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Cylinder Bore Scoring
rhyseyness:
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https://www.vwt4forum.co.uk/threads/new-engine.1215386/
https://www.google.com/search?q=volksmine&rlz=1C1GCEB_enGB1015GB1015&oq=volksmine&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l2.1065j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x487a428f98936f2f:0x89d75d26dd448bd1,1,,,,
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Thanks!
Reviews look decent apart from a couple.
Those couple do worry me a little bit.
Their feedback on ebay is very positive.
The other forum post I'm not too worried about as I won't be having their garage in Coventry putting the engine in, and there's no complaints about the quality of the engine itself, just the rushed work putting it in; I'll be doing it myself and won't be in a rush!
I've just had a quote from them for my job:
"Thankyou for your enquiry of the BWA TFSI Re-con Engine.
The total cost for the rebuild is £1795 which includes VAT and delivery
+ collection of the old unit.
The build will be completed with a NEW Cylinder Head priced at £1000
The total cost including vat will be £2795
We will be building you a unit from stock. The unit is built to a very
high standard with the uprated oil pump kit and it will have a full 12
months or 20,000 miles warranty.
The build includes a host of new parts including Head Gasket,Bearings
big end+Main,guides,stem seals,Piston rings,water pump,belt kit"
Seems a reasonable price.
Brand new head (as all the valves are trashed on mine) and a reconditioned bottom end.
12 month, 20k mile warranty.
Bloke seemed decent on the phone.
What do you guys reckon?
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Does any of their Ebay feedback cover engine rebuilds or is it just about them posting parts out?
Do you need a new head, can the current one be skimmed etc?
I'd definately get more quotes for the exact same work, including the collection of the current engine and delivery of the new one, from engine builders.
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I don't think I need a whole new head, but I do need a full set of valves and probably a skim... maybe seat cutting and guides, but I don't have the equipment to measure whether that's necessary.
I've been trying to get more quotes, but very few garages have responded or picked up the phone.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Preferably SE London, but going to have to ship the motor/have it collected either way so not essential it's local.
rhyseyness:
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but realised I hadn't actually posted the final update on this.
I ended up going with a rebuild from TSR Performance (ZRP rods, Wossner pistons, R8 springs, Supertech valves, freewheel sprocket and a new crankshaft (mine was in bad shape)).
Shipped them the engine and they shipped it back around 5 months later. Sent it March got it back in August.
After a few painful weekends with coolant leaks and noises I didn't like, had it back in running again.
All in cost... a small fortune- more than than the car will ever be worth!
Ended up getting new injectors, coils, alternator, thermostat all sorts of other bits.
I think fair to say I didn't appreciate the scale of the job I was taking on, and all the tools I had to get hold of to do this job in the car park of my flat!
I've done just over 3000 miles on the new motor now, including run in, and it's not skipped a beat. Runs lovely!
Looking forward to eventually slapping a bigger snail on it as should be good for big power now!
I'm not going to pretend this was a reasonable financial decision but it's made me very happy!
Now it's capable, I can't wait until it's actually fast! :grin:
For those interested, the build was just over £5.5k. Shipping plus all the other bits I bought, total cost was around £7k and a bunch of my time.
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