Damaged engine

[Jon Maine]

I am looking to buy an accident damaged vehicle, it has a 2004 duratorq engine which runs fine despite taking a bit of the impact to the front end of the engine.
Upon close inspection there is an aluminum section which is just over 2 inches in depth which has the sump attached underneath and the top is attached to the underside of the engine block. This is damaged cracked in 3 places.

Could anyone advise me if this is a component which is easily changed ?

[AndyG]

Is this a FWD 2.0L or a RWD 2.4L

The ally part you are talking about, may be the intercooler

[Jon Maine]

Its the complete size of the engine block sandwiched between the sump and the block.

Its Rwd

[Guy88]

This may help



If its No.7 it says its a stiffening plate

[Jon Maine]

7 it is, although I didnt look at it from that angle!!

Could the stiffening plate also retain the crank in place? it seems a bit low for that to me but never having had one apart I wouldnt know.

[Guy88]

7 it is, although I didnt look at it from that angle!!

Could the stiffening plate also retain the crank in place? it seems a bit low for that to me but never having had one apart I wouldnt know.

i think its just an aluminium girdle and will unbolt.

Wheres nighthawk he will confirm

[transitgeoff]

holds the crank think its matched with the block/line bored

[Guy88]

holds the crank think its matched with the block/line bored

Engine be f***d then

[Jon Maine]

Yes, thats what I thought the situation could be, thats the second person who told me that they think its line bored.

I guess thats to much of a coincedence not to be true.

[trannytech]

theres a gasket between the ladder frame and the block . have changed a few gaskets due to oil leaks . you have to take the gearbox out to change it. you dont get one with a new block so i would say you can buy it seperatly

[Jon Maine]

So I am a bit in the dark still, is this ladder frame machined to match the engine block? or is it a question of unbolting it after removing the gearbox and fitting a new one?
All info gratefully received.

[motorwise]

from what Geoff says it's line bored to the crankshaft journal size so it will need machining to match the crank

[trannytech]

it doesnt hold the crankshaft it just goes between the block and the sump with the oil pump bolted to it.the crank is part of the block .you have to take timing & oil pump chains off gearbox and sump to change the ladder frame

[motorwise]

it doesnt hold the crankshaft it just goes between the block and the sump with the oil pump bolted to it.

so an easy(ish) swap

when Geoff said it needed line boring I assumed it was a ladder rail for the crankshaft main bearings

[trannytech]

about a day work i should think .not to tricky