Where are you? I may have that car off you for 800 quid.
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