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(Message started by: gaz01gaz on Apr 25^th, 2005, 4:38pm)

Title: 1997 2.3 ghia
Post by gaz01gaz on Apr 25^th, 2005, 4:38pm

i have recently purchased a 1997 2.3 ghia est. manual....16" alloys,leather,,taxed and tested 100k+,engine seized would this be an economical repair job i.e price of s/h engine or would there be much interest to anyone for parts??? unsure ????gaz

Title: Re: 1997 2.3 ghia
Post by craig on Apr 25^th, 2005, 5:32pm

gaz..
at the end of the day,the choice is yours.....
is the car in tip top condition ?,if so it may well be worth replacing the engine,ultimately it's down to is the car an economic repair ?....
as for breaking the car,the second hand price for scorpio bits has indeed gone up,supply and demand you see,but with any possible break,you will always get left with the bits no one wants....
not to much help really,but,for what it's worth,in my opinion,IF the car is tidy,presentable,what your looking for and cost effective to fix,go for it.......

Title: Re: 1997 2.3 ghia
Post by gaz01gaz on Apr 25^th, 2005, 6:35pm

cheers craig,the car has come to me as it is....just had £1800 spent on it ...typical scorp eh ! recon manual box,clutch, belt pulleys e.t.c...but the rear bumper is missing ?? colour is aubergine,i think is popular enough to source one in this colour but any idea what the 2.3 engines cost s/h ?????cheers..gaz

Title: Re: 1997 2.3 ghia
Post by craig on Apr 25^th, 2005, 6:41pm

re; the bumper,basically i would grab what you can find,fair enough if you can get the right colour,thats a bonus,but bumpers are quite hard to come by.........

as for the engine,it depends which road you go down,brand new or recon= big bucks really...
second hand (e-bay,breakers,possibly this site),it's all about condition and mileage,if you can wait,it may pay not to jump in to buy the first one,but what ever you decide,if at all possible,hear it running,and a warrenty would help as well,if you can find a good 2.3 unit,they are good all round engines....
all the best to you in your quest.....

Title: Re: 1997 2.3 ghia
Post by Baz on Apr 25^th, 2005, 7:28pm

Gaz,

there is an aubergine estate in Autosave at Bury. The tailgate has gone, but I think the bumper may still be on the car.

They did have a rear ended estate with a 2.3 engine with full LPG as well but I'm not sure if that has been sold. The engine was OK, the car had been scrapped because it had been shunted.

Ring and ask for Chris 0161 761 6481

Title: Re: 1997 2.3 ghia
Post by gaz01gaz on Apr 25^th, 2005, 11:37pm

cheers baz ;)

Title: Re: 1997 2.3 ghia
Post by KEEF on Apr 26^th, 2005, 6:38am

Hi Gaz
I have had a brand New lump just put in mine. Got a FMD to fit and supply
£2,550 all in with 1 year warranty some time's It's better the devil you know.
If you put a lot of time and money in the car, and think if you are going to keep it for a while !!
KEEF
Keith

Title: Re: 1997 2.3 ghia
Post by gaz01gaz on Apr 26^th, 2005, 1:15pm

phew....too much g.b.p for me...maybe just sell on or fit a used 2.3 unit to sell on as a runner?

Title: Re: 1997 2.3 ghia
Post by Eddie on Apr 27^th, 2005, 5:32pm

You could go mad and fit a rover v8 in it,that would be fun. ;D

At the other end of the scale you could also put a 2.0L 16v scorpio motor in it. Not as Smoooooth as the 2.3.

Would it be worthwhile stripping down the 2.3 and sorting it out?? What were the circumstances of the 'seizure'?

eddie

Title: Re: 1997 2.3 ghia
Post by gaz01gaz on Apr 29^th, 2005, 12:53am

right then,the fella who sold it me did not really know much about cars other than it has 4 wheels e.t.c.so i don't think it did seize ? i have charged the battery and have found a pipe from the water pump to the bulkhead has blown at a plastic joint on the offside,the engine will turn over but very fast and only tries to start...i have towed it today and bump started it and hey presto she fired up....no knocking from bottom end or top end but a pinking sound under hard revs and running lumpy !i am goping to give her a chance and remove the head on friday to get it tested, seems to me it has blown head gasket and warped the head ! got to be worth a try....watch this space..any thoughts ?