Engine Rebuild help!? - newbie :-(

[Nobbie]

Yup, i\'m trying the otherway around, learning then doing!

[antrosser]

thats the better way of going around it! plus you save money too (Hopefully anyway)!

[Nobbie]

lol, or be in a better position to spend it.
The things i\'ve worked out:-
If you buy a new import for £6k, it\'ll need a re-build.
If you buy an existing one for £5-6k, which hasn\'t had a re-build, it\'ll need one.
So i want a good body, with a few small mods, but needs a rebuild for sure, for about £3k, that means i can spend £1k-1600, on learning how they work and rebuild it myself, as long as the housings are okay, and it just needs seals and gaskets.

[iaint]

if they are that rare i might just keep em! hehe. just got a quote for my car tho, they wanna charge me £1600! christ! lol. so long as its putting out alot more performance than it is at the moment then it will be worth it i reckon!

The engine was just running quite rough, now is not running! lol. all in the space of 150miles (3days!)

£1600, is that an insurance quote?  Not too bad really.  Greybeards round here tend to get silly low quotes but they younger you are the worse it is!

THe engine might not be as abd as you think but you\'ll likely have to spend to get the problems dignosed by a specialist or get someone to visit who knows their stuff.  Don;t resign to a rebuild until it\'s definately needed!

[RobbieRX-7]

Anthony i have noticed that your jumping straight to the conclusion that it needs rebuilding without even checking for other problems first..that frame of mind is gonna cost you thousands mate

[nikp]

Whereabouts in Gloucestershire are you?

[antrosser]

I know. i just wanna have a go at it. ive got a year with it off the road. i might as well do it now while im not relying on it other than it breaking down later when im dependant on it! its all a learning curve, and the previous owner told me it needed one so i have gone into this with the expectation that that is what i will need to do. once its done its done and shouldnt bother me for another 60k or something. Thats the theory behind that one anyway. im pretty sure its ****ed anyway.

As for specialist diagnosis, hopefully shouldnt need that (Fingers crossed) or more pounds are going to be added to the list! how would i know if the existing rotor housings im using are suitable to be used again? specialist job? can they be machined again or are they scrap from that point on?

[antrosser]

have you heard of dursley before?

[Iain C]

antrosser.
Did you buy that from a guy in tonbridge kent?

[antrosser]

i did yeah, you know him?

[Oedipus Rex]

a few things, you seem to be confused that the coolant buzzer is going off even when cold. This alert means you are low on coolant, not that you are overheating. Top it up.

Before you start on a rebuild there are many simple things to run through and check before ripping the engine out. You really need to top the coolant up, unflood it as per the instructions given on here, check your spark plugs and then take it from there. It may have a strong engine hiding behind all this issues and you could diagnose that for free.

[antrosser]

Topping the coolant up was the first thing i did, and still occurs so not that. must be a faulty sensor or alternative problem.

also the engine hasnt had a rebuild and is approaching 70,000miles, therefore it is going to need one soon. since it is off the road for a year, it is the perfect opertunity to do this now, also do some performance tuning like 3mm apex seals, porting and polishing, up the boost, maybe NOS etc... im doing it for the experience

[CraigN]

i live 20 mins away from dursley if ui wanna swap ure back seats for holder things + some cash

[Iain C]

i did yeah, you know him?

No i had a look at the car thats all

[Grizzly]

Topping the coolant up was the first thing i did, and still occurs so not that. must be a faulty sensor or alternative problem.

Out of intrest does the level keep going down when you top it up or does the water stay in about the same place?