So, for those that read the problems forum, you'll of seen that I took my mini for a gentle 10 minute drive, parked her up and she spat 5 liters of oil alllll over my drive. Apparently a seal could of gone, I can't remember what my mate said though (998 auto by the way).
Anyway, I don't want to spend money on an engine I don't even want, as I dislike automatics, I only bought the mini for the nice shell and paint job. So I want a new engine. Specifically I've got my heart set on a 1275cc carby.
Firstly I went to see my local mate who put me on to a classic car repairs guy. The classic car repairs guy has a friend in the next unit with a 1275cc A+ metro engine with a carb. Now I know nothing about the engine as I'm going to go see it later today, but apparently it's complete and comes with a Weber carb and is the right series engine for a mini. I didn't speak to the bloke who owned the engine, just his mate, who reckons he wants £200ish for it? To me that sounds like a bargain even if it needs a rebuild, or am I wrong?
Secondly how much is an engine change? Because it's an automatic, I know the subframe is different. I know you can use spacers and a brace, but I like doing things properly, so I want a manual subframe going in too. Assuming I supply the subframe, complete engine, pedal box and master cylinder (is the master cylinder the little round black thing the pedal pushes in to?), how much should it cost? The bloke said he couldn't give me a price and said absolute ball park would be £500, as obviously it involves a bit more than a usual engine change: fitting the clutch, drilling through the bulkhead etc.
Thirdly if the engine is a *******, what's the going rate for a rebuild?
Fourthly, how long is a piece of string?
Cheers,
Dan
Edited by iDemonix, 23 March 2012 - 10:57 AM.
