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Hi guys sorry for going dark, had many issues finding someone to have a look at it and then life just sorts of gets in the way of getting anything done. The mechanic I finally got it in with at the start of Dec has just got back to me today saying it's an internal failure on the block letting water ...

Your engine may need stripping down to check for internal damage on cases, cam and crankshaft before any proper decisions or suggestions can be passed. For now l suggest you drain sump and see what the contents is like. Then remove all spark plugs and gently turn over engine clockwise using a spann...

You're probably looking at least a top end rebuild for the engine, as for what has failed.. could be a few things.   I'd speak to ajsimmo on here, hes one of the resident engine builders, maybe he could give you an idea for costs but with most things like this without having it infront of you that'...

Hello. We inherited my wife's late dad's 1989 T25 1.9 DG. Unfortunately on Sunday it lost all power and wouldn't keep running. There was no water in the lower coolant tank. I checked the oil, seemed ok. Topped water up and when restarted loads of white smoke spewed from the exhaust. I got the van re...