garethj Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 Bum indeed, and not one that's been recently wiped either. Is it an interference valvetrain?
320touring Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 Ah dear. shame to see that chap! nk idea if it is interference:(
Mr_Bo11ox Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 Its one of those engines with a flat cylinder head and combustion chamber in the top of the piston so you might be lucky
nigel bickle Posted September 10, 2016 Author Posted September 10, 2016 Yup. It failed on tick over, So the damage shouldn't be to great, either way Just a monster pain in the ...... Anyway, it's back ok, and I can get an Ibiza out to replace it. Ho hum. Belt in the week,slip it on ,see what happens. Tensioner etc all seems/ sounds ok, so guess it's just old age.
dave21478 Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 Autodata suggests that Malaga 1.5 from 82 to 91 with engine code 021A2 are interference engines.
nigel bickle Posted September 10, 2016 Author Posted September 10, 2016 Deep joy! Stick a belt on and hand crank I guess
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