Wretched car...

[stamford]

There is only a few thou available for skimming, so no room for error and only to be done if deemed necessary. However it must be measured to ensure it has not been done already. Go to someone that can be trusted and comes recommended.

[ZS]

If I can replace four pistons and liners and rebuild the engine in the ZS120 on my drive then I'm sure anyone can!!

Have you confirmed if the pistons are damaged at all?

BTW... HG replacement (if head is ok and doesn't need skimming) is a relitively quick repair...

[Tony10]

I only suggested skimming once you knwo ehre it has blown through. I have had 5 k series engines on my metro and a few of them i did skim and they never blew again however i had them check on an engineers bench and used my laser level!. However I always found that it was between piston 2 and 3 water chamber nearest the piston. You can just replace it and I would recoment the Landrover Gasket kit as its uprated slightly.

[mikesezgreen]

I have a guy coming to look at it tonight.

I think she may be going, piston has gone and the head is warped...plus gasket.

He's a mechanic so should get a bargain if he buy's, going to be a sad day though...