BlownCorona Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 blown head gasket might cause a drop in oil pressure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evlb1tch Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 That's what I was thinking.... or a warped head? But my knowledge is very limited haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZedHed Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 dont biff it,hunt down a replacement engine....from any BMC built FWD car under 1300cc should fit?Guys? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 12a bridgeport is a bolt in swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evlb1tch Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Am in Hamz going to take a look tomorrow today's weather was so hideous! Will let you know what I find! Anyone in Hamz going to be around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japawagons Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 TBH it sounds like you have cooked the living shit out of this engine... But by no means should this need to be the end of this car, or even this engine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evlb1tch Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yeah a guy who knew these engines stopped and had a look and tried a few things (I was under the bonnet so probably looked helpless haha) and tested everything...definitely a cooked engine...mechanics coming to get it soon will just have to get it rebuilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evlb1tch Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 oh and for the bets...fan belts fine..no broken pipes and oil is fine too...so a mystery really (for now) to what went wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evlb1tch Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Hey everyone quick update....thank you all for your help and advice too btw I really appreciate it! Car didn't blow gasket and has been started wahoo! Turns out the water pump was malfunctioning so mechanic is currently replacing that and will go from there but he's driven it a bit and said it sounds ok...obviously I would have done some damage but not as bad as I thought! The guy I bought the car off has bought another second hand engine for me too which was really nice! Though its off an auto so will need some changes (from memory of elizabeths manual conversion!) So I thought I would tell you a little story that I thought was quite nice... I was under the bonnet trying to find what may have gone wrong with my shiny new tool set (My last lot got stolen) and this nice gentleman stopped and asked if I was ok...he said the first car he had ever rebuilt was a morris 1300 so he had a look. Then he went home to get some stuff. In the time that he was away a police officer and one other guy stopped to see if I was ok! How nice is that, 3 guys in the space of an hour! Good old kiwi attitude! So the first guy came back with his bits and when he couldn't figure out what was wrong, he called his friend who was a mechanic just up the road and he came and towed my vehicle to his shop that very day! I thought that was pretty special especially since it was labour day! And so all is well that ends well and I will probably post some pictures up soon once I get her back home! Del xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Good to hear! Hopefully it will be back ont he road in no time. I day sare the fact you're a female may have somthing to do with that many people stopping to help! haha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 As far as I am aware - the automatic engines cannot be used on a manual gearbox. The oil flows a different path through the motor (or the reverse direction or something) They obviously have a very different oil pump for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evlb1tch Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Yeah they can....they just need drilling...have done in the past Unfortunately I just got this email Hi, unfortunatley we have bad news, after replacing waterpump, thermostat, radiator cap & having the radiator cleaned out we have test driven approx 15 km & the headgasket has blown. I am not sure but suspect the head or gasket may be incorrect fit for car as things dont seem right. The next step is to remove the head but I think this may be better suited to your specialist in auckland as they will know what should be fitted. The total cost so far in $337 & this is at our cost. Depending where your mechanic is we may be able to assist in delivery to them. Just email or call 078434462. Richard Glenview Automotive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 The flipside to that is A: you would have needed to do those things as part of a head gasket swap anyway B: that is a very good price for that list of repairs C: A series motors are pretty damn robust and unless it has done a serious mischief then its a fairly simple case of replacing the head gasket and shouldn't be a major involved It may pay to check that it has used a 1000/1100 head gasket.rather than a 1275/1300. I am not 100% sure if they are different but something in the back of my head says they are.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 As mentioned warped head could be on the cards if it was cooked well enough Agreed that is pretty sharp pricing to do all that work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sc@ Chi Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 A-series motor which is common as muck (Minis, Allegros, Morris 1100/1300, Metro and ministerial BMW limos). There are some dodgy head gaskets out there that are rubbish; chances are that's what your problem is. Ring around and find an old school mechanic and it will be cheap to fix. I'd recommend my guy but I doubt you want to cart it down to Wellington. Possibly call the local Mini club and see who they recommend. Not sure about Austin/Morris/Riley/Wolsley subframes, but in Minis, the auto motor has a slightly different subframe. But again, the parts should pop up cheap if you wanted to drop the auto and go to a manual. The only issue might be the gearlever - on those, don't they come out of the dash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evlb1tch Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Oh the car is a manual....but the engine he got me was off an auto. Yeah he was an absolute legend though hasn't worked on an Aseries engine so didn't want to do the repair...good honest man! I have found what sounds like a good engine in chch that a friend is checking out for me next week as it is still in the car... so might go down that track... It got very hot...so I think I may be better just swapping...quicker for labour too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evlb1tch Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 I have a mini mechanic in henderson that is $70 per hour but they would be quicker since that is what they specialise in so I think I may send it to them to quote repair pricing... But any other suggestions would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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