106 1.1 Single Point Injection Engine (series 1)

[CaptainP 2]

Quick question, does the 106 1.1 single point injection engine have an alloy or iron block? Just to settle my curiousity. Anyone experienced an oil leak from behind the alternator area? Looks like I've got a fun Sunday planned on the missus 106......

 

Cheers Steve

[DamirGTI 327]

Dunno precisely but me think it's iron block if it leaks (oil) above the the alternator it'll most certainly be this :

 

 

 

... elastomer "Vitone" element breakdown , which is quite common on TU engines ..

 

Damir

 

EDIT : it'll be aluminium block , this one on the pic is 1.1 , so the 1.4/1.6's will be iron ...

Edited December 5, 2009 by DamirGTI

[Sandy 189]

All TU 1.1s are alloy block.

[CaptainP 2]

Thanks guys, I suspected something more serious than a "slight oil leak" as it's been losing oil for a few months and over the past couple of weeks it's really been chucking it out. Ah well, it's been a great little car and I haven't spent much on it at all over the past 7 years.... Oh & Sandy I think you live just up the road from me.