Stock Problems/Issues Discussions related to warranty related issues and repairs, or other problems with the OEM parts and software for MINI Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.

What to do with cracked head?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 06-01-2017, 07:46 PM
CSP's Avatar
CSP
CSP is offline
5th Gear
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Chicago
Posts: 648
Received 38 Likes on 37 Posts
What to do with cracked head?

I have a head that was cracked in 4 spots between the spark plug and valves. Due to this, most places won't take it as a core. I can't really sell it to anybody because it doesn't function properly... Wat do? Does anybody want a head to turn into a coffee table or something? Recycler for scrap? Sell to some ebay person who will weld it up cheaply and resell?
 
  #2  
Old 06-02-2017, 05:04 AM
RUPNOK's Avatar
RUPNOK
RUPNOK is offline
3rd Gear
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 205
Received 12 Likes on 12 Posts
Scrap.
 
  #3  
Old 06-02-2017, 04:02 PM
Whine not Walnuts's Avatar
Whine not Walnuts
Whine not Walnuts is offline
OVERDRIVE
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Fuquay Varina, NC
Posts: 5,489
Received 626 Likes on 555 Posts
Yep sounds like scrap, sorry.

How many miles on the engine?
 
  #4  
Old 06-02-2017, 04:15 PM
CSP's Avatar
CSP
CSP is offline
5th Gear
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Chicago
Posts: 648
Received 38 Likes on 37 Posts
145k. From what I read it's not really even worth the gas to get to the recycler. Sounds like trash if that's the case.
 
  #5  
Old 06-02-2017, 05:21 PM
Whine not Walnuts's Avatar
Whine not Walnuts
Whine not Walnuts is offline
OVERDRIVE
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Fuquay Varina, NC
Posts: 5,489
Received 626 Likes on 555 Posts
At 145,000 you can look at it; 145,000 miles at an average speed of 35 mph = 4,141.85 hours x 60 min/hrs = 248,571.42 minutes x an average of 2,500 RPMs = 621,428,571 times that cylinder had an ignition cycle. The average numbers can increase or decrease but the numbers are still pretty big.

It could be said that you did get good use out of it.
 




All times are GMT -7. The time now is 05:23 PM.