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Re: It's trying my patience.
[Re: chipped]
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11/08/2019 09:15
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jimboy
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Gutted for you John. hope you can get the Coop up & running again.  My Coop is still at Joes & every now & again I'm thinking hope all goes well on the drive back up to Inverness  when the time comes. I know what you mean though, the time & money sunk in to the Coops, it's that kind of car, it's the way it is.
I'm an old git & happy with it,most of the time
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Re: It's trying my patience.
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12/08/2019 06:26
12/08/2019 06:26
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Blueboyracer
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chipped - mine did something similar the other week and it turned out to be the crank sensor wiring - simple fix but REALLY scary at the time Oil light and pressure on mine reported as of limp mode
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Re: It's trying my patience.
[Re: jimboy]
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14/08/2019 16:58
14/08/2019 16:58
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My take on this is donor engine would probably work out cheaper, BUT if you rebuild you could go down the road of an upgrade forge & practically have a new engine & knowing what you have will give you peace of mind. Just my thoughts. I know what I'd do..  Ha ha, yes. Niki (the wife) is on the cars side as well, and is all for getting it back on the road.  I will have to price up a rebuild, but a known good low mileage engine would still be an option.
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Re: It's trying my patience.
[Re: Master_Mariner]
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27/08/2019 15:43
27/08/2019 15:43
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Its got to be about your budget Chipped,
As your attached to the car- the rebuilt, forged custom engine is a no brainer. You end up knowing you have the best quality you can get.
But with a donor engine- your back up and running -with funds ready to feed the mirror spiders...
Regards
MM Yeah, I can't stretch to the forged engine unfortunately. I have sourced a 70k engine with good oil pressure and 155 p.s.i. on all cylinders. But my oil cooler and turbo are contaminated with white metal so more expense there. The clutch hasn't done many miles so can I reuse it? Also the belts etc' were only done a couple of hundred miles ago so I will re use them. Mirror spider seems to fend for itself, I trained it well.
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