hello,
im looking for some advice regarding my corsa b , 1.6 16v.
so here is the damage
basically i fitted this ^^ new engine' and when i started it up, it was running ok'ish for a few minutes and then there was some strange noises.
(i was sitting in the drivers seat at the time so i turned it off straight away)
not realizing what had happened i tried to start it up again later on.. :doh:
obviously it didnt start, i tried a couple of times and then left, (it was late)
the following day i started to have a look around the engine bay, try and figure out what was wrong, and thats when i found the snapped sprocket !
so a summary
the car was running when it snapped
it was turned off pretty much as soon as it happened
tried to start it after a couple of times (not realizing what had happened)
other info..
ive got another x16xe (damage inside them engine due to the end of the spark plug snapping off)
so my question..
1.how much damage is likely to have been caused ? (possible bent valves?)
2.if the valves arent bent, can i take the sprocket from the other engine and stick it on this one and see if it works?
3.if i do number 2' and the valves are bent how much more damage am i going to do?
4.what are my options if any?
5.somebody was saying that if you can turn it over by hand then that would mean that the valves were ok, so just swapping the sprocket over and getting it timed should be ok, is that true?
i have invested a little bit of money into this now.. so want to get it up and running again really asap, but with out spending to much.
thanks very much b3
edit:
in the picture it looks like 3 spokes? are stil intact but they arent.. they are all snapped and the timing notch is pretty much in the opposite position to the other sprocket.
thanks
im looking for some advice regarding my corsa b , 1.6 16v.
so here is the damage
basically i fitted this ^^ new engine' and when i started it up, it was running ok'ish for a few minutes and then there was some strange noises.
(i was sitting in the drivers seat at the time so i turned it off straight away)
not realizing what had happened i tried to start it up again later on.. :doh:
obviously it didnt start, i tried a couple of times and then left, (it was late)
the following day i started to have a look around the engine bay, try and figure out what was wrong, and thats when i found the snapped sprocket !
so a summary
the car was running when it snapped
it was turned off pretty much as soon as it happened
tried to start it after a couple of times (not realizing what had happened)
other info..
ive got another x16xe (damage inside them engine due to the end of the spark plug snapping off)
so my question..
1.how much damage is likely to have been caused ? (possible bent valves?)
2.if the valves arent bent, can i take the sprocket from the other engine and stick it on this one and see if it works?
3.if i do number 2' and the valves are bent how much more damage am i going to do?
4.what are my options if any?
5.somebody was saying that if you can turn it over by hand then that would mean that the valves were ok, so just swapping the sprocket over and getting it timed should be ok, is that true?
i have invested a little bit of money into this now.. so want to get it up and running again really asap, but with out spending to much.
thanks very much b3
edit:
in the picture it looks like 3 spokes? are stil intact but they arent.. they are all snapped and the timing notch is pretty much in the opposite position to the other sprocket.
thanks