Technical Engine parts ?? where from

[MiniTone]

I'm just about to take the cylinder head off "her indoors Cinq" as it's running rough as a dog and has no compression on number 4 cylinder. I'm expecting it has either blown a head gasket or eaten an valve. The tappets have also rattled for a while now so I intend to sort those out whilst I am at it.

The local Fiat dealerships are an absolute waste of time so I was wondering if there were any mail order online places that people could recomend to get the necessary parts from.

The car is a 1994 Cinq with a 899cc engine that has done 70,000miles and this will be the first engine type trouble that we have had with it. We have owned the car from new.

Tony.

 

[GhostWKD]

if you speak to a local motor factors, they are usually surprisingly good at getting bits in for you

oh and welcome to the forum

 

[Grim_Evil]

have you tried http://www.breakersweb.co.uk/ ??

They like to most local breakers yards, they phone you with a price for the part etc

oh and welcome on board

 

[arseofbox]

Factors are a good source of bits...that and a good machine shop should help if yure just doing the head gasket...nothing too major!!

Rattly tappets may be harder to solve though......

 

[matty2004uk]

i got a 899 engine that works fine if your interested

 

[MiniTone]

Thanks for the replies so far and the welcome

You can probably tell from the username that I'm into Mini's myself so rebuilt a few A-series engines in my time. I use a machine shop close to where I live and they are generally very good so no problems if the Cinq head needs a skim. It will be the weekend before I can get the Cinq in the garage as there is a mini in there at the moment and I'm not into fixing cars out in the cold.

matty2004uk - I'll let you know if it's terminal and I need an engine. Worst case scenario is it's dropped a valve and holed a piston. If is that the case then it will be cheaper to drop a engine in.

Tony.

 

[minislapper]

Minis and cinqs are a good combination !!! Aye up Tony !!

Could always give Guzzie-monster a shout. There's at least one cinq
near him still with bits left on it !

 

[Grayedout]

Tony.......can ask the motor factors near me if you want as they are always very good at getting anything....and give me a discount !!!

What do you need ??

 

[MiniTone]

Ay up Carla and Grey

Well upon taking off the rocket cover i was presented with this

Notice the exhaust rocker on number 3 cylinder has jumped out of the push rod and the clip that holds the tappet in has dissapeared together with the shim, resulting in the tappet being loose :bang: managed to find the shim but the clip has long gone :yuck:

Anyway I took the head off, the gasket had not blown but number 4 exhaust valve is badly burnt.

Just working out now what I need to get it all fixed

Tony.

 

[imola_fowkes]

get to scrappers

 

[MiniTone]

I decided not to go the scrappers route for the tappets as they could be as bad as the ones I'm taking out

I've got the hydraulic tappets from http://www.ricambio.co.uk/ , I can't recommend them enough, ordered at lunchtime and parts arrived next day, now thats what I call service

The head has been to the machine shop for a skim and valves and valve seats re-cut. I'll be putting it all back together this weekend

Tony.