WE Auto Services

As a auto electrical escooters are covered.
Ebike and escooter repairs in Basingstoke, reading and Newbury.
We can collect or you can drop off for





Battery repair and replacement.
Tyre fitting.
Controller
Charger
Servicing
Brakes.

The campervan the motorhome.. even the trailer

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Would you pay the bill?

As you can see here is a part fix for a lot of money, this one just over £1000, I have another at just under £3000.

What is wrong here?

In both, there was a timing issue leading to a fault and short comings, both which were more than the cost of engine replacement.

For most engine faults of this nature there is always more. A forged engine bottom half would often take the chain/belt breaking, but at the least you will have four damaged valve systems.

Value replacement is a top end rebuild, similar to a head gasket change.
But the valves have to be removed to ensure they are true. All bent valves have to have the guides replaced, not just the valves and often the rockers and rollers will also need replacement. Even the cam shaft can break or bend.

In this picture, the chains jumped and the knocking will be a valve hitting the piston, or the impact has crushed the main bearings or big end bearings, which are only a alloy shell.

Basically as the piston cannot move due to a valve strike, the crank turned and grind through the big end, or pops the bearings casing leading to the knock.

On the other, the parts list consisted of one rocker. Typically there are three or four which will break. So we have a little rattle at the top as a result. However we are breaking down the engine to check the top and the bottom of this shocking over priced bad job.

Engine replacement on the other hand is around £750. As you can see fixing a broken engine badly by non engineering mechanics or fitters can cost you more.