1.3 Multijet Engine Damage

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1.3 Multijet Engine Damage

SharkieD

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I purchased my 2012 Doblo in September, it came from Network Rail, a batch they had let go I know that as one or two of its sister vehicles are still for sale. It had a full Fiat service history ran well, and only had 97k on the clock. I've had a couple of sensor issues but purchased multiecuscan and have kept on top of everything.
I know how important keeping the oil clean is with these little EGR engines, so as it was coming up to 100k, I decided another oil change would be good.
I have had many company cars which have always been serviced at garages, but I have never in 46 years of owning vehicles ever paid anyone to work on one of my own vehicles, I say never, well that's not quite true, I did pay for someone to change the oil in this van, and now a few thousand miles later I'm paying again, big time.

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Contaminated oil, bearing picked up and turned, just caught it before it threw a rod, crankshaft and con rod useless.
 
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Wrong grade of oil used perhaps?
Maybe they didn't change it, or they used standard oil, either way it certainly brought a few old phrases to mind, "don't change a habit of a lifetime", "if you want a job doing properly, etc, etc"

Happened at an unfortunate time as well, just packed up my job as I was part way through trying relocating, and I broke my foot.

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So with a broken foot, no manuals, no garage, only a few basic tools I have managed to get the engine out without a hoist.

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Slightly unconventional but it worked, set the van high enough to start off with, so with the lack of a hoist it had to come out from underneath.
 
phew !! 'Brave man with trolly jack - ramp (thing) ...you should patent it ?.

Did you put another engine in or re build ?
 
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