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Subject: To start or not to start?

fozzy_255

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Ok short story is i bought a cheap gti6 with engine damadge. Picture explains it

Went up a steep kerb took out underside of the front. holes in sump, snapped driveshaft and snapped gearbox mount OUCH!

The guy said he turned it off striaght away but to be honest can never trust private sellers so i took it as a fooked engine.

I now have another sump. i was planning on rebuilding the engine.

But i wondered if i should try fitting new sump and filling up the oil and seeing if it will start.

Is this a very very bad idea or if damage is already done then no more can be caused.

I may sound a bit Blink

but i just had the idea.

Any help appreciated thankyou

John

Posted 7th May 2010 at 04:10

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jay_gti6

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if it wont cause anymore damage so to speak and if it already could be F**cked then what you got to lose in respect i could be wrong but nothing tried nothing gained lol Big grin

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Posted 7th May 2010 at 04:20

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fozzy_255

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hmmmm, your on my line of thinking.

But what if they really had turned it off just intime so there is minimal damage would starting it up cause more?

Will be removing sump and getting my dad to check for me as hes done engine rebuilds whereas i know sweet FA.

I plan on learning fast though Smile

Posted 7th May 2010 at 04:23

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jay_gti6

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i dont think it will cause anymore damage as if you fill it with oil im sure it just like doing a oil change if he did turn it off if he didnt then its fooked anyway live life to the full give it a go lol if it works you could save hundreds if it dont you got to spend it any way aint you Big grin

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Posted 7th May 2010 at 04:32

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Start it up if it goes bang put a new engine in it cheaper and quicker than a rebuild

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Posted 7th May 2010 at 04:33

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Why don't you just whip no four big end cap off whilst the sump is off?
Then you will know.

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Posted 7th May 2010 at 04:36

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First, sump off and have a look.
Try turning it over by hand with a socket on the crank pulley- ignition off and plugs out-if it turns over then sump on fill with oil and try it on the starter-plugs out, in each case listen. If it won't turn over or makes bad noises stop. If it turns over OK then give it a go- if the bottom end has run without oil it will tell you quite soon.
A second hand engine may be a better economic bet than a rebuild- carl (mechanical-repairs) was recently selling several.

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Posted 7th May 2010 at 04:38

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jonnie205

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fit a new sump, i am almost certain the engine will be fine. If the shaft was snapped and gearbox mount broke i cant see him leaving it running

Posted 7th May 2010 at 16:52

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bung new sump on and fill it up and run it, see how it sounds. if the impact/force was quite bad, the inertia switch should have turned it off anyway Unsure

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Posted 7th May 2010 at 16:56

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try turning it over by hand as said, if it seems smooth i cant see there being any problems

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Posted 7th May 2010 at 16:59

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rikky wrote:

bung new sump on and fill it up and run it, see how it sounds. if the impact/force was quite bad, the inertia switch should have turned it off anyway Unsure

or stalled, not many people remember to press the clutch when in the middle of a crash, too busy concentrating on other matters.

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Posted 8th May 2010 at 03:51

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fozzy_255

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Thanks for all the input. got the car up in air ready to take sump off. has taken a hard hit. has a nissens rad though which seems to have survived (how i don't know)

Its stuck in gear as the gear linkages have come off and cant seem to find one to put back onto the ball thingy no idea of its real name :s

Hopefully will crack on with trying ideas out tommorrow.

Posted 8th May 2010 at 04:07

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Just took the sump off a spare bottom end i bought and found this in the sump

Thin bits of metal (not the pad thats just there to give scale)

Where could it be from?

Posted 9th May 2010 at 16:51

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big end bearings
he might have run it longer than said

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Posted 9th May 2010 at 17:17

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fozzy_255

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Ah ok, this wasn't the car im fixing, i bought this bottom end knowing there was problems but i just wanted the sump, plus get to practice on a spare before i touch the real one.

Posted 9th May 2010 at 17:22

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pete_rallye

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Thats off a spare bottom end? Not the holed sump one? If so you're spare bottom end is f*cked! They are bits of bearing basically, if you ran that bottom end it would knock like f*ck, probaly seize up and smash a hole in the block pretty quick...

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Posted 9th May 2010 at 17:24

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fozzy_255

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yeah spare one that was knocking, but like i say i just wanted the sump. But is good to have one sitting on a bench so i can learn from it.

Havn't taken off the broken sump yet. weather has been rubbish plus i need to know how to take the chain off the pump so i can remove it to check out the bottom end properly.

Posted 9th May 2010 at 18:28

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When you take the old sump off, check for any signs of metal. Obviously bits as big as your example a sign of complete bearing disintegration, but if it's been running a seconds without oil the pieces will probably be smaller.

If you don't see any immediate signs of damaged bearings you can either drop the shells off an inspect them quickly (gives piece of mind) or just stick oil in and try it. When you do start it, listen for any signs of knocking at between 1.5 - 2k rpm.

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Posted 9th May 2010 at 23:02

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fozzy_255

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Well i got the engine started today, started up no problem. Bit tappy though.

Now i can get the engine out and start stripping apart. I think the engine must have had a snapped cambelt at some point thats why its tapping

Posted 15th May 2010 at 16:58

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