13 replies to this topic

[hulsmeier]

anyone know how much it would cost for a rebore with piston rings etc for a 1.3i cooper engine?
I am having right problems with smoke
cheers

[Jordie]

local place to me charges £70 for a rebore. Pistons vary depending on size,manufacter etc.

I bought my own pistons and gave them to him to do the rebore. I got it done for £50 cash

[secondopsman]

My local engine place wanted £100 for the rebore ,As for piston and ring sets thats dependant on what type of pistons you buy
Pete

[shorty]

i know of a place that does it for 40quid each 20th bore so 40 for 20though, 80 for 40th etc

[Jordie]

Mine was a +60 bore. making a 1330cc. £50 cash in hand, took a week but it was over the new year period too.

[hulsmeier]

ah right
i was thinking it would be like £1000 to get it done

[Shifty]

I think you may be asking the wrong question!!!

The actual rebore of the engine block will cost less than £100, I think you really want to know how much it would cost to have the smoking engine fixed?

In which case your price of £1000 is much closer to the mark!!

[Jordie]

well pistons could cost between £80-500 depending on type and size etc.
Cost of the machine work = rebore.

And if your incapable of doing the removal of the engine, the stripdown and the rebuild and refit, then thats a good lot of labour.

So if you got someone to do the full job for you, including removing engine and refitting, it could well be £1000.

[hulsmeier]

yeah i think your right like
i was a bit confused cause my dad said that a rebore would fix it

[Cooperman]

It depends on whether you do the work yourself.
Parts would typically be something like:
£150 for a set of 21253 Hepolite
£30 for block gaskets inc 'red' seal.
£25 oil pump
£15 cam followers
£50 for big end, main and crank thrust bearings
£12 for head gasket
£5 timing chain
Maybe £20 for other odds and ends.

Then there is machining;

£65 for re-bore another 0.020" (assuming pistons are available)
£50 for crank re-grind (if necessary)
£20 for decking the block (if necessary)
£30 to press out old gudgeon pins and fit new pistons to rods.

That comes to £452

Then there is the labour to do a proper build, if you don't do it yourself. If the engine has to be removed from the block, completely stripped and cleaned and measured. the re-assembled, including a 'dummy-build' prior to final build, then all put together, timed and the flywheel and clutch put on, it could be about 25 hours at whatever rate you have to pay. That does all add up.

But, do it all yourself and all you need is a bit of good advice and a few decent tools inc. a flywheel puller.

[m1tch]

Perhaps get a list of costs together and see if its not cheaper to swap engines over, that way you will have the original engine to take apart at your own leisure and learn about how they are put together - will help with confidence

[lrostoke]

Just had a 998 bored plus 40.

Including pistons and rings plus machining £300 ...although this cost nothing got it done through work

Also had the crank ground 10 thou, including mains and bigs ends and thrust washers £150 paid for this

plus oil pump, gaskets, seals, clutch plate.

[Cooperman]

At least when it's all been done by yourself you know what you have.

[Charliezminiz]

i know of a place that does it for 40quid each 20th bore so 40 for 20though, 80 for 40th etc

where was that you got that done mate?