disintegrated oil filter?

[iain187]

Someone I know has had the car diagnosed with a disintegrated oil filter and that it will require a new engine.

It's a Y reg but it has been regularly serviced (by a mechanic friend not at a garage though)

Is it worth a 2nd opinion? Is it likely that this is possible and that a new engine will be required or can it be fixed?

Just never heard of anything like that before so wanted to hear what you lot have to say before money is spent!

 

[geesus69]

metal cannister type filter? or paper element type?

we had a porsche boxster at work that had a paper element type, garage had ordered the wrong part meaning it was too long, when they screwed the casing on it crushed the filter and stopped oil flow, major engine failure ensued!

 

[Fred@BTM]

what car exactly?

 

[iain187]

corsa C 1.2, Y reg.

Don't know what type of oil filter at this moment in time.

 

[iain187]

had a few more thoughts about this -

the engine is still running although it sounds like a crap diesel.
So if we are planning to change the engine... it can't hurt to give it an oil and filter change - and even run some cleaning fluid to try and flush out the disintegrated crap?
I'm thinking if you take the filter off and just pour something through to clear it out - what would be best to pour through?

 

[SBV116]

had a few more thoughts about this -

the engine is still running although it sounds like a crap diesel.
So if we are planning to change the engine... it can't hurt to give it an oil and filter change - and even run some cleaning fluid to try and flush out the disintegrated crap?
I'm thinking if you take the filter off and just pour something through to clear it out - what would be best to pour through?

Be on a chain not a belt? have mega issues with the timing chain and vauxhall do know about it, something to do witth the tensioners! They rattle like and old fiesta!!!

 

[meeeees]

i was driving a works courtesy car fiesta about 6 months ago, then BANG!! metal filter had rot away, car was only 18months old!