HELP NEEDED
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Cylinders gone in what way, and for what reason?
I'd get a second opinion.
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not sure, was just told i needed a new engine. altho i trust the person as its a friend of my stepdads . cant afford to pay another mechanic to look at it . running on a very tight budget . . . .
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whats it doing/not doing?
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wont start . makes a noise like its trying . but just wont . the electrics work . but not much else . if i cant find an engine i wont be able to keep it up there much longer . so your welcome to have a look at it once i get it back . lol . towing from naas was a bitch . lol. couldnt see anything in front of me cause it was a huge van that was towing me . prob can only keep it in tallagh for another 3 or 4 days .
Should i just buy this ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1998-MAZDA-MX-3-SILVER_W0QQitemZ300283837605QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item300283837605&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A7|39%3A1|240%3A1318
cant get the fucking link to work. uuurgh .
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right check it for oil, drain the oil and check for peices of steel in the old oil check your cambelt(cams) man check them out and let us know
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id just put new oil in it that day, when i put water in the radiator earlier that day i noticed it was leaking also . think the whole thing overheated. the engine was smoking when it gave out on me . Im gonna get it back anyway ,cause i know i wont find an engine and cant afford to buy one and then pay the guy 300 to drop it in anyway , should i get that one on ebay . not sure about how dodgy it looks . really dont want to scrap the car, would be a waste of 3k if i did ! . I'll get it back and let you know then, do you think id be able to find an engine in ireland ? fucking useless country as usual .
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do not pay for a new engine yet, it could just be a fried head gasket,
or let it run dry
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cool. i'll see about getting it back in a bit .
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we did a nissan sunny with a sr20de engine, 160mph got the car and engine free and 26 pounds for parts and some hard work she was eating scoobys :)
its all about waiting mate, things will come along!
were debating building a sunny me and my mate or a fiesta 2L Zetec and tweaking it to near 200bhp
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dang, 1.5s are probably the hardest to come across. I'd check compression (£15 for a tester) and what rob said, then panic about new engines.
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check the 4 cyl tech section here. i did an engine swap list for your car
