lil_g
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How often do these need to be changed? 
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fazza
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the time you start doubting it 
i would do it when you do cambelt kit etc
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lil_g
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*added to basket*
Shopping Cart:
9 items
£660.14
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fazza
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quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
*added to basket*
Shopping Cart:
9 items
£660.14
ouch.
atleast you know engine will be good as new mate
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VegasPhil
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Buy another XE?
Jesus...
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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FruitBooTeR
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quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
*added to basket*
Shopping Cart:
9 items
£660.14
Whats in the basket so far then? 
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lil_g
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It's a lot of other stuff though phil 
ARP's (Rod + flywheel)
Billet Lightened Flywheel
LUK clutch
New lifters
All new gaskets
Oil pump
Cool running stat
Plus I already have:
Cambelt kit
Water pump
[Edited on 25-07-2008 by lil_g]
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AK
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if its a std XE isnt it just easier/cheaper running it to death then replacing with another running one?
cheaper for sure.... wont take much to just swap a like for like engine
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jr
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rebuilt your current one with bits from vauxhall, much cheaper
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Daimo B
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AK's right, cheaper to just blow up the bugger, and buy another £250 engine..
Unless your tuning in the future, in which case i'd just hold onto all the kit until your ready to build the engine totally.
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jr
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cool running stat is pointless, just get a fiat fan switch instead
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jr
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saying that, i would spend £90 now, instead of £300+ on the future for another engine you dont know this history off
Preventive matinance 
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lil_g
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
rebuilt your current one with bits from vauxhall, much cheaper
Really? If so I may have to pop down there All the pumps and gaskets you mean?
I did intend on tuning it a little in the near future Nothing major though
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lil_g
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
saying that, i would spend £90 now, instead of £300+ on the future for another engine you dont know this history off
Preventive matinance
£90? 
but yeah, I know the history of this engine, and could easily get in contact with lee who's maintained it since rich bought his XE
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jr
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when you take a pump apart there really is nothing to them, been suggested to me that
1) some of the motorfactor pumps are shit
2) you can rebuild a vauxhall one for less than a new pump
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
quote:
Originally posted by jr
saying that, i would spend £90 now, instead of £300+ on the future for another engine you dont know this history off
Preventive matinance
£90?
but yeah, I know the history of this engine, and could easily get in contact with lee who's maintained it since rich bought his XE
thats how much my oil pump was
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lil_g
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Oh I see! The oil pump was £70 on chris astley (that's where I was ordering everything from)
Tbh it all seems reasonable in my eyes, but the flywheel is just sub £200 and the clutch is £140ish so that's why it seems so high!
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Superlite Ltd.
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90156197
90156198
I'd just replace the toothed rings myself. About £20 each
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lil_g
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What are those part numbers for mate?
Can you get part numbers for anything vaux?
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Superlite Ltd.
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part numbers are for the insides of the oil pump that get fucked up. The rally boys round here don't buy new pumps, just rebuild their original.
yes, parts numbers is my life, not just vauxhall
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