Might be goodbye...
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Well guys - I think the old girl *MAY* finally have won ... phonecall from the very nice guys at Lloyds today that struck fear into my heart...
"Sorry Phil - she's got two slipped liners - It's going to be engine out and a rebuild ... "
So - do I cane the last of my savings and hope that she won't break again? No - I think I'm going to have to take her off the road for a bit.
A workmate is selling a quite nice (?) '06 plate Megane (for not that much over shed money) which has been well looked after so I think I'll get that for now and try to find somewhere I can store the Tiv till I can decide what to do with the powerplant. Arse!
Phil
"Sorry Phil - she's got two slipped liners - It's going to be engine out and a rebuild ... "
So - do I cane the last of my savings and hope that she won't break again? No - I think I'm going to have to take her off the road for a bit.
A workmate is selling a quite nice (?) '06 plate Megane (for not that much over shed money) which has been well looked after so I think I'll get that for now and try to find somewhere I can store the Tiv till I can decide what to do with the powerplant. Arse!
Phil
That is really bad news Phil. Any chance of you removing the engine, stripping and then sending the block to somewhere like Chesman or Turners for new liners? You could save quite a lot doing it yourself if you're prepared to go to those lengths.
Didn't you have a couple of cylinders which were massively over fuelling a while back? Any connection?
Didn't you have a couple of cylinders which were massively over fuelling a while back? Any connection?
It's the rear two offside cylinders that have had the liners slip so no - unlikely to be anything to do with the fueling issue I had.
A mate has suggested getting it over to his and pulling the block and doing it there but I just won't have the cash to do it until May ... I really don't want to sell her (plus she'll be worthless as she is) but I just don't have anywhere handy to work on the bugger where I am here...
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A mate has suggested getting it over to his and pulling the block and doing it there but I just won't have the cash to do it until May ... I really don't want to sell her (plus she'll be worthless as she is) but I just don't have anywhere handy to work on the bugger where I am here...
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db484bhpv8 said:
So you need a 4.0 bottom end?
There must be a 'cheap' way of sorting that.
Plenty landy engines for sale.
Maybe even a nice little upgrade to a 4.6
Lets have a get together at Peters and we will swap it in a weekend.
I think I'm down to the last 100 bottles of wine after Christmas so should be a goer There must be a 'cheap' way of sorting that.
Plenty landy engines for sale.
Maybe even a nice little upgrade to a 4.6
Lets have a get together at Peters and we will swap it in a weekend.
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