Lee J's Van... the story so far...

[Lee J]

October 2005 - Bought 2001 LWB 350 tranny.

November 2005 - Ply partioned, fit lighting, fit 2 new seats from a DAF truck. Go here to see it.... http://www.fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2690

December 2005 - fit 2 speakers to the back seating area & fit rear step.

January 1st 2006 - head gasket has blown and not only has it bent the cylinder head but it's shot gunk (oil+water) into the turbo, the intercooler & the radiator so it's pretty poorly, happy new year!

January 8th 2006 - After a strip down at my local van garage they have said it needs a new engine - RIP.

January 9th 2006 - New engine found at a local salvage yard. Just taken out of a 51 plate tranny, is a runner, 2.4 DI with 90,000 miles, FSH. Cost - £850

January 12th 2006 - Van been transported to garage to start fitting new engine.

[madmark]

mate that is such a shame! i thourt these new engines were better made !

[john leeman]

WHAT ON EARTH DID IT DO BEFORE IT FAILED IN SUCH A BAD WAY ?. PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

[Lee J]

The temperature gauge hit the top and the van dropped power down to a crawl. Then it ran lumpy. I switched off and noticed I had no water in the radiator, I pulled the dipstick and there was me water - in me engine!

[Lee J]

UPDATE....

January 16th - New engine, new radiator, new intercooler, new turbo, new heater matrix and a new clutch fitted. Hope to pick it up today.

[100ps_drw_hicube]

bloody hell sounds like its gonna hurt the wallet

[Lee J]

approx £1750

[john leeman]

BLOODY NORA, THAT A LOT OF MONEY. HOW MUCH OF THAT WAS THE CLUTCH, ITOMISE PLEASE, THE ONLY THING ABOUT THESE MK6s NO SCRAPYARD SPARES YET, OF MY OWN. ANYBODY OUT THERE DOING MK6s PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

[ovlov]

THE ONLY THING ABOUT THESE MK6s NO SCRAPYARD SPARES YET, OF MY OWN. ANYBODY OUT THERE DOING MK6s PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

I was in Simpson salvage at Full Sutton near York last week and they had a few new shape Transits breaking http://www.simpsonsalvage.com
01759 372728

[Lee J]

I dont have the bill until I pick the van up tonight I'll post it all up tmrw

[john leeman]

THANKS OVLOV, FULL SUTTONs NOT TOO FOR TO GO IF YOUR GOING TO SAVE A FORTUNE, WE ARE VERY BUSY AT THE MOMENT, FINDING TIME IS A PROBLEM, DO NEED A MK3 N/S DOOR SOON FOR OUR LUTON M.O.T.

[Lee J]

OK Folks?

January 17th - Picked van up. Runs like a Bentley now! Thanks to the guys at doncaster Motors Spares who fixed it. Here's the breakdown....

New Engine (90k 2.4DI) £850 + VAT
Labour £200 +VAT
New Clutch & Fitting £168
Oil £26
New speedo head & fitting & labour diagnosing engine fault £320

Total £1747.75

ouch!

[rover]

Thats been an expensive job mate!

But the labour charge is not over the top for the work involved


Rover.

[100ps_drw_hicube]

labour is bloody cheap compared to our local ford stealer he wants £250 just to fit a turbo

[Lee J]

Latest installment...

21st Jan - went to check levels and radiator resovoir is full of oil.
24th Jan - Back in garage, apparently it's just what was left in the system from before so they flush it many times. Nice and clean now.
25th Jan - Glow plug light starts flashing while driving, runs brill but this light is annoying