Hello, is there anyone who can give us some advice re. a Fiat Ducato 10 1.9 diesel swb yr.2000. This van has done 55k and I will try to keep the problem brief. Driving to work on Thursday a knocking noise started in the engine that was not particulurly bad, started about 6 miles so booked into the garage for Monday as they said it could be the tappetts (?) Driving to work the following day the noise started in the same place but it much much louder and also the van lost power so AA towed to local garage. The garage called today and said they they have taken the top of the engine and there is no fault to be seen here, the oil pump is working ok so they THINK the problem is at the bottom of the engine and is the con rod. They said "bad news" needs a new engine , £1000 thanks!!! oh yeah and replace the cam belt aswell.
Do we just go with this or are there other possible reasons that need further investigation without just banging another engine in there. When they say they think it is the con rod, does sound rather vague? Any advice greatly appreciated, thanks
Do we just go with this or are there other possible reasons that need further investigation without just banging another engine in there. When they say they think it is the con rod, does sound rather vague? Any advice greatly appreciated, thanks
