How much to do piston 4 when out of warranty

[richjones744]

As above just wondering what the average cost would be when out of warranty not to worried about wheel bearings etc as I am a mechanic but don't fancy this job :-)
Cheers guys

[wayne/VXR]

£600 in and out.

[richjones744]

Who can do this if it was to go?

[richjones744]

Also guys where can you buy corsa vxr parts from been looking for websites selling bearings and radiator but can't find any? Is it just vauxhall only cus I'm guessing bearings from them will be expensive
Cheers

[yodacraig]

If I was you I'd just spend the money and buy some uprated pistons and conrods at least then you know the engine is safe and it won't go again my car is 3 years old and piston 4 has gone twice

[wayne/VXR]

Also guys where can you buy corsa vxr parts from been looking for websites selling bearings and radiator but can't find any? Is it just vauxhall only cus I'm guessing bearings from them will be expensive
Cheers

the bearings you can get from vx,for the rad blizzard intercoolers is working on a uprated one right now,as the std one is naff.
as for the £600 piston 4 job,i can not say there name.

[Tom_Y2K4]

IMO Ignore the above. Not everybody is lucky enough to get a new engine every year

Should your piston go Regal and Courts both now do replacement internals. MattBibs on here is spot on for VX parts should you ever need them

[richjones744]

Any idea how much regal or courts charge mate to change the pistons?

[wayne/VXR]

Any idea how much regal or courts charge mate to change the pistons?

std piston £600 drive in and drive out mate.inc everything.
uprated pistons and rods,£1995ish drive in and drive out.inc everything.

[richjones744]

So is it a case of if the cars warmed up and cooled down properly everything should be alright if it got rebuilt with standard pistons?

[DAIR]

One group quoted me around £4000.

Two other groups quoted me alot less to help me out.

In the end mine was sorted out under warranty!

[Avo]

If your car is running OK at the moment and you don't currently have a problem with piston 4, I find this a rather strange question to ask!

To me it's like saying "How much for a new front end if I run up the backside of the car in front"....it's a bit like tempting fate!!!

[wayne/VXR]

So is it a case of if the cars warmed up and cooled down properly everything should be alright if it got rebuilt with standard pistons?

regal have done 6 cars running over 270bhp with std pistons mate,all ok and 2 have been done over a year now and 1 has done 30,000 miles.


ps: also i bet tms,courts and mpg have cars running nice power with std pistons.

[wayne/VXR]

look after it and it should look after you.

[Tom_Y2K4]

http://www.vxronline.co.uk/forum/sho...d.php?t=100344

Have a looksey mate, see what you think.

Standard pistons are fine in the majority of cars.