The short of it is my engine is kaput. It would appear that an injector failed and overdosed the cylinder with diesel and when the piston rushed up to meet said diesel something had to give. The injector was discovered and replaced but the engine knocks quite badly and will only run for a few minutes, then just to cut out and fail to restart as soon as it’s warmed up.
So the question becomes what to do now…
My Transit is a 2.4l RWD TDCi with 90k on the clock. It’s in really nice condition due to it being an import so there is no rust! So aside from being a bit dated I had every intention of running around in this vehicle for years to come.
So a reconditioned engine swap is on the cards and I was ok with that but now my big ol’ brain has gotten going I’m not sure.
It seems for £2k (excl fitting) I can have a recon with all of the uncertainty that comes with it and my van will be on the road again, for now.
However, would you put a recon engine in a ‘new’ van?
If I have a newish body and I pop in a brand new engine do I not have a new van for a fraction of what they cost when new?
Is £5k on a brand new engine really that bad?
If the latest fleet of vans are all rubbish is a new-old van better?
I often find myself holding an old thing saying “if I could buy this new for the same price as the new rubbish they sell now I’d buy two of them!”
What am I missing here….?
