214 dead

weejoeturbo · Post by **weejoeturbo** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:05 pm

i am having a really bad month

first i wack the 220 now the 214 has poped the engine well and truely.

any ideas what i should buy??

engine or car??

have about Â£500 to fix it no more. because i have to fix the 220 as well.

Tocca · Post by **Tocca** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:07 pm

Goto local scrap yard, engine will cost a few quid at most

weejoeturbo · Post by **weejoeturbo** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:20 pm

yeh but a may be just as bad as the one i have thats why most of them round my way have been scraped.

was thinking about putting the gsi engine into her. in the mean time.

but its only an idea.

Tocca · Post by **Tocca** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:22 pm

Wouldnt bother, too much hassle. Easier to go buy another car mate. 220 Turbo to 214 requires subframes etc to be swapped over. Ripping apart the loom etc.. Just loads of hassle!

Squaddiemodo · Post by **Squaddiemodo** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:45 pm

buy an engine (most scrappy engines come with a return agreement) and do a full gasket change on it (easy to do with the engine out, then drop the new one in

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:46 pm

if your that way inclined, get an exact same engine, rebuild it out of the car, can do a better job then, and drop it in...

otherwise for 500quid you can buy a car, fix it, and mot and tax it for 500quid...

smile · Post by **smile** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:19 pm

Sell me the exhaust

teehee, but seriously - best of luck rebuilding it!

weejoeturbo · Post by **weejoeturbo** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:02 pm

smile wrote:Sell me the exhaust teehee, but seriously - best of luck rebuilding it!

i am actually changing the exhaust in september. to a more mot-able one.

may sell the 1 i have if its still ok at the end of august.