Help

[Ryanbarnett]

Buying a clio 172 cup that's hit a kurb but now won't start is this due to a safety feature please help

 

[Bluebeard]

Open the bonnet and try the fuel cut off reset button. About the size of a 50p and bright red. By the battery.

 

[Pauleds]

Bit more info required.
What does it do when you try to start it?
Airbags gone off or Anything?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Open the bonnet and try the fuel cut off reset button. About the size of a 50p and bright red. By the battery.

On a cup? Thought that was phase1 only?

 

[Bluebeard]

On a cup? Thought that was phase1 only?

My bad!

 

[Ryanbarnett]

No air bags gone off just turns over wont start

 

[Bluebeard]

What's the immobiliser light doing?

 

[Ryanbarnett]

I am unsure as I haven't picked the car up yet but wanted to no if it was easy or a ball ache thanks

 

[Pauleds]

Constantly turns over or just turns for a few seconds then stops?
Pop off the fuel pipe from the injector rail and see if any fuel there.

 

[Ryanbarnett]

He just sent me this

Just had a word with my boy
He says it won't start because there's no oil so the pump will not work once sump is done it will start

Is this true

 

[Bluebeard]

It's had the sump smashed out of it??

 

[Pauleds]

Sounds like hit curb, smashed sump, lost oil. If it was turned off straight away it should be alright. New sump, new oil and filter.
If it ran without oil it's fecked.

 

[Ryanbarnett]

Yeah the sumps got a whole in but would no oil cause it not to start?

 

[Pauleds]

Basically if you are trying to start an engine with no oil, you are knackering said engine.

I know some cars will kill the ignition if the oil light comes on but I don't know if the clio is one of them.
What other damage is there to the rest of the car if the sump has been damaged like that?

 

[Knuckles]

At what speed did it hit the curb!?

 

[Ryanbarnett]

It's bent sub frame wheel and sump that's it but he's saying the reason engine won't start if cos there's no oil but surely it would still fire (stupid to I no) but I want the engine for my track car and don't want a load of hastle

 

[Knuckles]

It's bent sub frame wheel and sump that's it but he's saying the reason engine won't start if cos there's no oil but surely it would still fire (stupid to I no) but I want the engine for my track car and don't want a load of hastle

Unless you're buying it for peanuts, I'd genuinely walk away.

I'm sure you can find a used engine on here. It'd be far less hassle

 

[Pauleds]

Just buy an engine off here and job done

 

[Ryanbarnett]

What could it be tho as I want other bits of the car

 

[Pauleds]

Depends how cheap it is, but I'm still thinking that engine is scrap.
If it's still a cheap buy, get it, break it, keep the bits you need, then just buy another engine for yourself with the profit.

 

[Ryanbarnett]

But he said it cut off straight away soon as he hit kerb but I just want to here it running for 1 seconds so what could of caused that it's done 45k there hard to find with that mikes

 

[Typhoon]

You sure it "just hit a curb"?

 

[The Russian.]

You sure it "just hit a curb"?

At first it hit a curb.

Now it's roof down after flight.

 

[Ryanbarnett]

Yeah he hit a kerb eating a burger

 

[Bluebeard]

Your buying this car because you want the engine.

The engine that's got no oil in it and you e no idea how long it's been run for with no oil. And you've no idea how many times he's tried to start it and cranked it over. With no oil in it.

Just read that back to yourself.

 

[Ryanbarnett]

I didn't ask for you to be a sarcastic f**k did I I asked for help if you don't wanna help comment some were else he hit the kerb bent the wheel so the car wasn't going any were was it? It died and he has tried to start it once since but realised there was a whole in the sump so stoped I want the engine and few other bits

 

[Gally]

I'm so confused right now!

I've no idea how anyone can give any advice based on 4 or 5 perplexing posts of nonsense!

 

[Adamm.]

Yeah he hit a kerb eating a burger

Lol I think I'd avoid but that's just me.

How much is it?

 

[ADS_V6]

f**k me great advice given gets ignored,just buy it then let us know how bad it is

 

[Bluebeard]

I didn't ask for you to be a sarcastic f**k did I I asked for help if you don't wanna help comment some were else he hit the kerb bent the wheel so the car wasn't going any were was it? It died and he has tried to start it once since but realised there was a whole in the sump so stoped I want the engine and few other bits

Who put 10p in the c**t??
Where was I being sarcastic??

Buying a car purely for an engine, when the engine has got no sump, is a risky business.

 

[The Russian.]

Ryan, you'd be off your Barnett buying that pal.

 

[Ryanbarnett]

I no that but I want to no what reason could stop the engine starting due to it been in a crash so I can check it when I get there and it's cheap £400 52 172 cup

 

[Bluebeard]

I no that but I want to no what reason could stop the engine starting due to it been in a crash so I can check it when I get there and it's cheap £400 52 172 cup

The car's got two computers that could stop it from starting.

Then there's the key which could have failed.

Or there's no compression.

Or a piece of wiring loom could have been damaged when he hit the Kerb.

Or there's burger stuck in the air vents.

Or the engine is seized

Or the battery is knackered.

There's many possibilities.

 

[Typhoon]

You can pick up an engine for £200...

 

[Ryanbarnett]

If you can find me an engine with 45k on for £200 I'll take 10 thanks

 

[The Russian.]

My maths would go.

£400 unknown condition engine.

£5-700 for a well looked after with receipts.

Buy cheap buy twice.

 

[Typhoon]

Or there's burger stuck in the air vents.

Chicken Royale is the worst. The breadcrumbs work their way down to the tank.

 

[Typhoon]

If you can find me an engine with 45k on for £200 I'll take 10 thanks

I've got one on 30,000 that's yours for £200 if you want. Its s**t all its valves but it only did 30,000.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Ryan, I think buying this would be no slick manoeuvre. The damage already done could put you onto a slippery slope, hold out and you could slide into a much better buy. Don't Fuch yourself over by purchasing an engine that could be damaged beyond repair.

 

[The Russian.]

Lame attempt is lame James.