Do Fiat still sell new engines if so does anyone know how much they are? Also is torque italia still running? Think something has fubbered on my engine fine at idle but top end rattle from around no 1 piston area when reved checked oil and yes there wasn't any.

that's bad luck Stevo - you've had 2 rebuilds haven't you ?

Alternative Autos do them, £2k each....

Yeah although this time it was my fault I think. Rubbish.

Torque Italia will still do engines - but Barbz is obvioulsy in Dubai now....

Rog had a good deal going a while back on some new'uns. Might be worth a call.

if not able to find one, paul at motormech had some very good second-hand ones a couple months back - i'd trust him if h e said they were good-uns same as rog...

Sorry to hear the bad news.
What about the 2.5 engine that JohnS is selling ? 2.8k.

Would have to be something like that Rich, problem with a standard engine would be the pistons cracking again etc etc, maybe a forged 2.4 is the way forward. Going to investigate tomorrow and do compression checks etc etc, hopefully I will find something which will not need me to sell a kidney.