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The trouble is at 90k has it had a cambelt change? If it can't be proven that'll have to be done before the engine's been changed and with the labour cost to install it and fluids etc i would have thought it would have been much cheaper to replace the broken rockers, cam and aux belt on the existin...

steve_earwig wrote: Blimey, it must be cheap then

What would they usually cost out of interest? The engine has been priced at £110 with 90k on it.

steve_earwig wrote:Your engine *should* only need 8 new rockers, they're designed to break when the cam belt goes, saving the engine.

Yeah thats what he said, but labour and parts cost to replace these would be the same if not more expensive than swapping the engine with another.

The engine itself is the same, some bits might need swapping over from yours, like the exhaust manifold, intake pipe and I think the radiator hoses are in a different place, but the bits are easy to swap over. Thanks very much for this. Its at a very resonable price so il look into it with my mecha...

Hows it going folks, My fan belt snapped last week taking the timing belt with it :( . The mechanic said it would be better off just replacing the engine so iv been on the hunt. The car is a 2001 406 2.0 HDI (90) Bosch pump. A member of another local forum mentioned he has one but for a 306. Is ther...

Great stuff. Thanks muchly.

Once this gets sorted il throw a few photos in the members gallery.

Hi everyone, thanks for the welcome & advice. After alot of encouragement i finally got the drum off. Few springs and pins fell out in the process lol. Anyway, the piston is pishing brake fluid and the friction part of the shoes just fell out. Is it just a matter of replacing these and bleeding the ...

Hi everyone, i came out of work the other night to find my drivers side wheel locked as if the handbrake is still on. The handbrake feels very tight and will bearly go up a click. Iv tried the usual methods of WD40 & beating the drum but to no effect. I also tried removing the drum but its stuck sol...