Punto gt

markirish22

I blew the head gasket on it while bringing it back from the uk and would like to know any of you interested in a bit of work fixing it and some other things like changing timing belt, fan belt etc?. Its a 1996 1.4litre 134bhp turbo. Much different than standard puntos so might be more difficult to do.

Seth Brundle

PM any offers of help.

markirish22

One thing didnt mention is will pay well for work done

colm_mcm

I don't get why you'd trust someone from Boards that you've never met over going to a random garage that's close to where you live? If you're wiling to pay well.

markirish22

because of the hassle moving it getting it towed to the nearest garage is 150 there then 150 back so save that way as wont drive it as havent been to the vrt place and wont be in there till tuesday

colm_mcm

Hopefully it would be driving once it got fixed? Ring around a few local garages, they don't all charge that much to get a car in.

markirish22

thats the prices i got from towing companies. Dont think any garages would do it?

colm_mcm

whereabouts do you live?

markirish22

live beside liffey valley shopping centre in dublin 22

markirish22

Blew the headgasket on it and looking to get it fixed. Will pay 300 for the labour which shouldnt be longer than 6 hours work. Thats 50 quid an hour nice nixer for someone. I have all parts needed for work to be done head gasket set and new time belt (old timing belt fine just replacing while is off). I'm in dublin 22 and would want to have the car done where it is as havent paid vrt on it yet and dont want it moved until i do. When opened if anything else damaged like pistons etc would be of course paying extra for that to be done. compression in 1: 105, 2: 115 3: 0, 4: 105. Guesing bit of water in 2 and the hole in gasket is around 3 maybe lot more damage with no compression

Thats what put on another website so same would apply here

colm_mcm

There's a garage just up the road from you as you head towards Grange Castle (Sean Kavanaghs Garage), don't know anything about them, but seeing as it's so near, you could get it to them easily enough

Esel

Get a mate to tow you?

markirish22

got a mechanic to do it today head cracked piston melted and block damaged :P Going to cost loads to get it up and running again

colm_mcm

I hope you got the car cheap!

markirish22

wish could say i did :P

colm_mcm

Is that basically the same engine as the Uno turbo?

markirish22

yea is nearly identical

woop

yo mate just to let you know there was a gt engine in the buy and sell last week.........might be cheaper than the alternative, think it was E350

markirish22

yea was parts off a turbo in buyandsell for 350 for a guy but only rear wheel brakes and stuff getting block, pistons a few other things and turbo off him for 500 which will sort me for the most part so if get that not such a big set back :P

declanm42

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Alanstrainor

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Are you havin a laugh!? First of all you dragged up a 4 year old thread. And second of all you can't advertise your car on here.

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