mantaboy89 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 hi, after a month of being off the road i am now desperate fro a 2.0ltr in runnin order to get me driving again. havent been able to strip mine down yet but all the symptoms point to ruined big ends and mains shells. i looking for any CIH engine to bolt straight in, preferably the 2.0ltr injection but also considering a 2.2 out of the carlton or the 2.4 frontera lump, ideally would like one within about 125 miles of south wales as i live in the welsh valleys. if anyone has or knows for an engine please contact me asap. josh 07767616682 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 reply sent to last post re engine . located bradford. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Maybe you should see if someone has a smoker that doesn't knock and use their crank and bearings. Got to be a cheap solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1200 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) (1) Whats the engines mileage? (2) Have you serviced it? (HT leads/plugs/oil/dis cap and rota arm) (3) Does it knock when you try to drive it? or on tick over? CIH are pretty much 'bullet proof' the sort of 'knocks and bangs' on an later GM engine? yes 'new engine' CIH's are tough cookies, don't judge them as you would with 'Ecotech'. Try messing about with it until you can get another! you never know GL Keith thumbup Edited December 29, 2009 by keith1200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantaboy89 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) its been serviced, milage is 123000. it knocks when driving and increases with the revs, no oil pressure and lack of power. this has pointed me towards believing the shells r knackered. how much for engine in bradford? thanks Edited December 30, 2009 by mantaboy89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 what about revving sitting still? Oil light on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantaboy89 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 yeh oil light on and knocking when sitting still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Any work been done on the oil pump recently or an oil change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantaboy89 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Yeh had an oil change a few weeks before it went tits up, no work to oil pump tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Modern thin oils can lower the oil pressure of a CIH. Also in the past I have put washers behind the spring in the pressure release valve and got an engine up to 2 bar at idle from light on when hot and registering nothing. Total bodge but worked for a couple years. Too many washers and you might blow the oil filter seal out when cold and oil thick though. Allegedly using diesel engine oil or adding some hypoid (gearbox oil) to the mix can pump pressure up. Though if one bearing has gone a bit too far it is game over. Rumbling mains are OK (barring dropping pressure and killing them selves over time). Worn shells can slide around and cut off oil to a journal. If you're desperate to get it running might be worth throwing new shells in the knocking big end or maybe all, maybe even mains to push pressure up. If the journals have picked up any backing plate it will rip through new shells in minutes though. You could do big ends with engine in car (have to erm persaude sump out it doesn't come out with engine on mounts). All these are bodges of course that I would never recommend anyone trying. Best option is, of course, an engine if you can find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upk Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 just up on ebay today........ http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/opel-manta-cavalier-mkI-2-0-GTE-engine-CIH_W0QQitemZ140371064007QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item20aec474c7 nb, its not mine i just spotted the listing kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 another one, not mine http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/opel-manta-spares_W0QQitemZ180448157015QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2a038c5d57#ht_500wt_975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 pm sent . any good ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCarlos Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I have a really good 2.0 CiH engine I could be persuaded to part with. I'm doing an XE conversion on my project car so it's spare. The engine has done a genuine 47000 miles (car one owner from new with all the old MOT's to back up the mileage). Excellent quiet runner with super oil pressure before I removed it from the car. I'm in Wigan near Manchester and would want £100 for it. PM me if you are interested? Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts