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adafish:
vent my disappointment with a Forum Member..Just before Xmas i brought a rebuilt 300tdi engine, without turbo/manifold, starter motor or alternator...Just the basic...Said engine had had 100'rds spent on it and built up from the bottom end..."less 5'ooomiles old" the ad said...Great i thought, just what i want, i'll use my stuff off the lump taking out and in she goes...Well with Xmas and stuff, i only managed to fit it last weekend, waiting for some new parts., RAD/INTERCOOLER, WATER PUMP, few gaskets, bit for the gearbox, new clutch fork, spigot bearing ,thurst bearing Heavy duty plate n cover...So all these fitted and put on, oh yeah, forgot, one of the studs holding the pulley cover had snapped off in the head, so had to drill and re thread that..left as it was on the head, good job i took it off to do water pump...Anyhow, fitted the engine back in the landy, topped all the waters up, the oil in engine, rebled the clutch and fuel system.....put the key in and she fires up first time...GREAT i thought...then just moved the throttle a little , loads of white smoke and erendous tapping noise from the block...smoke eevrywhere..clouds of it, WHITE...So turn her off and have a look round....Everything sound, start again, still the same sound if worse..off again.. Then looking down on to my drive oil , pouring out...Get underneath, the sump as only 4 outta the 16/17 holding it on..So the one are pinched out me old block and used for this one....Fill her back up with oil and leave her for the night. Sorted  the timing out, thinking it migt be that what causing the knocking, it was out a bit, not much...Then started her up again, fingers crossed...........No bloody chance.........worse,no smoke just a really bad knockin noise on slight throttle, can also be heard on tick over...similar sound to a machine gun been shot in a oil drum.....BOTTOM END...Tried ringing the bloke pm'in him emailing him, texting him......not a dicky bird...i spent the best part of £400 buying it, and spending same again on new parts so the bloody thing would'nt need doing for years, and i've now got a shagged engine and me car just sitting there...which i need for work....IWANT TO NAME THIS FORUM MEMBER...but i will be going to seek legal advice before i do...So if you do read this ........GET IN TOUCH....BEFORE IT GETS NASTY [-X

MudRat:
Hi mate, worried it would be a 200tdi disco, hope you get it sorted!

adafish:
na. thats sound Lee, just got the pads n disc for it today...gonna get it road worthy and use it for abit, whilst mine is off the road....still need a good valet tho...LOL

richo:
Just go's to show some people don't care who they rip off.
Mind you at least you trying to give them a chance to sort it out.Hope it works out for you mate

crazymac:
This is starting to worry me a bit!!

Thats the second time in the last few months a forum member has ripped off another forum member!!

Makes you wonder about buying stuff from people on here!!

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