SEAT Ibiza 1.4SE

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Mon 6 Nov 2006 20:13
SEAT Ibiza 1.4SE - woodside
Car is 3.5 year old and done 58000 and has dropped a valve. Dealers say never heard of this happening before. Options are new engine ( £3500 ) or re-build.
Am considering re-manufactured engine but replacement heads are apparently in short supply. Any suggestions / recommendations
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Mon 6 Nov 2006 20:18
SEAT Ibiza 1.4SE - George Porge
Find out the engine code and contact VW / seat breakers for a similar replacement with a 3 month warranty ;-)
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Mon 6 Nov 2006 20:25
SEAT Ibiza 1.4SE - yorkiebar
Replacement heads are in short supply but the dealers have never heard of this happening?

Hmmm ?
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Mon 6 Nov 2006 20:36
SEAT Ibiza 1.4SE - woodside
Thanks...Availability of spare heads have been compared to hens teeth
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Mon 6 Nov 2006 20:29
SEAT Ibiza 1.4SE - bell boy
got to agree with dox a good breaker will sell you a good low mileage engine for this for £500 just make sure the belt is changed before you have the engine fitted
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Tue 7 Nov 2006 13:46
SEAT Ibiza 1.4SE - woodside
Thanks...I have traced one, Audi4U, to Bridgewater in Somerset, can you point me in the direction of others please.
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Tue 7 Nov 2006 14:30
SEAT Ibiza 1.4SE - George Porge
www.vwmonline.co.uk/links/default.asp?siteCategory...e

Some links here
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Tue 7 Nov 2006 16:29
SEAT Ibiza 1.4SE - Soupytwist

www.vws.me.uk/

They're local to me but I've never used them.

Also,
VW Audi Breakers
Station Appoach, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 8BN
Tel: 01225 792900

Not local to me but I did buy some trim parts from them a while back and they were good.
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Soupytwist !
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Tue 7 Nov 2006 17:13
SEAT Ibiza 1.4SE - bell boy
Put your details into this site and the breakers will phone you from all over the country with different prices including delivery to your door ,do it when you can answer the phone for the next 2 hours uninterupted mind because your phone will either explode or nobody will have one.
www.247spares.co.uk

Good luck
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