Has anyone got a spare G engine?

dabigginger · Post by **dabigginger** » Sat May 22, 2004 2:45 pm

I think I've just melted a piston

My car started misfiring really badly last night - I got a compression test this morning and found there is no compression on no.4 cylinder. There is oil coming out of the oil filler cap and has poured out of the dipstick pipe and the engine is rattling really badly.

I'm going to take the head off on Monday to confirm it, but I'm pretty sure that's what the problem is.

So, has anyone got a spare G engine going? Please e-mail me at [email protected]

I'm going to go and cry now...

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:04 pm

bugger

good luck finding an engine

karlm was looking for one for ages

i'll keep my eyes out on the forums etc

dabigginger · Post by **dabigginger** » Sat May 22, 2004 11:28 pm

I've only been able to find one from some breakers near Manchester. They wanted Â£1200 for it with the box and charger which I don't need, and I haven't heard good things about them either, so I think I'll start looking into a rebuild now...

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Sat May 22, 2004 11:34 pm

there was someone on Pitstop selling a chargerless engine...

dabigginger · Post by **dabigginger** » Sun May 23, 2004 12:01 am

When/who was that? I have put a post up on the Pitstop forum, but nobody has told me about any engines yet...

I know of one guy in Kent who sold an engine on eBay a few weeks ago. He's on the Pitstop forum if that's the guy you're thinking of...