1.6 Engine (pistons)

[nova_carb]

RYT LADS...HOW MUCH ROUGHLY WOULD I BE LOOKING AT TO GET PISTON RINGS DONE ON MY 1.6 ENGINE IN MY NOVA??:wtf:

DONT FEEL LYK GOING BACK TO A 1.2 ENGINE :(:(

[paddy138]

would you not be better to do a complete rebuild, than just the rings, would proballly work out better in the long term,
rings would be roughly 100 to 150 euro, dont know about labour

[nova_carb]

ill get a pic of my nova up nd u can tell from the pic i cant afford much...but i did get gsi bonnet vents and recaro interior :):)

[Ash]

Parts wise, you'll need:

New piston rings
New big end bolts
New Head gasket
New head bolts
Cam belt

Whilst your there you may as well change

Big end shells
Sump gaskets
Water pump
Oil pump

And then theres labour, which you could do yourself, but will need:

A torque wrench
'E' sockets
Piston ring compressor
on top off your normal kit

[nova_carb]

yeah i can get them handy enough lol...thanks for the help

[brucer]

piston rings cost me 45
head gasket set 16
sump gasket 7.50 for 2 gaskets
head bolts 10
shells cnt member.lol
belt was a 10
pump was 25

[nova_carb]

would it be worth getting the pistons from another 1.6 engine??

[brucer]

whats wrong with your car anyway?? you will need the block honeing too if your fitting new rings.

[nova_carb]

cars very smoky...something needs doing! lol...by the way...what would a recaro interior for a nova be worth...if anything lol

[brucer]

very smokey dont mean rings..could be a number of things so dont go spending all your dough on getting them changed just to find it wasnt the cause.

what interior?? the standard gte one??

as people say its worth however much some one is willing to pay.

[nova_carb]

cheers..:)

i got a full recaro interior for €80 in good cond.

and got gsi bonnet vents fur €0 lollol

[paddy138]

could be valve stem seals

[Ash]

^ditto

If you look hard enough you my find a low miles 1.6 8v cheaper than doing the work, if it's only a quick fix your after.

[nova_carb]

wont go any higher than a 1.6 can afford to insure it then :)

[Mike]

piston rings cost me 45
head gasket set 16
sump gasket 7.50 for 2 gaskets
head bolts 10
shells cnt member.lol
belt was a 10
pump was 25

fook me, where do you shop!! :eek: ?25 for a water pump, sack that! I pay about ?12 IIRC

[brucer]

i cant remember the price but think it was 20-25. thats trade price to. normally 40 i think.i thought thats a good price tbh.

[Mike]

^ eBay, its where its at ;)

[brucer]

hmmm.takes time and most of the time you dont have any.as i work at a garage its easier to get on the blower