Paul W
Premium Member
Registered: 26th Aug 09
Location: Northamptonshire
User status: Offline
|
Right, so i'm trying to source an x18xe1 at the minute and have come across one with potential on the bay. I keep getting told by my dad to get an engine that i've seen/heard running, but it's kinda hard with these engines as no-one really sells them as they do with c20xe's and LET's. So, would you purchase from the bay, if they have history to show services etc, and can get a vid to show it running? Obviously with the hassle Dan's had with his turbo, i don't want that to end up happening to me 
Rio Verde Bagged More Door Project
|
Graham88
Member
Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
User status: Offline
|
I've bought and sold engines online, just a risk you take.
I bought an engine down the road which turned out to have the timing out by 3-4 teeth, risk you take with any engine tbh no matter where you buy it.
|
Chris x
Member
Registered: 11th Sep 08
Location: Bexhill
User status: Offline
|
AdamF has one for sale on here. Im sure you could source a courier cheap enough!
|
Martin W
Organiser: South East
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Aug 09
Location: Welling, Greater London
User status: Offline
|
i bought mine off ebay, havent fitted it yet, but looks alright so far
|
DansCorsaSXi
Organiser: Yorkshire
Premium Member
Registered: 13th Jan 10
Location: Worksop
User status: Offline
|
I'm same,mine's off eBay and not fitted it yet.
I've gone with his word it runs ok and hopefully it'll be ok.
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
|
Generation
Member
Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
Got mine off ebay spent alot having the whole thing rebuilt
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
|
From the other side of the table, I've sold engines which have come straight out of working cars.
That said, it's very difficult to ensure they don't get contaminated when they're being removed, condition beforehand etc.
Also very easy to sell a dodgy one if you want to.
Never been an issue for me buying them because I normally just get the whole car as a starting point, which if you've got any room at all to do it is the way to go. You also get loads of other freebies then.
|
Paul W
Premium Member
Registered: 26th Aug 09
Location: Northamptonshire
User status: Offline
|
Seems like a bit of a lottery tbh. I'm finding it hard to find a local engine so i'm having to resort to looking further afield, but obviously that means having to take someones word whether it's a good engine or not. As you say Ian, easy to fob off a dodgy one over the net. The one i've found is from a 'experienced breakers' so i'm thinking that maybe it's a bit better buying from them than just some random bloke as it's a business. If i had the space, ideally i'd find a donor car to have everything from but i barely have enough space to work on mine at the minute what with my mums signum spitting the dummy out recently which is now sat on the drive, as well as Dan's turbo. It's times like this i wish i had a unit or something to work in .
Adam's one's a bit out of my budget tbh, i have had a look at the ad though Chris  .
As generation says, could end up spending lots rebuilding something like an xe or a LET, which is what's kinda spurring me on for the 1.8, if you get a bad one it'd be cheaper and easier to just buy a whole different engine sorta thing
Rio Verde Bagged More Door Project
|
IvIarkgraham
Premium Member
Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
User status: Offline
|
warreng not get you one?
|
kennySRi
Member
Registered: 12th Nov 10
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
An experienced breaker would probably give somesort of short warranty incase it's buggered once fitted and tested.
|
Toby
Premium Member
Registered: 29th Nov 05
User status: Offline
|
Thing is, it could run and then be fucked in a weeks time anyway. I would be rebuilding them regardless of where I got it from so wouldn't let it bother me. If your that worried buy a doner car and strip it, will make money back on the parts
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
|
quote:
Originally posted by Paul W
Adam's one's a bit out of my budget
Its also known good.
|
thomson
Member
Registered: 18th Jan 11
Location: scotland
User status: Offline
|
i am also in this boat. in 2 minds weather to buy the engine and box or the whole car for a bit more money and split the rest to make my money back. hmmm
|
AndyCorsaSport
Member
Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
A lot of engines on eBay are from breakers who offer warrenty on them. Little pit of peice of mind i suppose.
|
djgritt
Premium Member
Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
User status: Offline
|
Bought my X18XE1 off eBay - never had a problem with it.
Unless you count the seller not sending all the components for the ECU System as a problem, which I didn't really.
I bought a full engine & gearbox still bolted to a Vectra B subframe (mounts, AC pump etc tc still attached too)
|
scottyp1989
Member
Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by kennySRi
An experienced breaker would probably give somesort of short warranty incase it's buggered once fitted and tested.
They will only give warenty if its going to be a direct replacement not a conversion.
|
Chris F
Show Staff
Organiser: East Anglia
Premium Member
Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
User status: Offline
|
I did, mines fine!
|
Toby
Premium Member
Registered: 29th Nov 05
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by scottyp1989
quote:
Originally posted by kennySRi
An experienced breaker would probably give somesort of short warranty incase it's buggered once fitted and tested.
They will only give warenty if its going to be a direct replacement not a conversion.
How would they know?
|
Paul W
Premium Member
Registered: 26th Aug 09
Location: Northamptonshire
User status: Offline
|
Didn't think Warren sourced engines? Could sort me out with TB's mind
I might chance it with one from a breakers as that seems about the only way im gonna be able to get one any time soon, gonna ask lots of questions and get as much info as i can from them before i do purchase, if i do.
Rio Verde Bagged More Door Project
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
|
Just get on the cheeky bids for local stuff and go get it.
I wouldn't pay breaker prices when in reality you're no better protected. They could easily get out of warranty by saying it was run without fluids, contaminated during the work etc.
|
Daveskater
Premium Member
Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Toby
How would they know?
Because Corsa Bs don't come with a 1.8? 
[Edited on 28-12-2011 by Ian]
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
|
MarkSport
Member
Registered: 22nd May 09
User status: Offline
|
not sure if it's been said above but buy one in a vectra that's up for scrap. that way you can hear it running.
|
Fro
Member
Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
User status: Offline
|
Took a risk with a 1.8t AUQ engine that had already been removed on ebay once, won it at a price alot cheaper than it was worth. Took the risk and went up to manchester, brought it back and fitted it and it was spot on with no issues at all.
Luck of the draw tbh.
|
shaunmods
Premium Member
Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
User status: Offline
|
I bought mine on ebay as a running engine, didnt see it running or anything though. It ran sweet but smoked its tits off.
If I was to do it again I'd either buy a donor car, make sure I saw the engine running first or strip the engine down properly to make sure everything was in order before putting it in the car rather than just giving it a basic service like I did. Lesson learnt the hard way lol.
|
.Matt
Member
Registered: 28th Jan 09
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
What about this.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Opel-Vectra-1-8i-16v-a-c-1998-S-reg-Arctic-/370540155769?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item5645ea1379#ht_1466wt_1031
Find out what engine is in it first of course, may be an XE as not sure when started putting the XE1's in the the Veccy, Mine came out a S Reg Astra.
It does state its a X18XE but the power is 113.
[Edited on 29-12-2011 by .Matt]
|
