Damage caused by oil starvation
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Hello
In my search for a cheap banger, i have been offered an oil starved fiesta for next to nothing. From what i could find out from the previous owner, it was run with the oil pressure light on for an extended time. However, it still starts and runs (after refilling it with oil), albeit far to slowly at idle.
My question is more what angle of attack i should take. So far i see 3 possible options.
1: Repair the engine that it has already. The question that naturally follows this is what damage will have been caused, thus needs fixing? First to mind says crank/bearing shells. Anything else im likely to need to replace?
2: Replace the engine with another, identical one. The fiesta uses a 1.1 Kent Cross-flow engine, which i am having trouble sourcing for less than about £100 which is unfortunately my absolute maximum budget.
3: Upgrade
While this is my preferred method, i dont see it coming cheap. Possibly an avenue to explore when i have a few more pounds in my pocket.
So far im leaning towards option 2 but if repairing the engine works out cheaper i may change my mind. Any advice?
In my search for a cheap banger, i have been offered an oil starved fiesta for next to nothing. From what i could find out from the previous owner, it was run with the oil pressure light on for an extended time. However, it still starts and runs (after refilling it with oil), albeit far to slowly at idle.
My question is more what angle of attack i should take. So far i see 3 possible options.
1: Repair the engine that it has already. The question that naturally follows this is what damage will have been caused, thus needs fixing? First to mind says crank/bearing shells. Anything else im likely to need to replace?
2: Replace the engine with another, identical one. The fiesta uses a 1.1 Kent Cross-flow engine, which i am having trouble sourcing for less than about £100 which is unfortunately my absolute maximum budget.
3: Upgrade
While this is my preferred method, i dont see it coming cheap. Possibly an avenue to explore when i have a few more pounds in my pocket.So far im leaning towards option 2 but if repairing the engine works out cheaper i may change my mind. Any advice?
GavinPearson said:
The crank will need a regrind with new bearings, and you will need a new oil pump. That part is easy.
The hard part is that the cam will need new bearings put in the block, it'll probably need a new cam, and therefore need new lifters too.
And more than likely some rods are damaged too.The hard part is that the cam will need new bearings put in the block, it'll probably need a new cam, and therefore need new lifters too.
Really....it would be hard to imagine such a car to be worth spending any money repairing.
Unless he sticks an RS sticker on the back, then some people might go daft to buy it
stevieturbo said:
GavinPearson said:
The crank will need a regrind with new bearings, and you will need a new oil pump. That part is easy.
The hard part is that the cam will need new bearings put in the block, it'll probably need a new cam, and therefore need new lifters too.
And more than likely some rods are damaged too.The hard part is that the cam will need new bearings put in the block, it'll probably need a new cam, and therefore need new lifters too.
Really....it would be hard to imagine such a car to be worth spending any money repairing.
Unless he sticks an RS sticker on the back, then some people might go daft to buy it
Replacement engine it is then. Good on you for considering it, but how much is 'next to nothing' for the car?
There are plenty of Fiesta's for sale around £300-400 with an MOT, and the engine change will still be a bit of a gamble unless you're certain it's a good one (a long time ago I changed an engine which turned out to be a smoker, the scrapyard agreed to change it but I had to do the job twice).
So if you can do some overtime/odd-jobs and earn a couple of hundred pounds, you might be better off buying a decent one. It's less fun, but could be a better option.
There are plenty of Fiesta's for sale around £300-400 with an MOT, and the engine change will still be a bit of a gamble unless you're certain it's a good one (a long time ago I changed an engine which turned out to be a smoker, the scrapyard agreed to change it but I had to do the job twice).
So if you can do some overtime/odd-jobs and earn a couple of hundred pounds, you might be better off buying a decent one. It's less fun, but could be a better option.
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