General Mk1 or Mk2 Turbo

[neilshouse]

Hello, I hope that you Fiat people don't mind me joining this forum to ask a simple question.

A friend of mine has asked me to sell the contents of his shed on ebay, amongst other things he has a Fiat Uno Turbo engine and gearbox, what I need to know is whether they are Mk1 bits or Mk2 bits.

I have attached a picture of the engine, hopefully it will be glaringly obvious to a Uno enthusiast what type of engine it is.

Cheers.
Neil

 

[beau]

its mk1

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

yup, deffo mk1 and a very very tidy looking mk1 lump!

Dunc

 

[neilshouse]

Thank you Beau and Dunc, answers much appreciated.

It is a very tidy engine as it is brand new, never run. It was intended to be dropped into an X-19 but the project was never completed, I thought about finishing it myself but I have several project cars on the go and can never find enough time to sort those out.

Neil

 

[beau]

new! keep it, there rather rare used, but new

id find a uno with a blown engine and fit it, hmmmmmmm a uno with a brand new engine

 

[SteveNZ]

This is a 1.3L engine. All mk1's have a 1.3L. Depending where you live, some Mk2's also have the 1.3L engine.

 

[thepottleflump]

Put it up on the classifieds, I have a niceish mk1 shell that is crying out for a Turbo upgrade

 

[neilshouse]

I will be putting it on ebay some time this week so keep an eye open for it if you are interested, I'll probably list it at £100 with no reserve as I have no idea what it is worth.

I am tempted to buy for it myself but as I said earlier with several other cars awaiting attention it will be several years (if ever!) before I start doing something with it.

I think that the original plan of putting it in an X-19 would make a superb car, I wonder if it would fit a Cinquecento! that would be quite amusing!

Neil

 

[smiftersmifter]

i'm interested in this, please could you keep me posted when you list it on ebay or if you will take a private sale. Is there a receipt for the engine? Where are you based? Cheers Andy

 

[neilshouse]

I don't think I will sell the engine privately, the main reason being that I don't know how much it is worth. I will be listing it on ebay sometime this week, my ebay name is the same as on here and I have started listing several other Fiat bits, I have loads of bits, X-19 and Uno to go on so I am spending many happy(?) hours here listing them on Turbolister.

I don't think there is a receipt for the engine, as far as I know it was bought between 6 and 10 years ago for the X-19 project.

I am in Colchester and the engine is in Bury St. Edmunds.

Cheers Neil

 

[xjorge1]

Hello. I own a fiat uno turbo and am interested in the engine. Do you know if it fits in a continental car? I ask it because of the position of the steerin wheel?

I´m waiting for your answer. Thanks in advance

 

[oldskoolmk1unoturbo]

I don't think I will sell the engine privately, the main reason being that I don't know how much it is worth.

the main reason why i hate ebay! too easy to get scammed

i'm after a mk1 engine but now i wont be able to go and see it as i'm not driving a long distance twice as i will not buy anything from a picture.

nice one mate why did you even bother posting on here???

 

[neilshouse]

I didn't post on here to try and upset or wind anyone up, and I apologise if I have, the reason I posted on here was to find out if the engine is a Mk1 or a Mk2 and thanks to some knowlegable Fiat enthusiasts I now know, and I am very appreciative for the information.
I am not going to scam anyone, I have used ebay for a few years buying and selling and I have never scammed anyone or been scammed myself, I realise that there is a few dodgy people on ebay and anything that seems too good to be true usually is, for example £6k cars on a buy it now for £3k, and resistor chips that claim to give you x more bhp. However I am selling some Fiat bits for a good friend who wants to clear his shed, I want him to get a fair price for his bits and by selling them on ebay it is my experience that things generally sell for what they are worth, if I put the engine in the classifieds what price do I put on it? I don't know if the engine is worth £100 or £1000.
Oldskool, I realise that it is a long way to travel twice, but when I list anything on ebay I make sure that the description is totally honest and correct, if I make anything out to be better than it really is I would expect the buyer to reject the item, I know I would if I won an item that was not as described, and that would be a waste of everyones time, effort, and money.

Neil

 

[unoracer]

I hear what you are saying Neil, but you may have inadvertantly wound a few people up mentioning you have this engine for sale, that's all(due to it being a new one especially), due to you not being prepared to sell it here! I realise that there was no intention to do so, and that you were asking for some guidance. I for one have already offered to buy it, as I desperately need it for my mk1 uno. We are true enthusiasts on here, and would hate to see some boy racer buy it, just to then abuse it to death, as many uno turbos seem to suffer at the hands of boy racers! I will keep my eye on it if/when it appears on ebay though!

 

[neilshouse]

Please accept my apologies, I am genuinely sorry if I have wound anyone up, it was not my intention to do so.
I will be listing the engine tonight and I sincerely hope that it does sell to a genuine enthusiast.

Neil

 

[Chas Uno]

Neil, I wouldn't worry as I'm fairly sure most people weren't offended by your post. Most of us use Ebay too, and whilst there are scammers on there any experienced user would be wise enough to know when to spot them.

Ironically, Ebay doesn't always give the best price. If you post an advert on the MSN Turbocollective website you may well get more as you will be targetting dedicated Uno Turbo owners! There could well be a scramble to buy the engine as suffice to say, a brand new Uno turbo engine doesn't come up often

Good luck with the sale, and I do hope it goes to a genuine Uno Turbo enthusiast.

By the way, for a 100 pounds I'd buy off you like a shot!

 

[beau]

i suppose it could be worth about £600-800

but yeah as said above get on the msn turbo collectives, i reckon your get more selling it that way than on ebay

 

[thepottleflump]

Would be nice to sell the engine to a true enthusiast rather than on ebay, there are a number of Fiat clubs who I'm sure would come up trumps and offer the right money.

Fiat Forum - Obviously
Sporting Fiats Club - http://www.sfconline.org.uk/
Fiat Motor Club GB - http://www.fiatmotorclubgb.com/
Turbo Collective - http://groups.msn.com/TurboCollective/tc.msnw

Whatever you decide I'm sure there will be plenty of takers.

 

[alexGS]

I'm feeling really sorry for Neil right now... six posts on the forum and he's already worried about offending people...

I think the best way is to negotiate via private messages with any interested buyers... so post on the forums that thepottleflump mentioned... and you can always set your eBay reserve nice and high to ensure it doesn't sell there, once you have interested buyers outside of eBay. Or, just persuade the interested buyers to bid for it on eBay (simplest)...

I really can't see how you've done anything wrong (Neil), as I can appreciate the genuine difficulty in valuing something like this. 'New' engines just don't come along every day. So how do we know what it's worth? Well, it's worth what someone's prepared to pay!

Good luck with the sale and hope to see more posts from you,
-Alex