jccar1 Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 Hello to everyone I've got a 1993 EP81 1.3 12v engine that i managed to rescue from going to scrap, , , managed to get it for the pricely sum of £100, , , took very little to MOT it over the next two years, , , originally bought as a cheap run-around and for the wife to learn to drive in, , but i enjoy driving it so much that i decided to keep it for myself, , , had it now for almost 3yrs and has been ultra reliable with only normal wear and tear parts needing replaced, , , Just finished replacing the valve stem oil seals and cleaning the piston rings (gummed up) for an engine with 127k on it im amazed at how little wear there is inside the little engine, , , , Now i have to consider if im going to replace the engine with the turbo or bigger or just keep it as is and put my money into chassis and body exterior and interior first then go for an engine swap later. Quote
Starlet__SR Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 Sounds the usual case being more reliable than a woman lol!Welcome to the club mateyD Quote
Guest Enzo Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 welcome mate, they are bullet proof on that engine, i picked up a kudos model with the same engine for 200 with 172k on the clock and cained that engine until i did an engine swap earlier on in the year,your ep should be plenty fast the now, so id probably concentrate on getting the weight out of it and making it handle better,if your needing any advice just ask man Quote
lukerobz Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 cracking little cars man welcome along to the sight alsou pal Quote
Steve GT Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 welcome to UKSC matewhere you from? will be nice to see some pics of the little beast as enzo said them little things are bulletproof should serve you well Quote
jccar1 Posted October 27, 2011 Author Posted October 27, 2011 Live over in sunny Northern Ireland, , , will try to get some pics loaded of the car as it looks now, , , Now for the dilemma, , , xmas presents for the kids, , ,or start buying parts for car. Quote
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