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mitchellc99
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   6th Apr 03 at 11:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wot is the worst case scenario?

an how much am i looking to pay to get it fixed?

RAGIN
m4tt_c
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6th Apr 03 at 11:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
engine rebuild
dig dave2811
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6th Apr 03 at 11:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE whole engin apart i think.
i am having my head gasket changed and at the same time thay are going to chaing the timing chain
will be a fair bit of money
GREG 1
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6th Apr 03 at 11:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
worst case £400
GREG 1
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6th Apr 03 at 11:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive been there and done it on the m25 on my own !
bobothebear
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6th Apr 03 at 11:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Isn't worst case that all the pistons could now be bent and damage to the cylinder head.
That will cost a fair bit to get fixed if that is the case.
What speed were you doing when it went? Generally the faster your going the more damage it will cause.
greycorsa
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6th Apr 03 at 12:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just get a new/second hand engine. put a 1ltr micra 16v twin cam engine in it. you'll leave the 2.0 turbo corsa conversions for shit!
Tiger
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6th Apr 03 at 16:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by GREG 1
worst case £400


Or twice for a 16v - hence the reason i dont like 16v engines.
PaulW
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6th Apr 03 at 16:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im happy with my 8v engine, just finished rebuilding it myself & its always cheap to get parts. plus alot of the 8valvers you can just get parts out of novas to fit, so cheaper still!!
DaveC
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6th Apr 03 at 16:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or course, they may be nothing wrong with it... just luck of the draw really
corsacraig1909
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6th Apr 03 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wors case is valves will be bent did u try turning the car over when it stoped?
PeteMTBer
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6th Apr 03 at 17:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.4 16v Sport.

Timing belt snapped at 36k

twisted all the valves (16).

I'd only had the car for 2k so was still under warranty from the dealer.

Corst them 800-1000 big ones.

I was doing 20-25mph when it happened and tried turnin the car over.

If its that bad just get another engine. Whether it be bigger capacity or just the same.

Pete
AdiSRI
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6th Apr 03 at 18:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
exactly the same for me PeteMTBar, all valves bent and pistons scored doing 30mph in 4th. Was recomoneded to get new engine which cost about £1500 fitted. is a 1.4 16v too
Sam
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7th Apr 03 at 08:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you weren't driving fast you will probably only have bent valves (they cost about £12-£15 each from Vauxhall, or £4 each from a Motor Factors), you'll need to check the cylinder head and pistons for damage too.
MarkM
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7th Apr 03 at 08:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Some one wanna clear up what the timing belt is for....why would it snap...and anything you can do to prevent this occuring as looking above there a few fairly newish motors which have snapped the belts...I take it its more common in older cars?
niven
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7th Apr 03 at 08:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u are suppose to change it every 36k....
Sam
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7th Apr 03 at 09:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Timing belt is there to basically ensure that your engine has correct timing!

As Niven says they should be changed every 36k miles, apart from a worn belt, other things could cause it to snap, such as a roller that has shattered, water pump seizing, road debris getting caught on the belt/pulleys, anything like that really!
mitchellc99
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7th Apr 03 at 11:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i wasnt driving at all - i just came out of burger king turned it over and it wouldnt start - eventually after a few trys i phoned the AA

hope ive not done a lot of damage cos i was stationary at the time!


wot a bloody brass neck as well!

BURGER BLOODY KING - every cunt would have been pissing them selves.

know i would have been
DODG-E
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14th Jul 04 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wot engine is it mate?

i got a 1.2 8v engine and box, with a re-con 1.3 head...

its goin cheap
Icy
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14th Jul 04 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wow old thread alert
was like again
DODG-E
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14th Jul 04 at 12:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i always do that sorry!

k it ws a few months ago so its prob done!
Kris TD
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14th Jul 04 at 12:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wat engine? probably cheaper to get a new one than fix it.
Macca_G
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14th Jul 04 at 12:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
quote:
Originally posted by GREG 1
worst case £400


Or twice for a 16v - hence the reason i dont like 16v engines.


Try V6 engines 24Valve
ed
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14th Jul 04 at 13:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Worst case would be new engine as it is cheaper that a re-build using all the new parts. Ask MattB!
mrempire
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14th Jul 04 at 21:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine snapped on my 8v SRI.... bent a few valves at it's worst... I dont get that problem now bcos my lump is chain driven

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