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FincH
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:46 am

No, I'm not getting my ass surgically enhanced, I'm talking about my engine.

What sort of price should I be looking at for a full bottom end rebuild?.

I've considered headwork etc etc before, but I want to get rid of this fecking lumpy idle if it's the last thing I do.

Is it a head off jobbie? or engine out? or sump off?.

Anyone got a guide price please?.

Cheers.

Laughing
Dan
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:58 am

well its an engine out jobbie, but a lumpy idle wont be cured by a bottom end rebuild.
FincH
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:04 pm

Oh right.

Well I've been told that worn piston rings are to blame for the lumpy idle Confused
Dan
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:08 pm

but then it be running rough all the time, is it smoking? done a compression test?

do a compression test before, as rebuilds arent cheap
FincH
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:21 pm

danlp6 wrote:
but then it be running rough all the time, is it smoking? done a compression test?

do a compression test before, as rebuilds arent cheap


The guy who did my head gasket said it was a compression ring in the 4th cylinder that could do with replacing. It doesn't appear to smoke or drink oil Cool
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:58 pm

throw some redex down into number 4 and leave it over night, in fact throw some down into each cyl.

Should free off any sticky rings which are quite common.
FincH
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:35 am

Is that advice to maybe cure the idle or is that if I go ahead and get it rebuilt? ^^
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:55 am

pour redex in then hopeull ythat will free off the rings (only if they are stuck though) which shoudl bring the compresion on 4 back up and might cure the idle.

the idle on the energy's is never great btw. It will never be nice and smooth like say a straight 6 or something.
FincH
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:00 am

Ok, thanks Chris Smile
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