ant eggs in my water?

Post by **zinfandel** » 03 May 2006, 19:45

Just started to strip the engine down to send back to the peeps who recon the engine as its been playing up and IV all but lost compression on number 4 cylinder.
Taking the water pipes off when removing the one from the inlet manifold to the thermostat I find its full of metal/ally like fish eggs?
See pic.
Any way as I experiencing problems with the firm who supplied the engine I have two questions.

1/ where could this stuff have come from?

2/ would you return you're engine to a firm who over two months have never returned a call or a letter or a e-mail or a fax or have never tried in anyway to reply to my calls for help.

3/ If the answer is no to the above who would you recommend to get my engine running again

Pete

Post by **trickydicky** » 03 May 2006, 19:52

Who did the recon?

Post by **zinfandel** » 03 May 2006, 20:34

Dont wont to name name's...Yet but lets say if you had a Volks and you needed spares, but I believe that they were taken over somtime last year.
Part of my problem with a garentee from before the takeover.

Pete

Post by **trickydicky** » 03 May 2006, 20:45

Cheers buddy, had this thought allready in general chat

Post by **MacAoidh** » 03 May 2006, 22:57

If you take over a company's assets, you also take over its liabilities, surely?

Post by **Cate** » 04 May 2006, 06:54

Is it the stuff they put in to try to stop water leaks, but they've either used the wrong stuff or havent followed the instructions?

Post by **trickydicky** » 04 May 2006, 07:38

You are not a million miles from me and I am preparing to take my lump up to Elite V.W. Recomended through Pete @ Gassure. They are going to rebuild whilst I wait, don't think they could do two though, but if you want I could collect yours and drop it in for you.
I know this is throwing more money at the thing but I least I can save you a bit of P&P

http://www.elitevw.com/products.htm

Post by **trickydicky** » 04 May 2006, 12:22

Booked in with Elite, be there next Tuesday (09/05/06' have to collect before as I am leaving early) a.m. so if you are interested let me know. Oh and I spoke to the guy who will being doing the rebuild and he said it depends on how far the internalls are gone as to wether he can complete in a day. Fantastic to have a honest mechanic

Post by **zinfandel** » 04 May 2006, 22:20

Hi trickydicky
I hope to drop the engine out on Saturday, been spraying the nuts on the exhaust with plus gas tonight all the stud nuts came out a treat but not the exhaust's.
Not in a rush for it back just working and if pete recomendid them thats good for me.
I could bring the engine over if you like, I go to cheltenham most weekends as its my home town, Iv been told the stuff could be pinning or somthing like that that is yous'd like sand blasting to clean the engine.
give a call on07786730998
Thanks
pete