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The Dog Kennel



DaveDreads

aka Philomena Cunk aka Barry Shitpeas
ClioSport Club Member
Cheers for thinking of us mate.

What I'm finding is there's loads for sale ranging from £250-£1000, they all say "good" or "strong" engine, "pulls well" "got vids of it running" I've got vids of mine running a pulling well but it's still f*cked, none of them come with a compression test or any proof it isn't f*cked other than their word, I saw one the other day that said 200psi, no proof just words.

This is why I haven't bought one yet, I'm not putting a grands worth of parts and labour into an engine with no proof it has good compression.
 

Matt Cup

ClioSport Club Member
  Leon Cupra, 172 Cup
Yeah I get you. You could enquire with the seller if they can compression test it for you?

I think @SKINTasPER has an engine for sale too?
 

npt

  BMW 320d- 172 cup
Whip your engine out and send it too aw motorworks for a refresh, saves buying another 100k banger imo, if your keeping it long term its a no brainer
 

Myfanwyi

Wales - South
ClioSport Area Rep
If it means we get him on track…let’s do it to get his rebuilt.

Mate, after years of sitting back and waiting for Dave to get this sorted - I think we need to sort something out.

Surely a group of us could have this thing running sweet in a matter of days? :unsure:

I say this as, as much as we all take the piss out of old @DaveDreads - he's one of the nicest guys you could meet and been a bloody good friend over the years.
 

DaveDreads

aka Philomena Cunk aka Barry Shitpeas
ClioSport Club Member
Whip your engine out and send it too aw motorworks for a refresh, saves buying another 100k banger imo, if your keeping it long term its a no brainer
My plan was to get it back on track with an engine swap, then take mine apart and get it rebuilt over a year or two so I don't miss the money, then drop it back in new and improved.
 

DaveDreads

aka Philomena Cunk aka Barry Shitpeas
ClioSport Club Member
Mate, after years of sitting back and waiting for Dave to get this sorted - I think we need to sort something out.

Surely a group of us could have this thing running sweet in a matter of days? :unsure:

I say this as, as much as we all take the piss out of old @DaveDreads - he's one of the nicest guys you could meet and been a bloody good friend over the years.
It runs fine, it just has 130psi compression on three cylinders, 90psi on the other, it misfires and cuts out randomly, too many problems to bother fixing all at once, easier to just swap the engine & loom get it mot'd and see how it goes.
 

Matt Cup

ClioSport Club Member
  Leon Cupra, 172 Cup
@DaveDreads Another cheap engine this time with compression test according to the seller.

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DaveDreads

aka Philomena Cunk aka Barry Shitpeas
ClioSport Club Member
It's going to Ryan's garage I'm not touching the it without supervision and a garage full of tools and knowledge, f*cking thing will fall to bits out of spite because it's sat there for years, that car has moods and can fight you if it doesn't feel like being worked on.

I can pikey the Golf back together on the drive no problem, but that's piss easy because it's simple, robust and a bit of a slag that'll let anyone get their hands on it without a fight, the Clio's like being in an abusive relationship where you keep coming back for another beating because she's a damn good ride.
 

Dr HMS Derv Destroyer

ClioSport Club Member
  MK1DTi/vivaro/corsa
Just what I need , another french baguette in the workshop…. I’ll have you know, I’ve actually dug the 11 and the mk1 out from round the back, Nat’s got his mk1 out as well.

azz already cleared my spare parts out so I know where all the Frankenstein derv parts are…
we’ll put them in the corner of the workshop and name it ‘ corner of dreams and f**k all hope ‘ 👌🙃
 


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