Is a new engine going to cost for my scooby?

 

A fair chunk no doubt

Is it totalled then? Was really taken by surprise when i saw you crawling on the hard shoulder! Shame I couldnt help You been back long?

I took some video of you on track with amusing Julie commentary but I doubt you'll want to see that now

 

oh I wanna see it!

Was a good day - I cant comaplin the engine blew its done 90k mile and the last 10-12k have been loads of track days, Nurburgring etc etc

Just the timing is lousy as I need to sell it to get the GP!

Alex

 

not good Alex.

 

As said on msn , Not good mate



Just hope it dont put off the new car in anyway

 

got some chocolate buttons for the pistons



sorry bad joke

 

Not sure if it is the pistons, or the big ends... its making a FUCKING GOD AWFUL noise!

 

doesn't north yorkshire rs spares do scobbies now.

the engine i got off him was great

 

my firend has done two engines now

rods everytime

 

ive two scooby engines here if you need one.

 

hmmm

Till I know whats wrong I cant decide to dump a 2nd hand lump in or rebuild the current one.

Alex

 

yes he does dude
sorry to hear about this mate

 

Was this the Scoob that was for sale when I posted about WRXs and engine reliability was discussed?

Think I might steer clear of em

Good luck with sorting it though

 

my mates scoob done two engines in in as many months first time it cost him 2.8k and the second time was done under the warranty with the first work. after that he traded it in and got a newer one. and guess what, the big ends when on that one aswell, luckily enough under warranty.

 

lol

yup it was/is

Not bad for 90k miles and a hard life though.

Cossy don't seem to be any better LOL

Alex

 

Sorry to hear it Alex

I was always told that those RA's are brilliant fun but without warning the bottom ends can just let go. Is this whats happened to yours?

You have had some serious found out of it tho

Goodluck with the rebuild or engine swap

 

No thats not bad considering its regularly getting track time. Seemed to be going fine on the circuit today, did it give you no indication of its imminent death?

 

Alex

No I know cossies are no better, probly worse due to tha age of em!

How much with the fooked engine

 

Make me an offer on PM and I'll work out if I can afford to let it go cheap....

Alex

 

David at API would be a good guy to see to your motor,More than likely it will be your Big ends and about £1800 depending on what the damage is.

Lots of people say "Chocolate engines" but as you pointed out,they last as long as Cossie in most instances (except for P1's)Which you could argue are a bit more fragile than most scoobs.

 

Sorry to hear mate. Never a nice way to finish a day. Best of luck sorting it

 

I was convince when I say you had replied you were going to rip the piss LOL!

Judgmental or what?!



£1800 is WAYYYY to much!


Alex

 

Alex, i genuine short engine is not to bad, about £1400, its all the gaskets & stuff that add up.
The classic scoobs are common for knocking big ends, normally number 3.

 

They aint my cup of tea mate and I make no secret of that but I certainly wouldn't take the piss in this situation. I know how gutting it is (and how expensive) without somebody taking the piss to make matters worse.

Straight up mate best of luck sorting it

 

Oranoco


st3v3
Yeah API would be ideal for you mate.

 

Well when you start to add it all up matey, it wont be far away.
But that does depend on wether you will be doing the work yourself,short engine and so on.

Do a search on scoobynet and see for your self,as frightening as it may seem £1800 is about the figue you will pay some one to do it for you.

 

Try contacting Andy Forrest,we all know he knows a thing or two about scoobs,tis a little far from you though
Drop a 2.5 in there

 

LOL @ AndyF

a touch far!


I was wokring on that as a DIY price!

SO thats ok

Alex