mick 1986

mick 1986

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The garage contacted me yesterday, they believe the cylinder is loosing pressure, that's why it's running lumpy and pouring blue/grey smoke out. They doing a compression test either today or tomorrow, on of their sister garages has the diesel compression tester.

So what should I do if the compression is down? Should I scrap it, replace the block and head, or part it out?

It's just had £700 of reconditioned injectors, and 4 new tyres in April.
 
wait and see what's wrong with it first Mick

i'd bung a replacement into it myself, if it comes to that.


but there does come a point where you will be chucking good money after bad.
 
it may be that it just needs new rings, so a chance to replace big end bearings etc... while your at it.
 
The problem with repairing this one is the time and money to get it back on the road. I'm on leave this week, I have use of another car next week for work, then I need my own motor. That gives me around 8/9 days to get it sorted, and a bank balance of around £800.

I'm at a point now where I'm thinking "what's next?"
 
theres a motor on ebay 109tho miles only £180

has to be worth another lump even if you put another lump and sell it its worth more fixed than that isnt it
 
matt1295 said:
theres a motor on ebay 109tho miles only £180

has to be worth another lump even if you put another lump and sell it its worth more fixed than that isnt it
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The thing is the freelander isn't selling, if you look on ebay and auto trader, you can see adds on there that have been on since around April this year, they just keep getting relisted.

What does that lump come with, injectors, turbo, fuel pump etc? That lump has almost 20K more than mine.
 
mick 1986 said:
The thing is the freelander isn't selling, if you look on ebay and auto trader, you can see adds on there that have been on since around April this year, they just keep getting relisted.

What does that lump come with, injectors, turbo, fuel pump etc? That lump has almost 20K more than mine.
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its just a basic engine but i only did a quick search

mileage to me means nothing because yours has 20k less and in clearly worse condition

plus because you have has new injectors you can fit all that to the engine you get to put in yours and its only a engine change
 
The thing with the mileage was more a legal thing, where do I stand? Surely I would need the clocks altering to show the mileage change?

I agree, it "may" be in better condition, but all I will have is the sellers word for it. I don't want to spend money on the engine only to find that one is ####ed aswel.
 
If its an L series diesel (pre TD4 ) that engines in a lot of different vehicles..... 220 bubble shape rovers...420...poss 620 also. There are others to. look into buying a whole car with no tax or test.....with a good engine then transplant. This way you get tons of spares...alternators starter motors a turbo etc etc AND you get to see and hear engine run before parting with your money. A test failed 220 rover shud be around £200 I reckon.
Once your old engines out pull all your new or good parts off it and dump the remains in the boot of the test failed car and tow to scrapyard....prob £150 ish in scrap weight so you can get some money back.
Or sell me the hippo for a tenner
 
i only did a 5 mins search and found that you can take a day or so to find one what you could hear running and so on mileage should be corrected but no loads that havnt
 
mileage matters little on older cars...they tend to be bought and sold based on condition rather than miles..... Ive never known anyone correct miles for this reason. If you sold it on later you cover yourself by giving a written receipt stating new engine fitted and mileage was incorrect.
 
Oh well only trying to help..... same principle tho find summat scrap or accident damaged for the engine....just that engines gunna be more money all round.... L series rocks !
 
mick 1986 said:
The thing with the mileage was more a legal thing, where do I stand? Surely I would need the clocks altering to show the mileage change?

I agree, it "may" be in better condition, but all I will have is the sellers word for it. I don't want to spend money on the engine only to find that one is ####ed aswel.
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The condition of the parts you are fitting is more important than the milage on them. If you find an engine that has been lovingly looked after for 150K miles then that would be better than getting an engine on 80K miles with several skipped oil changes.
The displayed milage is showing the vehicle milage not that of replacement parts fitted. My V6 Freelander is showing 35K miles on the clock but the engine has 75K on it.
 
Mine is just over 92K.

I'm still awaiting the test results of the compression test, so not made a final decision as to what to do yet.
 
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