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Poot
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   17th Jun 07 at 14:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
To cut a long story short, I started stripping the x16xe head off my corsa at 7pm friday night, after a 10 pack of redbull and a loong night, by 9am saturday I'd fitted an f13cr gearbox and a rebuilt c16xe head.

After some fiddling round with the HT leads (had a nasty misfire at one point )

about 2 hours later, took the car out for a spin.....12 miles down the road theres a chhhhhhhhh noise then clunk
upon closer inspection, the timing belt tensioner bolt has broken off, timing jumped all to fcuk

result is probably fucked pistons and definately bent valves (the crankshaft turns over with no compression

First thought, do you think i'd get away with just replaing the valves, and maybe pistons? engine was idling when it broke the tensioner off

[Edited on 18-06-2007 by mav]
Gregor
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17th Jun 07 at 14:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
valve guides could be knackered too mate
Nick-S
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Poot
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at what cost would it be for a set of valves and the giudes?
Gregor
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17th Jun 07 at 15:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The guides would need done by a specialist , no idea sorry.

Maybe best buying a new head (which conveiniently (sp) ) I have !
JonnyJ
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17th Jun 07 at 15:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I know how you feel mate
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17th Jun 07 at 16:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Doubt it will have done any piston damage, but will bet it has cracked most of the guides!
45_CB
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17th Jun 07 at 20:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You fool no way!

glad to here u fitted the CR tho

did u chance to test it out?
mooney
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17th Jun 07 at 20:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
probably cheaper to buy a engine off someone thats fitted a xe and give it a service b4 you put it in
Poot
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17th Jun 07 at 20:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
45_CB, yes mate I ran it for about 15 minutes before it went bang, very impressed with 3rd and 4th gear in particular, very quick up to 90mph now

I've had a look on ebay, theres a few companies that can rebuild engine heads for anything inbetween £150-£275, all i've seen so far is rebuilds for x16 heads thoug, not c16's

Also valve kits seem awful cheap, like £15 for a set of inlet/exhaust valves?
Robin
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17th Jun 07 at 20:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What sort of revs did it die at?
mooney
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engine was idling when it broke the tensioner off
Poot
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I heard a funny noise, so dipped the clutch, then booomph

So at idle, as far as I remember
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17th Jun 07 at 21:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but the funny noise happened when?
Poot
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heard a sort of grinding noise when I clutched, revved the engine a bit and it went, then at idle it was grinding again (found out later the grinding was the tensioner rubbing the back of the crank pulley )
Then clunk, the engine stopped
Richie
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Apologies if my little post offended anybody.... just trying to make a giggle for somebody
Mike GSi
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17th Jun 07 at 22:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bent valves and maybe piston damage, nothing else i should imagine.
Poot
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I can manage valves myself, just hope and pray pistons aren't damaged too. will get the head off tomorrow night and have a closer look.

thanks for the help all
shane2corsa
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got the head off yet? whats the outcome?
Poot
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18th Jun 07 at 16:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Starting to strip tonight
Poot
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Oh forgot to mention too, send mother dearest to my local vauxhall dealer today, the robbing coonts want £23.68 PER inlet valve (yes thats 1), and an exhaust valve is 5 quid more

So when I see this on ebay, I wonder would these be the exact same items?
Poot
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18th Jun 07 at 20:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
12 bent valves head needs skimming again too
[edit] the local mechanic has informed moi he has a spare engine head, as luck would have it its a c16xe one!!

[Edited on 18-06-2007 by Poot]
Fro
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21st Jun 07 at 00:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry to hear about your engine troubles

I've got a whole engine for sale mate, u2u me if you are interested.
Scotty C
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21st Jun 07 at 00:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got loads of spare vavles here, you want them?

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