MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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Worth a read
http://www.yell.com/motoring/blog/wave-goodbye-to-engine-transplants/
Cheers MJ
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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people will just fit and even more wont declare, pointless, making a bad situation worse
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chloe16v
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Registered: 29th Nov 07
Location: Rotherham
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quote:
Originally posted by john-d
people will just fit and even more wont declare, pointless, making a bad situation worse
exact thing i said in another thread it was posted in the other day 
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Surely you can just get a report from a garage saying it's been fitted all ok?
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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sure it loads of crap
im sending my v5 of today to swap my nova to 2.0
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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I don't understand why a garage would need to provide evidence for carrying out the work. I know plenty of people who are more qualified than some spanner jockey kid in a dodgy garage who could do the work.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Surely at worse you could just apply for an SVA test?
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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yeh true pow
I would happily take mine for an SVA if needed as has been done to a good standard and not bodged like some
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pow
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Me too!
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Wrighty
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quote:
Originally posted by fazza
yeh true pow
I would happily take mine for an SVA if needed as has been done to a good standard and not bodged like some
when you put it like that, its good from a safety POV so make sure it is done right - so madmike is doomed  if a jobs worth doing its worth doing well.
cant really see a problem myself apart from having to have it checked out by an RAC bloke..only thing i can see is more people not declaring them..
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Jamie_Hastings1
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway
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Fazza is your 2.0 in yet? I have my engine sitting but it wont be ready for the deadline yet. Can i send it away before its in and hope they dont come and inspect it?
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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yeh my engines in mate, car should be finished by sunday and on the road next week aslong as my exhaust arrives on time 
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random dav
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Why not make people get their brakes checked/done properly too? Stupid if you ask me.
WRLFC !
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jamjar15
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Registered: 8th Oct 07
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didnt know about this. just put a 200 bhp engine in an old civic but my step dads an rac patrol guy so pretty sure i can get him to sort me something out  me n my brother did a proper job though so shouldn't really be a problem... i hope
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Jamie_Hastings1
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Mines isn't ready yet. Might just send it away the day and if they ask why its not on the road yet just tell them i wanted to beat the new law.
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Jambo
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link doesnt work for me can some post gen or summarise pls thx
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Some site unrelated to cars has posted engine transplants are banned.
The only information they give to back this up is a link to some SVA manuals, which I won't be reading through, but at a guess probably don't say anything about stopping engine transplants.
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
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quote:
Originally posted by jamjar15
didnt know about this. just put a 200 bhp engine in an old civic but my step dads an rac patrol guy so pretty sure i can get him to sort me something out me n my brother did a proper job though so shouldn't really be a problem... i hope
is it that white one, full stripped bare?
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Conway563
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Registered: 7th Jun 06
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Some site unrelated to cars has posted engine transplants are banned.
The only information they give to back this up is a link to some SVA manuals, which I won't be reading through, but at a guess probably don't say anything about stopping engine transplants.
Plus the fact VOSA who manage all SVA/IVA sites have no knowledge of this
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SXi_Tim
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Registered: 11th Mar 03
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I have taken mine off SORN recently and had no problems
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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As said, at worst it will just need to get an SVA test. Which isn't really a bad thing as it'll stop the buckets making it onto the highways 
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DizzyRebel
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Registered: 2nd Jan 09
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grind the engine numbers off and stamp the number off the original lump in it. Problem solved
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
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Welcome to the nanny state 
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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There was some chat a while back saying that engine swaps would result in needing an SVA and you'd end up on a Q plate. That would be annoying as I want a private plate on my car...
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Surely you can just get a report from a garage saying it's been fitted all ok?
Not that easy mate as i found out when i had my engine fitted when i had to get an engineers report done for my insurance i drove around loads of garages and made loads of phone calls to others and no garage would touch it because they dont want any responsibility if anything happens down the line ect.
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