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« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2009, 06:18:58 pm » |
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Can they be trusted?
I think so, they have been around for quite a while and have in addition a positive profile on ebay aswell. But i havent any personal experience with them. We tried calling them, and they asked us to e-mail, but the mail bounced. Since he's writing "idéal pour préparation" (good for tuning), chances are that this engine is the same we already found (only somewhat cheaper). And *if* it's okay, we still have to find a way to get it here... So I've turned my thumb down so far. We have to get the car rolling, and so far we haven't had any luck chasing replacement engines. I'm also absolutely confident that the old one can be repaired properly. /Anders
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« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2009, 10:40:11 am » |
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Thanks Bo and Tom
Well Paris may be closer to Copenhagen than your pretty part of Norway, but it's still a long way to drive, and frankly we're pretty anxious to get the car back on the road. And I haven't been able to get in contact with the guy - a fresh engine would be nice to have, but the old one is very much okay if repaired. I'm primarily concerned about the time factor here! We need to get back on the road!
Bo, it's comforting to hear about your experiences. Well done about your spring work. I'm going to have the shocks replaced in the back as the car was not as stable as I would have expected it to be when we headed south, but since our cars are similar age, it might be worth checking the springs too. 300 € for a new set of springs isn't expensive, and now the engine is out anyway, driveshafts are disconnected etc, it might be a good idea to do them now rather than later. Did you do the shocks too? Which supplier were you using this time?
/Anders
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« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2009, 06:13:46 pm » |
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UPDATE: I bought a new engine on eBay yesterday - paid it today, and now I'm looking forward to getting it shipped. This should take three workdays, but I'm not cheering until I see it.
The engine was dead cheap, but frankly I don't care, as my mechanic's insurance is paying, and it was only for practical reasons that I did the transaction: My mechanic has never traded on eBay for example.
I guess there's light of the end of the tunnel now...
Bo, we did the struct bearings for the same reason on ours last year, we thought they had failed, as we had a knocking sound from the front - but it actually turned out to be the lower suspension joint which had failed in a way so it wasn't directly detectible when the car was on the lift. We checked the springs then, so I think they will be all right.
I think the rear shocks are done though, as the rear end felt somewhat more "lively" than it used to when we set off with it fully loaded.
/Anders
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« Reply #24 on: April 28, 2009, 10:20:47 pm » |
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Got the used ebay engine for this-repair-engineparts or are you planning on using it "as is" in favour of your original engine ?
No, this is actually a brand new engine. It's sold as used with 7 km mileage, but it's completely new and unused. It even comes with complete ancillaries: Generator, servo pump, air con pump. Belts will be renewed as we don't know how it has been stored, but the rest of the machine will go right in. Only difference from the current engine is the number - this is an L7X 700, Espace has a 727, but the engines are identical as they have the same spare part numbers in the catalogues. So the old engine will be scrapped. I'll probably save a few souvenirs (like bent valves and the damaged piston), and the cams look so good that it would be a pity to throw them away, but the rest of it is next to worthless - the spares are way too expensive to justify this. /Anders
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