A long story short, my lovely daughter decides she needs to go to the supermarket in her mini and without checking her oil level.
6 miles in oil light comes on then off and them the car is bogging and wanting to stall, smelling hot and steaming white smoke from the bonnet.
I guessing it cooked it warping the head and causing other damage.
Following day after its recovery I put oil and water in, the water drained from the rear in record time.
But it turned over, so not seized.
Is the engine worth stripping and skimming the head or has she melted internals like bearings journals , I have the laser timing tools, compression and leak down testers.
Or do I buy a replacement prince 1.4 lump swapping what bits I need.
6 miles in oil light comes on then off and them the car is bogging and wanting to stall, smelling hot and steaming white smoke from the bonnet.
I guessing it cooked it warping the head and causing other damage.
Following day after its recovery I put oil and water in, the water drained from the rear in record time.
But it turned over, so not seized.
Is the engine worth stripping and skimming the head or has she melted internals like bearings journals , I have the laser timing tools, compression and leak down testers.
Or do I buy a replacement prince 1.4 lump swapping what bits I need.