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Ok, I urgently need a new diesel engine. Can anyone recommend a supplier?

Garage can source one for me, but the price would be £3k plus fitting... not willing to pay that much!

HELP!!

i'm sure some one will have some knowledge of places . good luck

As time is of the essence, I've just gone ahead and bought one.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0615533926

Went for that one as it was cheap, and I was able to call the guy and discuss the engine. It's done 83k and comes with a 60 day warranty, and most importantly he can deliver it to Apple MG for Tuesday, so they can do the swap.

When they removed the head on my existing engine, there had been piston ring failure causing bore damage. I'll get more info from the mechanic next week on the likely cause. Rebuild or replace was the prognosis, with replace being the cheapest option.

The total bill including diagnostics, head removal, replacement engine cost and fitting will be a shade over £1500. And the AA will pay £475 of that (£500 less my £25 excess). Could have been a lot worse I suppose.

Sorry to hear a new engine was required

Is it worth doing anything to the new engine before it's installed ?

kandyman wrote:Sorry to hear a new engine was required

Is it worth doing anything to the new engine before it's installed ?

I'll have them fit a new thermostat, and I have a BMW PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve) which I'll also get them to fit.

Very bad luck.

Good score on the replacement. For such a catastrophic failure your total bill will be quite reasonable. Hope it all works out as planned.

As above - Ouch! Good find on the replacement engine though, let's hope the swap goes smoothly and you'll be back in the driving seat soon enough.

Sorry to hear of your trouble calibrax, glad the AA warranty will have helped a bit towards its repair.......

Good on you for getting the car back on the road, most may of let it go and given up.....

Flippin eck, very rare failure failure for the m47 engine, good luck with it

Did the new engine get delivered today ?

kandyman wrote:Did the new engine get delivered today ?

No, slight delay, but will be delivered tomorrow.

Ok, quick update. Visited the garage on my way home today and chatted with Martin who is working on my car (he's one of the owners of Apple MG), and also had a look at the car.

Initial tests showed no compression on 3 out of 4 cylinders. With the head off, there's no apparent damage to the head/valves etc, no apparent piston damage, but fluid poured into the cylinders disappears in about a minute. From this, the suspected cause would be bore wash from overfuelling. T4 (Testbook version 4.Computer Diagnostic System) fault codes are showing on sensors (cam, crank, temp), and the timing also seems to be slightly out, which shouldn't happen with a chain. They set the engine to TDC before they took the head off, but the pistons were slightly off TDC positions - almost like when a cambelt has jumped a tooth or two. So it's all still a bit of a mystery.

The good news is the replacement engine has arrived safely, and fitting begins tomorrow. The new engine includes everything except the starter, alternator and gearbox, so I'll have a nice box of spares (hoses, injectors, etc) to take away with me once they are done. The garage will replace all filters, fluids etc, and also fit a new OEM thermostat - nice and easy to do with the engine out of the car!

Apple MG seem very knowledgeable and I'm confident that my car is in very, very good hands. I should have my baby back early next week, and in even better condition than it was before the breakdown!

Thanks for the update and hope all is soon rectified.
Keeping the old engine and a rebuild doesn't sound a bad idea either.

JohnDotCom wrote:Thanks for the update and hope all is soon rectified.
Keeping the old engine and a rebuild doesn't sound a bad idea either.

Won't be keeping it I'm afraid, have nowhere to put it. Probably have it weighed in for scrap. Pity really.