You didn't fall victim to co part you fell victim to stupidity . When co part says non runner it's not going to be because its got no fuel or flat battery they work on commission. You seriously think they don't fire the booster pack on it before it even leaves the insurance compound before it hits co part. Co part states non runner expect a hole in the block
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I was wrong saying the car was listed as a non runner. It WAS NOT listed as a non runner. .nothing in the notes or description said non runner. I concluded it wouldn't start from a picture of the dashboard with rpm at zero and ignition lights were on.
People calling copart but it was bought as a non runner! You run this risk so you've always gotta factor in the cost of a engine/ECU to make it worthwhile. Feel bad you for but that's the risk
Completely agree buddy. Everybody thinks they are going to get the bargain of the year. Id never buy a car without hearing it run, then complain that it doesnt run. You roll the dice and take your chances...Dont know why everybody seems so obsessed with copart. Not many genuine bargains on their sites
@@jayswin2 like you say everyone thinks they are getting a bargain and it's almost like People have only recently come across it. People use it as an avenue to create videos which to be fair, they are entertaining watching them being rebuilt. I enjoy watching sparkplugsteves videos. I personally wouldn't buy something without seeing it though, but that's only because I don't have money to loose lol bought my fair share of cars and rebuilt engines/gearboxes. so long as you weigh up potential costs then you can get a bargain from time to time
Wise to scrap , flood damaged vehicles are not usually profitable , if you had rebuilt engine odds are the electric controls will start playing up due to water ingress .
Yeah buying blind is risky. I’ve done it once and was lucky. Car was in another city 1200km away with everything looking good in pictures except some damage from a rear end hit. Won bid Friday, flew down Monday and drove damaged car back home arrived Tuesday. Wouldn’t advise anyone do this but I had a good gut feeling and she’s served me well ever since.
Timing belt has snapped, did you check it ? The wet plug is over fueling from all the cranking becuase the 1st cylinder has the intake valve open. If belt is snapped then wont get any compression but also possible damage to valves. £200-£300 would of got that engine sorted.
steve i would have taken off the rocker cover, it sounds to me like some of the valves are stuck open. i dunno where your from but if its local to swansea and you need a hand with mechanical jobs send me a message.
@@DaleSteel They have quite a following for being cheap, great handling cars and mostly extremely reliable, although there are always exceptions to the rule, as this one is.
@@nathanselley1109 yes they are a reliable car it could of taken water in or been run low on oil anything like that. Only as good as its keeper if not looked after
Was going to say same , my fiesta timing belt snapped while going down m1 , didn’t realise at the time and tried cranking and cranking and sounded exactly the same .. had to drop another engine in as I was told it would be too risky just fitting another belt as every part would be out of sync
0 compression belts snapped or something like that! You should leave alone cars that are in copart as non starters without any damage as it usually means the engine is knackered or close to going bang.
I bought a vw polo 20yr old 170000 on clock full mot no advisories. £500.00. Runs like a gooden. Done 5000 mile ok the centre exhaust snapped £70.00 repair. Needed coil pack as it was arcing. And had to buy a coolant flange£45.00. But a nice lady backed into me at tesco and i got £360.00 off insurance company. Happy days. Cheap as chips. Buy a runner next time buddy 😎😄 soz
Try a wet compression test if the compression rises then it's rings but you can also use a leak down tester with a air compressor and the adapter tool, but also check the timing chain/belt incase it's snapped if it has most likely bent valves if it's an interference engine, if it's a none interference engine no harm would have been done to the valves or pistons, loving you're videos so far keep up the amazing work and I do hope the swift can be saved someone would love it as a first car :)
Engines are cheap on ebay, I used to own one 1.3 2006 130k miles on the clock they are normally robust, common issues with these are subframe corrosion
You would think consumer law would require the auction to carry out tests on engines etc. and carry out a proper inspection. Such as requires replacement engine or rebuild. What does the auction house do for it’s money? Apart from taking a few photos and moving cars about on a forklift.
Chain sounded snapped. but no compression, i wouldnt put it past its had a flooded engine to... seized up and just dead... id probs of kept it. got hold of another scrapped one, and traded parts and done it up mate. they sell rest as scrap... least could possible get one up and running. thanks for content mate
Never heard of them Suzuki (M13A & M15A) engines having timing chain issues those engines are usually bulletproof. Only thing that goes wrong with those cars is the gearbox.
I can’t believe you bought a non runner and it won’t fire up, I personally would have ran a few checks like timing for one because it clearly sounds like timing belt failure as it is highly unlikely that you wouldn’t get compression from a couple of cylinders, but you would have found that had you took the timing cover off
Same here mate faulty engines that are sold as Runs And Drives. Company not what it used to be anymore they’re bunch of scammers not worth buying from. Car Parts constantly being stolen before dispatching the vehicle.
Maybe you can help me with this question. There was no additional notes on the car and nothing to state its a non starter. I just concluded it wouldn't start from the pic of the dashboard and engine wasn't on. Could I complain as it wasn't listed as a non runner?
Hi mate, I did a lot of those engine, and they are bomb proof, timing chain is typical Japanese, it will never snap or jump, only problem with them is when you overheat the engine, then you can get head warped or drop a cylinder liner. Judging from the state of air filter, engine sucked a lot of water and as we know water does not compress, so it either snapped/bend con rods or crankshaft snapped. Anyway sad to see you loosing money, I hope that citigo is going to be better. Good luck
If I recall, the timing belt failure leads to engine destruction (pistons hitting open valves). As well, the engine may have overheated, by neglecting to check guages and fluid levels. If you can procure a good second hand engine, (perhaps from a car in poorer body condition), you'd be set. It seems Copart are just 'jockeying around' with assorted cars, with assorted conditions.. The Suzuki, after looking at the air filter, and particulate matter in it, would have had a diagnostic warning light on for some time..
That engine must be badly out of time so on the compression stroke its leaving the valves open. Timing belt or chain has either gone or slipped off the TDC marks. Either way the engine sounds 🤮
I would not expect all four cylinders to have no compression at all, that's weird, has someone had it a part because of cylinder two and not refitted a new head gasket because the engines knacked, is there an head gasket in there? is the head lose?....Even if the cambelt snapped I wouldn't expect the valves to hole all four pistons???? you would have to be really unlucky?????? Whats the mileage on the engine?
I think timing chain has jumped teeth so valves are open on the compression stroke. I think it's A non interference engine so no valve contact on the pistons.
I know it probably comes down to time, but It would’ve been nice to see it stripped down and diagnosed. As soon as I saw that air filter I thought the same as you, it’s sucked in water and bent valves, a cheap borescope/endoscope is well worth keeping in your toolbox, I would have expected to see signs of water ingress in the bores given how long cars sit at copart for.
Spark Plug Steve : Fair enough Steve, it would have been nice to see the diagnosis on camera but I understand you had probably wasted enough time/money and just wanted it gone. You’re a likeable fellow so please don’t take any criticism to heart, as much as I’d like to see more content I also know it’s easy to sit here and criticise when it’s someone else’s time/money involved. I look forward to seeing the Skoda project instead.
Mate judging by the air filter she’s been hydro-locked. Bent a rod or two and sheered the sprocket locating pin on the end of the cam. Pull the rocker cover off and you’ll see.
BEWARE I purchased a 2015 A5 from my local Copart in Belfast, it had very light frontal damage and undercarriage damage. In the description it stated it was not running. When the A5 was delivered and I had my first chance to view it (because of covid we are still not permitted to view in person) I found that the plastic sump was smashed and the engine was seized solid, so it must have been run with no oil maybe around the Copart yard until it seized. When I asked Copart did they not know about the engine they said it was up to me to inspect the car??? How could I have done that when the yard is closed tto the public?? I was told I should have inspected the pictures, but the picture showing the undercarriage damage was very dark so didn't show the smashed sump. Be very careful when you have to rely on the Copart info and pictures.....
Strip it Steve .. £200 for gearbox if its ok, then you've the alloys headlights etc.. Had one and it overheat as thermostate gave up the ghost and roasted the engine.😒 heads are soft on them. Wasn't worth fixing at the time. Was told from susuki macanic it's normally gearboxes that go on them. And there about £200.. So if you can strip it and get some ££££back Steve
What a bitch as an ex mechanic.when I heard that speed straight away I knew game over ! And I saw the water stains on bumper slight muddy .been so much flooding in UK of late and especially Wales !
Sorry to hear about the bad luck with the car Steve. However, it was calculated in respect of cost and maybe the next one will bring a nice profit. :-)
If there is no compression in ALL cylinders that indicates to me cambelt snapped surely? All the rings/valve seals don’t go at once. Or it’s been flooded as you said previous.
Spark Plug Steve agreed, also if it had jumped it should’ve locked up if it’s a collision engine and still would’ve ran if it wasn’t (just very rough) either way it’s gutting mate :(
Had this problem on a Suzuki Jimny Fuel from flooded engine had washed oil from cylinder bores. Suzuki mechanic told me to squirt small amount of engine oil down each bore. Compression restored. Worked for me. Worth a try ?
A wet test will raise compression but when compression is near zero there's no hope for it . Valves are open on the compression stroke which I think is because of a jumped timing chain.
Chain snapped always. May have been salvageable if followers took the force chain kit follower and tensioner could have saved it but various reasons why it failed.
No but that would not have any effect on the compression. Cylinders are not linked to each other. I make many rookie mistakes but that wasn't one of them lol
Looks like someone has snapped the can chain, wrecked the engine, found the cost of repair to be more than the value of the car. So they've had an 'accident' the dents on the car are just faked and put it through their insurance⚠️😯 This is the kind of insurance fraud that goes on and effects us all in higher car insurance premiums!😯😕 You could have broken it up and sold it for parts, got your money back easily that way. 😎👍
having got £400 in it already i wouldnt never have scrapped i would simply have looked for another swift with damage on it that i had the bits on my £400 one to complete the repair ie good door roof pannels wings etc etc i always did this when this happens its the best recovery method for your £400 investment . o tip be carfull taking the battery off the skoda as the ecu can lose its programming and will not start when battery is put back on only fix recover it to dealer to have ecu reprogrammed done that one myself learnt the hard way . why didnt you check the timing belt or chain ?
Can't win them all mate, but like you said, it didn't cost the earth. I saw the title and felt sorry for you and watched the ad in full at the beginning for 1 minutes 6 seconds. lol. Hopefully the Skoda will be ok. I'm not moaning, but the music was a bit heavy. Looking forward to the next video.
As soon as i heard it turning i initially thought no compression & that the cam belt had snapped then you showed us that air filter & mentioned water & i then thought water ingestion. If all the rods are bent then it would explain the near zero compression on all cylinders. I don't know the engines so i've no idea if they are belt or chain driven cams, not many cars have chain drive these days. I once bought a Daihatsu van at auction, clean little van but a non runner, the engine was totalled, completely locked up solid, that went the same way as your Suzuki, weighed in for scrap, threw away £350 on that.
Need to get a new jump pack bud. Need a bit of oommfff ! Great videos mate, keep them up!! Im in Ferndown east dorset rural. Self employed electrician. You are inspiring !!! Love your vids
Can totally sympathise with you on this Steve. I got stung with an Auction VW Polo a couple of years ago. One elderly lady owner, really low mileage so I thought I was sorted. Oh no! Engine totally buggered. Lost over £2k in the end🙁
@@okeycokey7391 oh, i know the 1.2 TSI's (2010-2012) have known issues with tensioner failures. Mines on 94k (2012) still on original chain. I think its all down too regular servicing which can impact engine life significantly
Would have been a good car to test covering your costs with parting it out. You don't need loads of space for bits worth money. For example headlights take 2 min to take out and fetch good money, same with real lights, O² sensors, coil packs, starter motor, front calipers, airbags, ECU with set of keys (locks if you can be bothered), throttle body. You are probably at £420 there with only 2-3 plastic totes worth of storage. Then sell the rolling stock to the scrap man. You could have done that in a few hours at the weekend.
Copart are like every other car auction, you pay your money and you take a chance. You either get a bargain that's needs minimal work or you get a lemon fit for the breakers.
You're the second person that i've watched today that have been done over by Copart. the other chap had a Fiat500, is there anywhere else you could get cars from? - Looking forward to the Skoda Videos! - Dont forget to put the battery back in the Skoda
Ive been lucky with everything I’ve bought from there except for a 13 plate diesel B Max that I bought in November that was running in the photos but seized solid when it arrived , last time I buy one of their so called enhanced vehicles , still got it , I’m just looking round for an engine for it now but they aren’t cheap
Nobody is done over or a victim here , you bid sight unseen and take your chances. That's why it's an auction. You have to bid asuming the worst. Non runner = budget for replacing engine.
Alan Paris ...I never said I was done over , I always leave room for the worse case scenario , even if I have to break it, I’m just steering clear of any non running flood damaged and anything listed as enhanced , I’ve done really well from Copart over the years , you’ve got to take the rough with the smooth with auctions , and I usually go and view but I took my chances and failed 😂
all these you tube mechanics ffs, its not even got a timing belt! its on a chain! you can clearly hear not one cylinder has a wiff of compression, didnt even need to test. what has happened is the car has been sent through a deep puddle and the intake has sucked up enough water to hydraulic and bend every single valve.......... there you go, a real life mechanics opinion and diagnostic....
@@Sparkplugsteve alloy pistons wont rust mate..... and also it only take a small amount of water and it won be in the cylinders as it bent valves and pushed past them so what remains of the water will be in the exhaust or a little in the sump. air filters dont just suck in. That car wasnt crashed, just smashed through a deep puddle and someone fucked it
Well I like a man who knows his own limitations, and when something is a time stealing money pit. You're either committed or you chuck it in, and a Suzuki Swift probably isn't worth long nights with bleeding knuckles and grease under the fingernails!
timing belt and probably bent valves depends how far you want to go with it. you might be lucky and just need belt and valves might be worth taking the head off nothing to lose
