[Engine] OUCH

[GARYSD]

Hello there, I am a new member to this forum but currently a sad owner of an 02 plate MULTISPACE FORTE 1.9D.  On Sunday just gone, taking my lad and his mates to play football, tootling along at 60 there was a grunt, bang and shedding of metal and oil and we crawled into a cul-de-sac at 5 mph spewing oil.
Next day and £40 lighter for it to be recovered to my place of work it looks like the engines blown.

Right, first point does anyone think its worth repairing? MOT passed Sept 2017, new back and mid exhaust, steering pump and alternator are less than 12 months old, decent tyres and seats,  bodywork average  for year, been a great workhorse, slept in it at Festivals, filled it to the brim with camping stuff, DIY gear, skip runs, kids and dogs, it was the car that never dies....until Sunday that is. What would it cost to whack a new 1.9d engine in it and is it really worth it? should it be scrapped, bits sold off and weighed in for the 80 quid a tonne they pay in Telford, or so I am told.

Advice and suggestions appreciated, the other sticking point is the £230 a year to TAX Bertie Berlingo. (named by my kids...not me)

Cheers  GarySD

[polar]

stick a second hand engine in it there are plenty of 1.9d about.

[Satellitemark]

Agreed, a second hand engine should be a economic repair.

Mark

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[geoff]

Go for it ............. can you DIY ??? ...........mates to DIY for you ??? ............. labour £££ kills it doesn't it.

Still worth doing if the rest of the wagon is good, better the devil you know in my book.

[Satellitemark]

Might be cheaper to buy a MOT failure car with a good engine put working engine in yours and then put your engine in the boot of the MOT failure car and weigh it in for scrap to get some money back.

Mark

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[Gravity]

As Mark, with reservations.

To swap engines, you'll need like for like.
If you find a good one (and how will you know unless you hear it running?), you'll also need space, time and facilities to do it.
And you'll need to be sure about the condition of your present car. Is it as good as you think, or sre you just looking at it fondly because it has served you well in the past?

There are so many early Berlingos about that for a few hundred notes you could get a replacement without the hassle of an engine transplant. More time for football.

Gravity

[Tomcat3]

If you are good with the spanners as said drop another engine in or buy another newer one for not a lot and swap all and save all the good bits to the new motor. There are hundreds out there just do a bit of searching.
Good luck

[cancunia]

How many miles has Bertie done?

[GARYSD]

stick a second hand engine in it there are plenty of 1.9d about.

thanks I will price a few up, its the labour charges as I am not particularly good with the spanners.

[GARYSD]

Go for it  ............. can you DIY ???  ...........mates to DIY for you ??? ............. labour £££ kills it doesn't it.

 Still worth doing if the rest of the wagon is good, better the devil you know in my book.

Cheers I will bear it in mind, its the labour charges, priced one up at £400+ so jury is out about replacing it.