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Mental idea?? or sensible??
« on: 24 January 2008, 01:08:51 »
While I was out working in London, her indoors took a call today from Heathrow Engine centre (took their bloody time, I asked for a quote nearly a week ago, before I'd spoken to James.

they've quoted £1300 (possibly + VAT, Wifey's a bit vague, doesn't really understand VAT as an additional figure) )  for a full replacement (recon, not new, I think)  engine, FITTED..... to my Elite....

with a transferable 5 year warranty....

I know I'm already committed to letting James have the elite as a project, but humour me....   anyone heard anything about these guys, anyone used them, ???

http://www.reconditioned-engines.co.uk/

it's one of those, "I wish they'd said so sooner " moments....

but also....  one of those  "it's probably more than the car's worth" moments...


(i'm thinking actually about the same thing for a different car....  )




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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #1 on: 24 January 2008, 01:18:42 »
I personally wouldn't be spending £1300+ on an engine to go in a 10 year old car - when you can pick up an 03 reg 3.2 for the money you described ;)

My opinion is probably biased (I want the project :P ) - but I do geninely mean that - it doens't seem like that much of an appealing idea to me...

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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #2 on: 24 January 2008, 01:32:12 »
is it recon or replacement, mate of mine was fleeced badly for not
knowing the difference
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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #3 on: 24 January 2008, 01:46:20 »
I'm with you generally James.....     Wifey on the other hand, was kind of interested on the basis of 5 year warranty, and the fact we already know about the rest of the car ;)

But I've agreed the sale with you, and I'm a man of my word....  it was more of a question in general, and in case the Sintra Lump (same engine remember)   isn't all that well when i finally get it sorted again....


I'm probably gonna call that geezer with the 03, (although, as some have rightly pointed out , that in itself is something of a gamble.... and it may well need more work to it as well.......   )

that said, I did check out the list at Witney auctions earlier......  

;)

nice beemer 330 tourers :D

or a couple of Met-Plod estate Meega V6's/.

probably going to be too steep for me right now though, from my vague recollections of such things many years ago.

anyone kno what sort of prices Plod motors are fetching at auction these days?


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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #4 on: 24 January 2008, 03:00:00 »
Another one bites the Dust!!!
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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #5 on: 24 January 2008, 09:36:37 »
I've heard variable reports about Heathrow engines. Can't remember the details but someone was not too happy with them. :-/

My take on it is that few people can build an engine as well as the original manufacturer, and given that V6's rarely fail, I'd rather have one out of a scrapper for a couple of hundred quid than take a chance on a re-cond one.

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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #6 on: 24 January 2008, 10:40:06 »
Max, you need to let me have a play with that Sintra ;)
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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #7 on: 24 January 2008, 11:21:31 »
I take it this is the car I will be picking up for James? lol

Whats wrong with the poor thing? I agree, if your talking about a new engine at £1300 then there are much better alternatives!
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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #8 on: 24 January 2008, 11:24:54 »
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I take it this is the car I will be picking up for James? lol

Whats wrong with the poor thing? I agree, if your talking about a new engine at £1300 then there are much better alternatives!

The garage diagnosed HG failure, and pulled the heads off. They now want to charge Max silly money to fix it, so I'm probs gonna put my other 3.0 lump in it :)
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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #9 on: 24 January 2008, 11:46:39 »
Oh bit of a bugger for max as most likely was just oil cooler...but now the heads are off there is little else you could do but change the head gasket, cam belt and so on!!! morons!
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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #10 on: 24 January 2008, 11:52:35 »
That would be silly money to spend on a car that age.  I just bought a facelift manual estate for £1200 with a year MOT.  Ok had to do cam belt and might need to do rocker gaskets, but still more viable than just buying a recon engine that might have a warrenty thats not really woeth the paper it's written on.
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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #11 on: 24 January 2008, 11:53:40 »
Clarification

DEFINITELY not the oil cooler. (that was sorted by Mark last year), or breathers, or transfer pipe, or anything else minor....  they've ALL been done

the thing is leaking coolant from the rear Near side corner of the Passenger side Head/block seam.  

it's been thouroughly dried off and inspected, it is actually the gasket joint seam that is leaking, it's not trailing in from anywhere else.


heads are on, but NOTHING else is....

Max
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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #12 on: 24 January 2008, 11:55:48 »
I feel a "throw it together and drive it home" plan falling into place very soon  ::)
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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #13 on: 24 January 2008, 15:38:43 »
Possibly a core plug leaking badly.  Either way, probably easier to put a 'known good' engine in
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Re: Mental idea?? or sensible??
« Reply #14 on: 24 January 2008, 15:47:09 »
I have to agree, a know second hand engine is the best bet :y

Oh and don't buy one from the bloke that supplied Tunnies engine ::)
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