Sigh... 1.6L crank problems...UPDATED 22/7

kula · Postby **kula** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:11 pm

yup..
try kenards for hire,

make a post, and well grab some troops and come out and swap it..
it can be done in a day...

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:12 pm

STM is busy being a hoon and entertaining a visitor.

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:18 pm

http://www.aus-cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=19270

Make him an offer!

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:12 am

Craig wrote:JSE,

Mate your in Sydney for crying out loud, home of "Free Beer = Helpfull Hands!" (In more ways than one but that's usually on a Saturday night! ) Look...just get another 1.6, hire an engine stand/lifter/hoist and whack on a case of good beer and the spanner wheilding beer guzzling vultures will show up...simple as that!

*paging STM!*

Craig

err sorry

was out showing emex the Old Pac. :mrgreen:

time place & some notice

I'll try to be there.

JSE · Postby **JSE** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:56 pm

So I've decided to put an 1800 in...but my current insurer (CGU) won't let me do it. I am now trying to find an insurer that will let me do it. Anybody who has had experience with this can you tell me which insurance companies will do it and allow me to do the engine conversion?

STV · Postby **STV** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:47 pm

i am another paranoid short nose owner... and have spent a while considering what i would do...
Although i think the 1.6 is a SWEET engine, the 1.8 would find a home in my Senorita.

My 2c.

If the weekend workshop is a goer, i would love to come and lend a hand (although i know SFA), and try to learn a bit for myself.

Steve

Postby **Okibi** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:54 pm

Good thing is last model Wolf ecu comes as a plug in for the 1.6 (and very early 1.8s) so you can easily tune for a 1.8 with your 1.6 loom.

Mr_Q · Postby **Mr_Q** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:34 pm

happi_steve wrote:i am another paranoid short nose owner... and have spent a while considering what i would do...
Although i think the 1.6 is a SWEET engine

Just 2 comments fo the paranoid: 1. there's nothing wrong with the 1.6 as such. The crank only tends to be an issue if it's been ham fisted by someone who isn't aware of the potential problem. 2. there are plenty of 1.6 engines out there with big noses

(I'll have one for sale when I finally get around to removing it from the car :roll:

).

Having said that I'd probably go a 1.8 if I had to do an engine swap anyway.

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:46 pm

JSE wrote:So I've decided to put an 1800 in...but my current insurer (CGU) won't let me do it. I am now trying to find an insurer that will let me do it. Anybody who has had experience with this can you tell me which insurance companies will do it and allow me to do the engine conversion?

Did they say why not? Did you tell them this engine was a standard option in the later year model of the same car? ie, a factory-fitted option?

JSE · Postby **JSE** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:02 pm

sabretooth wrote:Did they say why not? Did you tell them this engine was a standard option in the later year model of the same car? ie, a factory-fitted option?

Told them all the facts and information and that it is a standard option for later year models, however for some reason they refused to do it as they consider it to be "a totally different engine" and will only insure if the engine is replaced with one of an original size. They consider it to be a different engine because of the displacement. They do not mind however insuring a long nose 1.6L. Anyway I'm still in the hunt for a new insurer that will cover me even with the 1.8 conversion...

jules · Postby **jules** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:35 am

Please don't shoot me for asking, but do they need to know the donk is going to be bigger???

And, do you need insurance for this fix anyway?

Jules

JSE · Postby **JSE** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:58 am

Alot of vehicle insurance companies dont like to touch cars with engine conversions Jules. If i don't tell them and have to claim something big I would hate it to be declined because of the engine conversion and then I would be totally screwed.

rodent · Postby **rodent** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:25 pm

fil wrote:Shannons / Just cars are your friends for insurance

Shannons don't deal with under 25's

Just Cars seems to be strangely inconsistant with their pricing, but would be worth a try anyway.

jonno.

Postby **Okibi** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:27 pm

A long time ago when I was under 25 I had insurance with shannons.

Only issue was that I was the only person under 30 who could drive the car, the bonus was I had a good excuse not to lend my mates the keys.

JSE · Postby **JSE** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:38 pm

So the 1800 engine is out of the question now :evil:

cause every insurance company I rang wouldn't insure me unless I got an engineers certificate and rang a few engineers and they said looking at the whole picture I would need to upgrade the front brakes to the 1.8s as well...all in all to much money for a slightly stronger motor. So the new 1600 long nose is going in on Wednesday and I'm doing the intake while I'm at it as well. I'm also chucking my cam gears and plugs/leads from my old motor into the new one and advancing the new one as well....so its all back to the same it was before it broke I guess, with the exception of intake and maybe headers

will keep you updated on the progress if anyone is interested...

I am going with Shannons for insurance...I got a ripper deal with them cause I am hooked up haha plus I got unlimited modifications all covered. WIll post again soon