DILEMMA!!

[BigChris]

...need some advise from you williams owners...

right... i have had an ongoing rebuild as some of you may know... basically one of my shells had gone, scarring the crank..

i sent the crank away to have a regrind, but have just been told it has bowed - so is useless basically...

now, would you... a) buy a new crank for £320 + VAT or have a megane second hand one on 70k for £100 + VAT....??

im looking at selling the car soon, but i have to drive it daily, and really having piece of mind will always be good....

My main concern also roots back to WHY - why did it happen, i mean i have been told oil starvation, so obviously i dont want to put a new crank in, with new shells, fit it all together only to have it happen again. I tested the pump, and it seem to work fine... any suggestions, advise would be great.

[northy]

You can still get hold of new williams engines from renault mate.

Might be a cheaper way out of it.

For me i would get a new replacement and stay williams (rather than a unknow and untested megane crank)

Then you get a warrenty from renault if it goes again.

[Winston]

I'd get the reno one............warrenty

iirc theres an new oil pump on ebay.....might be worth getting that for piece of mind as well

[Enid]

How much is a new Willy engine from Renault??

[Nick Hill]

A Megane crank from an early engine is the same as the Williams. Do'nt use the later Megane crank that has a chain drive oil pump.

[Rich]

but a new oil pump while your at it mate if you dont know what failed just replace it all (ie shells, pump, ensure sump is not damaged and cranke in your case)

[MatBrown]

Williams engines don't like being revved highly, maybe this was the cause.



Mat.

[u33db]

You not get one out of a diesel...they're the same aren't they?

[BRUN]

crank from Renault is more than £320+vat

77 00 111 886 CRANKSHAFT £458.64 +vat

speak to j3ned, bet he can get you one direct from Renault pretty cheap