Gutted!

[stevieb73]

Having recently bought what i thought to be a lovely E36 'R' plate convertable has turned out to be an absolute money pit!

The bloke i bought it from said he was a trained mechanic etc and fooled me into believeing everything he said. Sadly a couple of days after having the car the battery went dead (which I knew was on it's last legs) so not a problem, got a new one, and while i was there popped it round to a couple of mates i nknow at a local garage to show them. While I was there I mentioned to them that I had noticed the exhaust to be a little smokey in the mornings, but it had been very cold that week, and only noticed it in the cold, and not the general daylight. At that point we re-checked the oil, and it was slightly milky! I couldnt believe it!

I called the bloke i bought it from and he didnt want anything to do with it, and said it was sold as seen!

Last week the head went away to be tested and they found a crack, so a new head was ordered. Called the garage today and they have now found a slight crack in the engine!

Luckily they have found a replacement engine with 40k on the closk and they are gonna send the head back which will cover the cost of the engine!

So now im completely pennyless! no car! replacement engine! and I feel like ive been kicked in the mouth!

;o(

[G4VHD]

Gutted for you mate I honestly am.

Its not nice when we get sold a dud

[SAM_328ISE]

its happened to me 3/4 times mate so i know how you feel.

hope ya get it sorted.

keep us posted.

[Snypa-D]

Unlucky mate,def a kick in the teeth :(

On another note,why didnt you take somebody with you that knows about cars,that way they would have checked that side of things as its always a tell tale sign of a broken head/head gasket/engine block :(

Im probably not helping much am I ? Rubbing salt into the wound etc,sorry :(

Hope you manage to get it properly sorted tho :))

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Definately a kick in the Dogs' mate... What baffles me is how the block inherited a crack? Did you see it?

If I were you I'd "Name 'n Shame" the seller, locally, just so he doesn't tear an arm from anyone else !! :angry:

[val-borntobefree]

scandalous i feel soooo sorry for you

[stevieb73]

Hi all,

Many thanks for the kind comments.

@Snypa...yes mate! i know! kickin myself for not taking a mate! I really am.

@ Dabsy.... The garage who's doing the work sent the block off to be skimmed and checked, and they x-rayed it first and it showed up at that point. The garage ordered a new block and said it would be ready today, then when i called the owner of the garage said to me that he had founda crack somewhere else and was getting it checked out. At that point he also mentioned that he had found a replacement engine with 40k that he could fit in for me instead. Luckily as he knows my ol man he's sending back the block to get the money for the replacement engine.

Mrs is going ape cos I sold a decent '01 plate ford mundano for this and now she's makin me feel the heat! :(

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

I seriously think you have been taken for a very LONG ride down a lonely road.... :angry:

Even the X-Men or Superman couldn't damage a BMW block mate... Hypothetically of course :rolleyes:

[Col D]

there should be a way of making the seller pay for that sort of thing by law....gutted for you

[Guest DazH]

I seriously think you have been taken for a very LONG ride down a lonely road.... :angry:

Even the X-Men or Superman couldn't damage a BMW block mate... Hypothetically of course :rolleyes:

I blew my cylinder head to pieces and my block is tip-top mate. This is weird. WORST case Sinareo should be a new cylinder head. A crack in the head doesn't mean crack in the engine block unless you drove it in Spain then accidently found yourself in the Antarctic a minute later!

It will be worth it mate. I would LOVE an E36 convertible!

[val-borntobefree]

I cant see that the blocks cracked :blink: you may have a cracked cylinder head which tbh doesnt warrant an engine change...........that engine must have been fried to crack the head!!!!!!!! :(

[stevieb73]

Hey guys, thanks for the comments,

I think you may be right, I think it was the head that went, to be honest i cant ruddy remember lol

It's very strange as it originally started that i was noticing a bit of smoke in the cold mornings for a couple of days but didnt think that much of it as you couldnt see a thing as the day got brighter and warmer, then i took it to the garage asnd the oil was slightly milky which started our concern, the garage I took it to specialize in automatic gearboxes, and they are close friends of the family. However they use another garage behind them for normal day to day servicing mots etc.

They had a look, and sent the head off to be x-rayed, and at that point it was diagnosed that the head had a crack in it. A new one was ordered and a few days later when i called to see if it was ready i was then told that there was still something not right and they were waiting for a specialist to come and look at the engine. They then called to say there was a crack (however there have been no leaks or anything in the couple of weeks that ive owned it)

Long story short is that they then found a replacement 1.8 engine with only 40k on it. They returned the block and paid for the engine with the same money, so the only good thing is that ive got a lovely new youthful engine in her lmao. Everything else has been a disaster as my lovely mum and dad have helped me out with the cash, and my lovely wife is !Removed! as i bent her ear back to get this, and got rid of a decent Mondeo that was faultless lol

I called the garage earlier today and they said she should be ready to collect lunch time tomorrow! yaaaay!

Pics will follow ;o)

[Guest DazH]

Result in the end mate! I still say the block was fine but, o'well! You got a lovely motor mate. Get some pics up soon!!

Daz

[stevieb73]

Cheers Daz!

Just picked her up! Feels soooooo much smoother! Just needs a good ol spit and polish again now ;o)

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Happy Days again, eh? ;)

[val-borntobefree]

glad for you :)

[stevieb73]

Happy Days again, eh? ;)

yes mate! ;o) I feel too scared to drive it now after all that trouble though! lmao ordered a new gear knob from e-bay the other day and desperate to fit it, and start tidying up the little bits now.

[stevieb73]

glad for you :)

Thanks Val! Much appreciated! :)

[Snypa-D]

Congrats on ending ur nightmare............now enjoy BMWing ;)