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Post Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:22 am

We currently have 9 engines waiting to be rebuilt/replaced. What is going on!

Mini Cooper with snapped camshaft pulley bolt...
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X5 3.0d with melted piston
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Passat with a slight issue on one cylinder... Small amount of debris in sump haha (amazingly still runs on 3 cylinders)...
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X3 3.0d with snapped chain and lots of damage (missed a few oil services)
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Old school mini having full rebuild due to oil leaks...
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Not currently got photos of the following but we also have...
E46 320d with a snapped crank!!!!
Anothet X5 3.0d with a melted piston
E46 m3 with cracked head
E91 320d that has injested a swirl flap

Busy times!!!!
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Post Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:35 am

I've got a complete 320d unit here - would solve your various issues!
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Post Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:37 am

FAB already sorted me out. Thanks
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Post Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:45 pm

.... and there I was planning on bringing my E38 down :P
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Post Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:03 pm

What causes the melted pistons on the x5's?
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Post Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:08 pm

Time for a new engine imy? Haha

To be honest I don't know. I suspect faulty injector. Both are on cylinder 1 but I suspect that is coincidental.
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Post Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:10 pm

I have however got to the bottom of the camshaft bolt snapping. Rebuilt the engine and when I tried to time it up exhaust camshaft was locked solid. Traced it to a faulty vac pump (runs off cam) that has collapsed and locked solid!!!! Expensive break that was
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Post Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:11 pm

Haha, not new engine. Just got a hard starting problem at the moment that needs looking at :)
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Post Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:18 pm

Sounds fu@"ed. that's number 10 on the list a˜‰a‘a
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Post Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:20 pm

:D
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Post Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:42 pm

melted piston like that normally caused by injector problems, what happened the passat leg outa bed? , we had a e46 320d a little while ago with a snapped crank, was previously flood damaged was running fine went for test and bang !!! just short of writing it of
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Post Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:58 pm

My dad had a brand new Passat turbodiesel company car that managed around 14,000 miles without any sign of problems before it put a rod through the side of the block while he was going up a hill.

VW took the car back for examination and put a complete replacement new engine in.
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Post Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:04 pm

its crazy people here will do anything to avoid the 2.0 pd over the oil pump issues but will be overjoyed to find a beautiful 1.9 that will self destruct at any minute 8O
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Post Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:37 am

Most engines have there problems. It's just a case of how common
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Post Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:41 am

Only certain engine codes on the 1.9PD have con rod issues.

If anyone wants a good M47N 150, there's one in the 'shop here.
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Post Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:42 am

The most common problem I've seen ( and been victim of ) is the Audi 2.0 td lump that was in my 57 reg A4 Special Edition - The famous oil pump issue. I still have the oil pump drive approx 5mm allen key that rounds off and also rounds the socket in the balance shaft assembly - This is what happens when Bloody Bean Counters are running the show and think they can save a tenner per car vs the thousands this costs us poor punters. Their loss though as I will never ever buy another Audi in my life.
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