should this be my problem ?my car is dead.....

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:30 pm

I'll take one as well....

Your looking at 2k

Nacho · Post by **Nacho** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:31 pm

That's just an estimate............

You may even get the engine cheaper depending on where you look.

Lee will do you a really good price for putting the engine in as well.........even ask Kev.......

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:38 pm

poster wrote:the thing is that this came as a huge suprise....i was going in for a service only got about $1000 ready to pay

and now an engine rebuild.....is going to cost ?hahahhaha dont even tell me....

has this happened to anyone of u ?

i was told a different story when it comes to payment...........but thats another issue though.

Yeah where did you find this MIVEC engine for $800 Joel? If so, i wonder what condition its in, i better check if my spare one still at the same spot....

& Lee will do it for $300....i go & ring him ehehehe

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:35 pm

I think lee will only get an engine out for 300...will cost more to fit a new one...

poster · Post by **poster** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:19 pm

oh ic about the $300 to get it out of the car.....haha simple

anyways..what im thinking to is to call the consumer affair and find out wats to do....

i think they will tell me to bring it to another work shop and have it checked....

FTOluv · Post by **FTOluv** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:34 am

$800?!?

Whatever drugs yr on mate, giv me some

a good mivec engine will cost u around mid $2K than about $800 to engine taken and new engine put in. So yr looking at approx $3K - $3.5K all up. Engine rebuild will be a slightly more expensive but then u know its gonna last longer than a second hand engine.

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:05 pm

Ok i just got a call from Alex, cycliner 3 is not working, so this could be a bend or broken valve.

poster · Post by **poster** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:25 pm

!!!!!!! no!!!!!!!! thats not good but at less we know wats wrong now..the broken vaule....

will that course long term damage ? ?

FTOluv · Post by **FTOluv** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:07 pm

broken valve means yr top head needs a rebuild, meaning u have to get yr bottom end checked out as well, which also generally means a semi rebuild there.
So u got 2 options, 2nd hand engine or rebuild the one u have now. Find out prices and see the difference. If there is only a small difference in price with the 2nd hand engine and the rebuild than go for the rebuild.
Make sure if u go with a 2nd hand engine that it has a 6 month warranty on it.

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:18 pm

Well Poster & I are going down to see Alex this evening, so let see how we go from there.

poster · Post by **poster** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:12 pm

hey guys...the problem is almost coming to an end.....we hope to know what is happening by tonight....

question:
2. One of the Cam was out before he started to work on your car, so thatâ€™s why he suggested to change the timing belt since his already changing the spark plugs & adjusting the tappet.

could the Cam get out of place from driving around ?

how does a Cam get out of place ????

thanks

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:39 pm

It doesnt....

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:48 pm

did he say cam or cylinder?

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:51 pm

That would be my fault i post up Cam instead of Cam Belt or timing belt.

So is that clear now?

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:56 pm

if the timing belt or cam belt was out before you took the car in..... wouldnt you have had major issues just driving?

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:18 pm

It really depends how much out is the timing.

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:23 pm

yeh but if it was out before he got there (and he said the car had no symptoms or major problems).... and then the car has started having all these issues..... obviosuly something has happened in the time he has dropped the car off and then when work has begun.....

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:07 pm

EURO wrote:yeh but if it was out before he got there (and he said the car had no symptoms or major problems).... and then the car has started having all these issues..... obviosuly something has happened in the time he has dropped the car off and then when work has begun.....

Funny you said that, it happen to me before, the car just stopped at the middle of a bridge & it just roll back.

It was running fine & no warning sign what so ever before that. Lucky for me nothing else happen only the timing was out.

According to Alex, only one of the cam was out of timing. So mate since i'm not a mechanic, i wouldn't know what can that do, or can you still able to drive it like normal while its out. Maybe Dannyboyau can tell us all about it.

poster · Post by **poster** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:44 pm

ok im bak home and kev should be home soon...
it didnt went well for me.....

this is piston hiting the head on the right compair with normal one on the left
http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc009432ki.jpg

this is a close up
http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc009410lw.jpg

this is an over view
http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 9405bx.jpg

this is the block
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 9461mo.jpg

there are more pics but i think these ones are the best to show

what alex said was that this piston hiting the head has been doing it for over a long time (over 1 year+)
and this is where the problem is coming from..

any comments will be great...

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:59 pm

looks bad

did he say why it was doing this??? cos of the timing?

FTO AUSTRALIA

should this be my problem ?my car is dead.....

is this my problem or the wrokshop's ?