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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2006 16:10:52 GMT
Shawn,
Ebay item 200013654186.
LMC Leaton Mini Centre.
At the moment they have offered to source another or give money back, I'm gonna see what they offer in way of replcacement and if it's comparable I will leave it in situ and get them to collect car and return it working!
If not, I may have to re source another which i think i have found but will be in touc with regards to a professional (you!) fitting it for me!!
Thanks for you help
Bryn
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Sept 1, 2006 18:10:30 GMT
seized.... I guess it been sitting around for a while. Have you asked them how long its been unused?
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Post by MiniHaven on Sept 1, 2006 20:42:26 GMT
word up word up right ive spoken to scot in peacehaven , this lot are a bunch of utter ripoff cowboys .
2 put this message in to perspective for others reading this :-
scot purchased 1 engine 1300 from the above people and it was discovered the flywheel had not been tightened or locked either so the poor lad had to remove the motor and return it by courier and wait for another , based on the attitude and after care from these people a note of the engine number was taken (there was no engine number on the block!!)
when scot collected the replacement he then checked it to ensure he hadnt been sent the old one back it checked out to be another engine he then fitted it to his car he run the engine for about twenty minuits !!!
the same fault had occured , the flywheel has become independant to the crankshaft.
to the extent it had ruined the crank and rendered it unuseable .
scot was able to gain a full refund of his money but they have not made any attempts to collect the engine ( a rebuild for me in the winter )
when i did the engineers report on his engine in his car this poor lad was welling up in tears when i explained my findings in the workshop accompnied by his dad .
it all ended in good will and hapiness as i was able to source a low milage turbo 1275 lump straight from a metro turbo .for a lot less than he spent on one of these lemmons !!
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Post by MiniGT5 on Sept 2, 2006 0:22:24 GMT
Hi Shawn,
Does this mean you can get your hads on any more low milage turbos???
N :-)
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Post by monkeyjim on Sept 6, 2006 19:40:23 GMT
As most of you know I work in a garage . We will only buy recon engines from the top remanufacturer because of the problems we have had in the past with second hand engines..
If you know it will need a rebuild fair enough but if you buy one in good faith that is supposedly ready to fit and its a dudd thats not on .
The only way I have bought Mini engines is to buy the car they are in . 998cc AND 1275cc Metros , lovely cars get them for £50 run them round the block so you know engine and gearbox are ok, then drive it home take the engine out and dump the rest .
It is cheaper to buy a complete running Metro than just the engine.
All A series Metros G and H reg are unleaded, of course that depends if they have there original engines and heads.
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Sept 7, 2006 8:26:43 GMT
I think it was a 19'000 mile MPI engine cheap on ebay.... Murphy's law.
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Post by MiniHaven on Sept 7, 2006 8:54:42 GMT
ill keep you posted on the turb front , i have heard a whisper of another bu think the milage is in mid 70s ?neil
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Sept 7, 2006 12:04:35 GMT
I might be interested in a turbo - gearbox
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Post by MiniGT5 on Sept 8, 2006 5:54:05 GMT
Thanks Shawn,
Dont need it just yet but may be on the look out for one when I get back in november.
Just bought a Bini supercharger off ebay but am having dificulty contacting the seller so may just need the head and carb but if its a complete setup would consider getting it rebuilt
N :-)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2006 9:55:23 GMT
Well guys.........
Si is proud owner of my old lump, make it great again Si!.
Leaton Mini are collecting my car with their engine and taking it away to repair. I have taken note of engine number and smartwatered it!! (suspicious policeman's mind). They are going to rectify and return on carrier so watch this space. I have to say in contactidtion of poor scot's experience, Danny at Leaton has been very good about the whole thing so far and they are picking up the cost for transport, repair and return without any sort of fight, will kepp you all updated, especially shawn who may have another winter rebuiled if all goes tits up!
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Post by MiniHaven on Sept 10, 2006 8:32:10 GMT
hi guys ive done it again i have found a brand new reconditioned a plus series turbo engine it has been completely re built and painted up it also sits in space frame ready to bolt in to a mini with all ancillaries and bit and bobs complete it has been used in one race meet for approx 10 miniuts so basicly run in .
if you are interested pm me for details
regards shawn
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Post by monkeyjim on Sept 10, 2006 17:01:07 GMT
let me know shawn about the above engine
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Post by MiniGT5 on Sept 10, 2006 23:45:00 GMT
Shawn, post a price for it, does it come with turbo / carb / manifolds / etc??? I quite interested, have you seen it running? Neil  |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Sept 11, 2006 2:29:12 GMT
OK just saw the word ancillaries, am very interested, is it local?
N :-)
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Post by MiniHaven on Sept 11, 2006 6:17:57 GMT
ill find out what you guys need to know today in between mots
regards shawn
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