New cam belt and water pump......................AND THE WINNER IS.................

TheMarlin

My guess, £885

My wife completely destroyed the engine in her Mini Cooper S days before Xmas.  I somehow limped it to the garage on two cylinders.  

Needed new timing chain, guides, valves, pistons, valve stems, and a full bottom end rebuild with new bearings.  Head had to be sent away for work. 

 

That was £4K!!! The bulk of which was labour…
only got it back yesterday.  Fab job, but I fear a preventable one.  I’m now trying to teach my wife the concept of ‘mechanical sympathy’

They regassed the air con, which was nice….

poopot

A3 2ltdi… had it done is 2018 and it was £375 from an independent… 

had it done again in the summer and it was £425 from the same garage.

yes I do a lot of miles!!!!

Strangefan

365 for my guess

telehack

£577.35

bertie

LINES CLOSED

(while I work out the winner   )

BillDL

Stop posting elsewhere and ease our suspense.  I've bitten my nails away to the quick in nervous anticipation of the winning price

bertie

BillDL said:

Stop posting elsewhere and ease our suspense.  I've bitten my nails away to the quick in nervous anticipation of the winning price

um I didnt 

BillDL

but you were looking

bertie

BillDL said:

but you were looking

eh ?   

sorry really dont understand  -   Id updated this thread long before you commented   

Jalapeno

Thought this was going to be ...and the winner is BROOK GUITARS !!!!!!!!!

Fishboy7

Think I paid >£1k for mine.  I think there were two, and this was the awkward little one underneath the engine, .... 

goldtop

My next one will cost about £2000. But it's a mid-engined car where the engine has to b  dropped. :

BillDL

Sorry for the confusion Bertie.  I was looking for an update comment at the end here rather than back in the opening comment.  Anyway, my guess was closer at £520, but I'm not at all worried about "winning".  It's overrated really, it's the participating that counts

crunchman

TheMarlin said:

My guess, £885

My wife completely destroyed the engine in her Mini Cooper S days before Xmas.  I somehow limped it to the garage on two cylinders.  

Needed new timing chain, guides, valves, pistons, valve stems, and a full bottom end rebuild with new bearings.  Head had to be sent away for work. 

 

That was £4K!!! The bulk of which was labour…
only got it back yesterday.  Fab job, but I fear a preventable one.  I’m now trying to teach my wife the concept of ‘mechanical sympathy’

They regassed the air con, which was nice….

Unless it's a really recent car, it would have been cheaper to find another engine and drop it in.

chillidoggy

I think Bertie’s forgotten to post the answer. I’m cutting him some slack ‘cos he’s an old codger, and gets easily confused.

TheMarlin

crunchman said:

TheMarlin said:

My guess, £885

My wife completely destroyed the engine in her Mini Cooper S days before Xmas.  I somehow limped it to the garage on two cylinders.  

Needed new timing chain, guides, valves, pistons, valve stems, and a full bottom end rebuild with new bearings.  Head had to be sent away for work. 

 

That was £4K!!! The bulk of which was labour…
only got it back yesterday.  Fab job, but I fear a preventable one.  I’m now trying to teach my wife the concept of ‘mechanical sympathy’

They regassed the air con, which was nice….

Unless it's a really recent car, it would have been cheaper to find another engine and drop it in.

I know. I know. There are good reasons why this didn’t happen.  Have reconciled myself to it.

TTony

chillidoggy said:

I think Bertie’s forgotten to post the answer. I’m cutting him some slack ‘cos he’s an old codger, and gets easily confused.

bertie said:

Cost was £518.40 at my local garage (need to be able to walk home as we're a 1 car household now and the dealer is 10 miles away)

Winner is @rocktron [535.38]

But Bertie  will probably cut you some slack @chillidoggy ; 'cos he realises you're an old codger.

bertie

TTony said:

chillidoggy said:

I think Bertie’s forgotten to post the answer. I’m cutting him some slack ‘cos he’s an old codger, and gets easily confused.

bertie said:

Cost was £518.40 at my local garage (need to be able to walk home as we're a 1 car household now and the dealer is 10 miles away)

Winner is @rocktron [535.38]

But Bertie  will probably cut you some slack @chillidoggy ; 'cos he realises you're an old codger.

not a f*cking chance

bertie

Jalapeno said:

Thought this was going to be ...and the winner is BROOK GUITARS !!!!!!!!!

hey, nowt wrong in promoting an old mate's business

chillidoggy

bertie said:

TTony said:

chillidoggy said:

I think Bertie’s forgotten to post the answer. I’m cutting him some slack ‘cos he’s an old codger, and gets easily confused.

bertie said:

Cost was £518.40 at my local garage (need to be able to walk home as we're a 1 car household now and the dealer is 10 miles away)

Winner is @rocktron [535.38]

But Bertie  will probably cut you some slack @chillidoggy ; 'cos he realises you're an old codger.

not a f*cking chance

I knew it.