Has anyone ever done an engine replacement.
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Im wanting to modify my car to my personal preference, the only thing stopping me at the moment is the concern of how much an engine replacement costs should anything go wrong.
Has anyone ever blown an engine and can advise what each option is like, is it cheaper to refurb the engine or get a second hand engine, how do you arrange to get a second hand engine fitted if its from a scrapyard and how do you arrange it with a garage. How much does the labour usually cost to straight swap an engine on average, i know there will be variables? How much are refurbs compared to second hand engine?
I can find engines for my car for 2.5k as an idea.
Did you keep your car after swapping the engine, any other associated problems surface? Did it put you off the car?
I wont really be putting more power through my engine (maybe a stage 1 remap) but i know modifications will cancel out any potential goodwill from the manufacturer so just preparing myself worst case.
Has anyone ever blown an engine and can advise what each option is like, is it cheaper to refurb the engine or get a second hand engine, how do you arrange to get a second hand engine fitted if its from a scrapyard and how do you arrange it with a garage. How much does the labour usually cost to straight swap an engine on average, i know there will be variables? How much are refurbs compared to second hand engine?
I can find engines for my car for 2.5k as an idea.
Did you keep your car after swapping the engine, any other associated problems surface? Did it put you off the car?
I wont really be putting more power through my engine (maybe a stage 1 remap) but i know modifications will cancel out any potential goodwill from the manufacturer so just preparing myself worst case.
Ultrafunkula said:
Depends on the car/engine. I had a modified Rover 200 in the early noughties and got it to the point where I wanted to swap the 1.8 k series for a 2.0 turbo from a Tomcat. Came to the conclusion that the end result would not be effective so I sold it and bought a 200SX S14a instead.
I did have the engine replaced in my Focus ST mk2 as the cambelt went and took the valves with it. Ford wanted £10k fitted for an official recon lump but I got a second hand engine from a breakers and got a local trusted garage to fit it for c£2k all in (an RS engine would have been £2k from the same place). It drove better than it did before so I modded it to stage 2 soon after and kept it for over a year. Great car.
Would any garages source and fit an engine and supply warranty etc? Eg if it was a bmw would a bmw indy supply and fit a used engine. I did have the engine replaced in my Focus ST mk2 as the cambelt went and took the valves with it. Ford wanted £10k fitted for an official recon lump but I got a second hand engine from a breakers and got a local trusted garage to fit it for c£2k all in (an RS engine would have been £2k from the same place). It drove better than it did before so I modded it to stage 2 soon after and kept it for over a year. Great car.
M140i B58 engine, nothing wrong with it like i say but going to modify the car and just want to know i can afford to get a new engine should this one go bang (although very unlikely as generally reliable) as i wont get any goodwill from bmw.
Just wanting an idea really, used engines appear to cost 2500, is that cheaper than refurb? What sort of labour costs etc to swap like for like?
Just wanting an idea really, used engines appear to cost 2500, is that cheaper than refurb? What sort of labour costs etc to swap like for like?
Gazzas86 said:
Well.... for me... it was going to be costly.
I had a 2013 BMW M135, with 45k Miles on the clock, non modified, full service history, well looked after it was my pride and joy.
Long story short, it turned out my big end bearings had gone, When the engine was warm i was getting a horrible knocking sound, as if someone was hitting the engine with a hammer. Got louder with rev's.
I took it to a BMW Specialist, very knowledgable and helpful, who diagnosed the big end bearings.
The quote for a new engine from BMW came in at £12k, and newly refurbished engine at £9k, and a full engine rebuild at £6k, whereby the specialist takes the engine out and a company comes and collects it and does the rebuild.
In the end i traded it in to WBAC having disclosed the issues when booking the appointment over the phone, but as the car was still cold during the appointment it didn't make a knocking noise so he wasn't bothered and i got £13k for it.
Edit to add, this happened just before lockdown
Full engine rebuild for 6k? Thats pretty good so would the engine basically be brand new, still not a cost id like to swallow though. I had a 2013 BMW M135, with 45k Miles on the clock, non modified, full service history, well looked after it was my pride and joy.
Long story short, it turned out my big end bearings had gone, When the engine was warm i was getting a horrible knocking sound, as if someone was hitting the engine with a hammer. Got louder with rev's.
I took it to a BMW Specialist, very knowledgable and helpful, who diagnosed the big end bearings.
The quote for a new engine from BMW came in at £12k, and newly refurbished engine at £9k, and a full engine rebuild at £6k, whereby the specialist takes the engine out and a company comes and collects it and does the rebuild.
In the end i traded it in to WBAC having disclosed the issues when booking the appointment over the phone, but as the car was still cold during the appointment it didn't make a knocking noise so he wasn't bothered and i got £13k for it.
Edit to add, this happened just before lockdown
Gazzas86 said:
bigenginesmallcar said:
Gazzas86 said:
Well.... for me... it was going to be costly.
I had a 2013 BMW M135, with 45k Miles on the clock, non modified, full service history, well looked after it was my pride and joy.
Long story short, it turned out my big end bearings had gone, When the engine was warm i was getting a horrible knocking sound, as if someone was hitting the engine with a hammer. Got louder with rev's.
I took it to a BMW Specialist, very knowledgable and helpful, who diagnosed the big end bearings.
The quote for a new engine from BMW came in at £12k, and newly refurbished engine at £9k, and a full engine rebuild at £6k, whereby the specialist takes the engine out and a company comes and collects it and does the rebuild.
In the end i traded it in to WBAC having disclosed the issues when booking the appointment over the phone, but as the car was still cold during the appointment it didn't make a knocking noise so he wasn't bothered and i got £13k for it.
Edit to add, this happened just before lockdown
Full engine rebuild for 6k? Thats pretty good so would the engine basically be brand new, still not a cost id like to swallow though. I had a 2013 BMW M135, with 45k Miles on the clock, non modified, full service history, well looked after it was my pride and joy.
Long story short, it turned out my big end bearings had gone, When the engine was warm i was getting a horrible knocking sound, as if someone was hitting the engine with a hammer. Got louder with rev's.
I took it to a BMW Specialist, very knowledgable and helpful, who diagnosed the big end bearings.
The quote for a new engine from BMW came in at £12k, and newly refurbished engine at £9k, and a full engine rebuild at £6k, whereby the specialist takes the engine out and a company comes and collects it and does the rebuild.
In the end i traded it in to WBAC having disclosed the issues when booking the appointment over the phone, but as the car was still cold during the appointment it didn't make a knocking noise so he wasn't bothered and i got £13k for it.
Edit to add, this happened just before lockdown
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