Originally Posted by
YOREVOL
crank will be f*****d on either no3 or no4 journal. cheapest fix new lump.
saw loads when i worked at alfa dealer. exhaust warms bearing up,oil burns away engine seized.
Thanks matey, at least I know where to look if I do drop the sump off. Seen a trader on ebay doing rebuilt lumps for £1075 fitted, but that basically makes repair the same as what the car is worth fully running - ie not worth the bother. Hmmm.
Can you regrind the crank and can you get oversized shells for them?
Originally Posted by
RS Grant
Depends how cheap you're getting it to be honest mate... IF you can 'do a Mondeo V6' on it then I'd give it a shot for definite, but how long has it been rattling and how far has it been driven like that??
Cheers,
Grant
My thoughts too Grant. Not too sure of the rattle history, other than it died 2 days after it's last MOT, and not been driven since. Mileage on the car could be tallied up with the mileage on the MOT to confirm that I guess. It had 4 new tyres for MOT time and passed ok I believe, so would hope it's not gone far / done much since. Might just "mondeo V6 it" if I can get the parts cheap enough
Originally Posted by
Touring Car Spares
What he said ! Any low oil level or oil pressure ,water in oil from head gasket is a fave ,fks these engines right up .
Depressingly common issue then Tony
I guess what might be worth further investigation is what caused it... don't want a head gasket to deal with as well
