When your second gear goes pop: Engine rebuild

[AyJay]

This is true. I've always wanted to rebuild an engine though, so that's one of the main reasons for doing this, but you're right, spending too much is a not sound economics. Mind you, in 117,000 miles, I've spent 17 grand on petrol alone, so even a new engine is a drop in the ocean!


I took the crankcase to my local dealers to have the bores inspected and they didn't think the scoring was too much to worry about and  pointed out that the liners can't be rebored at anything like a decent cost anyway (pressed in liners, ultra hard coating on the bores), so the advice was to roughen up the surface with an emery cloth and put new rings on the pistons.


Since the gearbox only cost £75 and the engine was running like a champ otherwise (bar it being a bit heavy on oil), I think I'll do that and call it good.