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URGENT oil pressure stop engine
Pesky jones:
Marius came and looked today. Started at half seven as I have a bank appointment at half 12. He said before we start taking the valve and cam cover off to put the sump back on and crank the engine. First thing he did was hand crank the engine and afterwards he said there was still pressure but not as much as he had expected. He then asked me to turn the ignition so he could listen to it. He seems pretty adamant that three cyldiners havr no pressure by the sound of the engine turning over. He said I need to first get a compression gauge and check each cylinder but hes sure three dont have pressure. Then he said check the timing by removing cam cover valve cover and.cambelt cover. He says theres no reason for the engine to not start (like dan fr has said) and something is telling the engine not to start. He thinks the bottom end has no damage but the cylinder head will probably need replacing.
The oil pump balance shafts have no play and the chain and sprockets on the outside look in good.condition. However I cant check the internals.
I think its probably just going to have to go to a garage, and let them find out whether it needs a new head, or if its the oil pump etc and needa a new engine. Not good. :sad1: to top it off dropped my.phone and cracked the screen 4 months into a 24 month contract. Exactlt the same time I did to my.last phone 24 months ago
Bottom.line for me is new.engine. even if I replace the head then there might be problems with turbo and other parts etc. Going to start looking when I have the cash
Pesky jones:
Just for peace of my mind can I get some opinions. Take it to garage for inspection or look for new engine to take to the garage and just tell them to swap the engines
Andy:
Take it to a garage to have a look
doylebros:
--- Quote from: Peskyjones on March 06, 2016, 10:36:53 am ---Just for peace of my mind can I get some opinions. Take it to garage for inspection or look for new engine to take to the garage and just tell them to swap the engines
--- End quote ---
If you can do without your vehicle then you could explore various avenues but if you need it ASAP then check with the tuners if they've got anything for sale - place and advert in the wanted section on here and explore eBay.
Expect to give in the region of 1K for a used lump with limited history and further bits to fit e.g. tbelt,water pump,cam chain and oil strainer as you'll never have confidence to press the accelerator. These bits probably could be covered with your original engines salvage value.
Recovery costs will depend where you settle for it to be repaired but by the time you pay all your expenses and the VAT you'll be closer to 2K to driving it once again.
Tooling means limited DIY work and it will take you an age without past experience with this type of work.
Repair of your existing is open ended since its failure and damage hasn't be diagnosed but if your lucky that way could come in under 1K and if very lucky less than £500 but this again will be slower route as it will require finding what you need 2nd hand as new costs will be terrifying.
Pesky jones:
I dont have the time and the space to repair myself. Its in my girlfriends parents garage at the moment and although they said I could keep it there as long as I needed, there isnt much room in the garage and I think it will start annoying them soon.
I think I will take it to the garage for inspection soon. My dad says tow it to a vw/mervedes specialist five miles away, but im much more confident with a garge fprty minutes away. I think I should go with the garage further, right?
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