Help for possible engine in Reims, France

[vee8essie]

HI hows it going have you got your car home yet and what is the problem with the car

[blueriver]

Car is booked to come home at a cost of 782. They didn't tell me before I booked it that it would be 10-14 days. I will now have to pay storage costs until they pick it up as well. Once it's back I can have a look at it and see what's wrong.

[skinnyman]

Do you have to pay the £782 as well as the storage costs?

[vee8essie]

do you want a hand got lots of time (holidays) to take so don't mind helpin you out may need a b+b though

[vee8essie]

last post should of read you may need to find me a B+B don't mind coming down to help  you out on my way to somerset  and yes I know the difference in miles used to go to a factory in chaily  also the McLaren  workshop near brighton 

[blueriver]

Car is back now. Not sure how bad its gonna be. Put some oil in the engine and pulled it into the driveway. Was a small amount of white smoke or something out of the exhaust. The lorry diver noticed it. It was hardly much at all. I think that it may be bad news.

[mac11irl]

Heres hoping a strip down will show up a recoverable situation...

at least it started!!

[vee8essie]

still willing to give you a hand if you want one 

[blueriver]

Much appreciated vee8essie. Will shout if I need a hand.

[vee8essie]

ok hope its not to bad

[Paul thornton]

You can buy the engines second hand for next to nothing these days.

I'd be tempted to go down that route as will be miles cheaper than rebuilding you current one, especially if its had oil starvation.

[blueriver]

I'm gonna drain and check the oil strainer first, then see how it runs. And go from there

[blueriver]

When it got back I put some oil in the top of the engine to drive it into the driveway. The garage in France seemed to have cleared all the fault codes (slightly annoying) but I can't get any from diags. Car is seeming to run OK.

So far I have an oil light on after running idle for around ten mins and coolant light(known previously)

Either my app is rubbish, but I'm not getting any faults on it

[pauldazzle]

Sounds like you got away with it. Just need to get that oil strainer changed now.

[pauldazzle]

When it got back I put some oil in the top of the engine to drive it into the driveway. The garage in France seemed to have cleared all the fault codes (slightly annoying) but I can't get any from diags. Car is seeming to run OK.

So far I have an oil light on after running idle for around ten mins and coolant light(known previously)

Either my app is rubbish, but I'm not getting any faults on it

BTW. I wouldn't expect any fault codes for this as the oil pump/strainer is a mechanical part.

[blueriver]

OK. Thanks.

So, oil wise. 0-30 or fully synthetic 5-30? Or would something else be better?

Currently on variable service

[pauldazzle]

Quantum Platinum 5-30 & a genuine VAG fliter.

[Liverpool-Lad]

Have you done the strainer?

[blueriver]

Got the oil etc today. Just got to order the strainer from skoda on Monday

[Liverpool-Lad]

Deffo do that before it moves a muscle.

[bigjohn]

The problem is when you have big end / main bearing failure things can be fine on starting until the oil gets hot and thinner then things rapidly go down hill.

 

I had this years ago on a Datsun 100A. Engine failed due to a cooling issue that poluted the oil somewhat reducing its lubrication properties, was recovered home. Next morning after an oil change it sounded perfect when restarted for a while - until oil light started flickering - shortly followed by a death rattle!  I had to be recovered for a second time - you might not get away with that these days!

Edited 9 August, 2015 by bigjohn

[vee8essie]

hows it going did you order the oil strainer what was the oil like that came out off the engine any debris in it  have you had the sump off yet.Are any of the main caps loose good look with it all  

[blueriver]

Strainer ordered. May do tomorrow. If not I'll be looking at it next weekend.

[blueriver]

As I'm training the oil, I see this from the turbo....

It's this may that the pipe is not fitted tight enough or could it be a problem?

Edited 21 August, 2015 by blueriver

[blueriver]

And how awkward are the sump nuts to get off! Slightly tight /seized