New engine ?

[freestylextreme]

Im after a bit of advice.
Ive got a stilo 2.4 abarth all singing and dancing selespeed which i thinks died , its come up on the dash as low oil pressure and the engine makes a loud knocking noise coming from the cambelt end poss by the oil pump. It still starts perfectly revs ok apart from the knocking noise which dies off when the revs steady this can be heard clearly inside and out. Im led to believe its the big end bearings ££!, or could it be the oil pump thats knackered? ???or could it be a noisey bearing etc.
Ive been told to repair £1800 if its the bearings and crank
Engines are a bit pricey 2nd hand (plus take a chance) how much would a recon generally cost would i get away with a short engine as if it aint much different i think would be better. Does anyone know of somewhere trusted that does recons in the west mids area ?
any help appreciated

[stifler]

DIY. If you are going to be taking the engine out of the car, that should be enough skills to build up a bottom end. Just make sure that you use a decent torque wrench.

[Mr2Mike]

Have a talk to one of the Fiat specialists, e.g. PowerItalia regarding the crank. The crank in the 2.0 5 cylinder engine can not (or at least should not) be reground, I don't know if the 2.4 is the same.

Have you run it low on oil?

[lenientism]

I think in condition to overhaul the old engine economically unacceptable;
You can change it by the same type of second-hand engine. You can also change it with the bigger type of the same engine which usually have more compatibility than totally change it with engine of different cars. The second and third options are usually in practice to produce bigger power than the original engine. The last option will also need gearbox replacement and a lot of works more.