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Author dumped engine, will it work after 3 years ?
SAL
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15th Nov 07 at 18:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my mate has two calibre's sitting on his farm, one is a N reg turbo which was shashed up about 3 years ago, will it start ? he said the engine is in tact and all there...

the other is a c20let again, on an L reg, that has been sitting for 1 year due to MOT failure, but he said it has bloody centimental value what-eva

so will an engine that has sat for 3 years of seized ?
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It would if you take it apart and clean it up, put new gaskets on it and possibly new rings and a re-hone.

It MIGHT work straight away, but it'd be a risk, as it might be full of spiders or dust.
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is it worth the risk of buying it "cheap" to re-build ? it only has about 50k on the clocks
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yeah do it

is it cavalier calibre?
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Depends how cheap really.

If you can get a spark plug out, have a look inside the bore (or get the head off, that'd be better) and you'll get an idea of what it's like.

It'd be rebuildable pretty much whatever condition it's in, as long as the block/head isn't cracked.
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calibre, it has a funky GM paint , its like purple/blue might be a pearl ?
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my idea is to check the plugs and have a genaral scout around it. im finding out later how cheap i can get it for then try and get the fuka going
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What will it go into Stavs?
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slap it your's deano ? if it is any good, probs a corsa B at some point.
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Ahhh I see, so you're just buying it for the future. Nice

If you're willing to pay for the conversion, and my insurance after, you can happily use my car
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its worth a look, thats all atm
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Fuck that crap. Whack a battery in it and turn it over with the fuse out for the fuel pump for a couple of mins. Put the fuse back in an see if it fires up.

I did that with my XE, she'd been stood for over a year.



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Also ask how many notes will make his centimental value a loving memory for the 1 year old one

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Is it still in a car?

If so, do what Phil says, just check the oil is ok and spin it over.
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both engine's are still in the cars, he will sell both, but the undamaged one he want restored and will only sell to a collector who the fook will restore a Calibre ? everyone will steal the engine and scrap the shell ffs
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I collect Calibras. I've had 2 so far.

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just start it up,

or best thing, do and oil + filter change first then just start it, theres no reason why the engine will get dirty, as its a sealed unit technically
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quote:
Originally posted by Stavs
both engine's are still in the cars, he will sell both, but the undamaged one he want restored and will only sell to a collector who the fook will restore a Calibre ? everyone will steal the engine and scrap the shell ffs


I know someone who restored a 2.0 8v one Really nice car now though TBH.
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If the engines have had oil in them for the time they haven't been used they should be ok.

No harm in taking the sump off first for a visual check though.
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Change the oil aaaaaaaaaaaanddd do what phil said, crank it over without the fuel pump fuse in - what Dad and I did with our Capri
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you defo need to change the oil because it becomes acid after a few years!!!
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how much do you think he'll sell for mate?
Replicating a certain car you miss, with a difference?
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
you defo need to change the oil because it becomes acid after a few years!!!


Does it?! I thought it just congeals to a lumpy mess?
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quote:
Originally posted by Neepheed
quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
you defo need to change the oil because it becomes acid after a few years!!!


Does it?! I thought it just congeals to a lumpy mess?


I thought it would just collect into a mess in the sump as well, can't see how it chnages into an acid

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