Replacing 1.0 litre engine

1. kingrollo Newbie Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5

   #1 27th June 2011, 09:40

   What would be a approximate estimate for a garage to supply & fit a recon engine to a 1.0 litre saxo ?
2. Reece1591 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Basildon Posts: 244 Mk1 Saxo 1.1 Vt Rep (sold),,,,, Mk1 Arosa 1.7Sdi

   #2 27th June 2011, 09:46

   get second hand engine will be loads cheaper than a recon one and just ask them to fit it otherwise they will charge more for finding part etc...
3. kingrollo Newbie Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5

   #3 27th June 2011, 10:38

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Reece1591 get second hand engine will be loads cheaper than a recon one and just ask them to fit it otherwise they will charge more for finding part etc...

   I am not mechincally minded so bear with me:-
   
   1.How would I go about finding a second hand engine - and ensuring it fits in my 98 saxo
   
   2.Worst case scenario - how much would a recon costs
   
   3.Current engine has 104k on it - how long feasibly could this go on for
4. Karlb1 Established Member Joined: Jan 2011 Aylesbury Posts: 1868 Seat Leon Cupra tdi

   #4 27th June 2011, 10:45

   Try local scrap yards or look on here for a second hand engine that's being sold.
   Current engine having 104k on isn't too bad, if the cam belt has been changed and it's been regularly serviced then it could easily get 120k miles
5. Reece1591 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Basildon Posts: 244 Mk1 Saxo 1.1 Vt Rep (sold),,,,, Mk1 Arosa 1.7Sdi

   #5 27th June 2011, 12:07

   i had same engine in my old 106 which is the same and i went up to 156k and it was still going i just serviced it loads and looked after it 104 isnt to bad
   
   you can get engines off of ebay and that with low mileage i got one for my mates 206 when i changed that for him and it was £150 and mileage was 42k just look around just make sure it is off of a saxo 1.0 mk1 and make sure it is either mpi or spi (i will get pic up to show you difference)
   
   why you changing the engine neways just down to mileage?
6. Reece1591 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Basildon Posts: 244 Mk1 Saxo 1.1 Vt Rep (sold),,,,, Mk1 Arosa 1.7Sdi

   #6 27th June 2011, 12:17

   looked on ebay and found this
   
   (this engine is spi)
   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Citroen-Saxo-P...item4840db83d9
   
   mpi engines have square box at the back of the engine instead of the circle bit
7. kingrollo Newbie Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5

   #7 27th June 2011, 13:33

   Well I got my saxo for £400 as a little run about (2nd car) - I was only intending to keep it 12 months - but I quite like it - and the parts when things go wrong seem cheap - new clutch for example £210 .......
   
   I was just wondering if the worst came to the worst what sort of bill would I be looking at ?
8. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

   #8 27th June 2011, 18:56

   if its got full service history and been looked after it'll be fine aslong as you keep the maintance up on it. my 1.4 2001 saxo has just shy of 134K fsh and still pulls like a train and i have just stripped the engine and it really doesn't show its miles at all looks alomst new, can still see the honing marks (unless its had engine work done before) but i have no evidince to think it has.