1.8t engine swap

R1der · 27th November 2010, 20:22

Anyone out there who can recommend either a keen amateur with the required skills and capability ( garage/ engine lift etc ) to do an engine swap or a garage in the north east of england near to Sunderland that does not charge the earth for labour to do the job.
Got an engine that blew the head gasket and then went into a hydraulic lock and now wont turn at all so i think its terminaly broken hence the thinking that a new (replacement) engine is the way forward.
Please either message here or pm me.
TA

kaiser · 28th November 2010, 05:45

Why don't you take the head off the unit you have and check it out first?

You should get a fairly good idea about the state of the engine once the head is removed.

chrissyboy · 28th November 2010, 08:45

i have to agree with the above ..strip it and see how it is before going to all that time and money changing engines and all the problems that can arise with a engine change ..besides you never know what the other engine is like inside ..or what is about to happen to it

R1der · 28th November 2010, 21:27

Thanks for the replies so far but I have no garage or even a drive and about 8 inches of snow prevent any chance of me tackling the job. If it looked like a simple head off job then I would think about trying to do it when the weather broke but the noise this made as it failed sounded terminal. The refusal to even turn over either on the starter or with a socket on the crank now makes me think either a jumped timing belt either causing the failure or a hydraulic lock in one of the cylinders then the belt jumping, i have checked and the belt is still intact and on the pullies. Hard to diagnose fully without some stripping but if the snow clears i may borrow a bore-scope to have a look in the bores rather than open the engine up to the elements.

Thomas · 28th November 2010, 21:28

Keep us posted on your findings!

R1der · 28th November 2010, 21:28

Sorry forgot to add that the engine to be swapped in would be a new one direct from Xpart. SO no worries about the engines state or history.

keithys · 29th November 2010, 11:13

hi there the engine on our mgf hydrauliced we replaced the headgasket ran sweet as a nut try taking your sparkplugs out to see if it turns over regards keith

chrissyboy · 29th November 2010, 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by R1der

Sorry forgot to add that the engine to be swapped in would be a new one direct from Xpart. SO no worries about the engines state or history.

thats no surity that the engine wont give problems ,a member on here had 3 new engines nothing but problems with all of them ..

R1der · 1st December 2010, 21:00

Well thats not good news about the new engines, do you know where they were sourced from. Were they new or remanufactured as that would be a big difference. Engine i would get will be a complete bare engine made from all new parts ( some so new they arent even made yet hence the delay ) with all the updates and modified bits, MLS gasket and oli rail to name a few.
Maybe not the great idea i thought it was then, shame as the car is great to drive and is now just sitting in its own little 6 foot snowdrift at my works car park

patrolman pete · 3rd December 2010, 15:38

Turnbulls at Station Road at Pattinson Ind Est in Washington are an X-Part garage ,it might be worth having a word with them as they know our cars very well. I can't seem to find their number at the moment but they are easy to find around the back of the old Newalls Insulation works.

27th November 2010, 20:22	#1
R1der Newbie Broken 75 Club SE 1.8t Rover 420 D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunderland Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1.8t engine swap Anyone out there who can recommend either a keen amateur with the required skills and capability ( garage/ engine lift etc ) to do an engine swap or a garage in the north east of england near to Sunderland that does not charge the earth for labour to do the job. Got an engine that blew the head gasket and then went into a hydraulic lock and now wont turn at all so i think its terminaly broken hence the thinking that a new (replacement) engine is the way forward. Please either message here or pm me. TA

28th November 2010, 08:45	#3
chrissyboy This is my second home lovely little ford focus. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: East Dulwich Posts: 7,877 Thanks: 2 Thanked 82 Times in 68 Posts	i have to agree with the above ..strip it and see how it is before going to all that time and money changing engines and all the problems that can arise with a engine change ..besides you never know what the other engine is like inside ..or what is about to happen to it __________________ [ I'm really confused. -I keep dreaming I'm an insomniac

28th November 2010, 05:45	#2
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	Why don't you take the head off the unit you have and check it out first? You should get a fairly good idea about the state of the engine once the head is removed.

28th November 2010, 21:27	#4
R1der Newbie Broken 75 Club SE 1.8t Rover 420 D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunderland Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the replies so far but I have no garage or even a drive and about 8 inches of snow prevent any chance of me tackling the job. If it looked like a simple head off job then I would think about trying to do it when the weather broke but the noise this made as it failed sounded terminal. The refusal to even turn over either on the starter or with a socket on the crank now makes me think either a jumped timing belt either causing the failure or a hydraulic lock in one of the cylinders then the belt jumping, i have checked and the belt is still intact and on the pullies. Hard to diagnose fully without some stripping but if the snow clears i may borrow a bore-scope to have a look in the bores rather than open the engine up to the elements.

28th November 2010, 21:28	#5
Thomas This is my second home MG6 1.8T GT SE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Falkirk Posts: 9,510 Thanks: 106 Thanked 173 Times in 128 Posts	Keep us posted on your findings!

29th November 2010, 11:13	#7
keithys Newbie mg zt 160 turbo Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: liverpool Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi there the engine on our mgf hydrauliced we replaced the headgasket ran sweet as a nut try taking your sparkplugs out to see if it turns over regards keith

1st December 2010, 21:00	#9
R1der Newbie Broken 75 Club SE 1.8t Rover 420 D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunderland Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well thats not good news about the new engines, do you know where they were sourced from. Were they new or remanufactured as that would be a big difference. Engine i would get will be a complete bare engine made from all new parts ( some so new they arent even made yet hence the delay ) with all the updates and modified bits, MLS gasket and oli rail to name a few. Maybe not the great idea i thought it was then, shame as the car is great to drive and is now just sitting in its own little 6 foot snowdrift at my works car park

3rd December 2010, 15:38	#10
patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,418 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	Turnbulls at Station Road at Pattinson Ind Est in Washington are an X-Part garage ,it might be worth having a word with them as they know our cars very well. I can't seem to find their number at the moment but they are easy to find around the back of the old Newalls Insulation works.