Best way to dispose of engine

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I have removed my MD2B after it broke down (think diesel in the oil (although it may be water)

Engine is intact along with gearbox, exhaust elbow, wiring loom, gauges

Is Ebay the best way to dispose of it, and shouldvI set a price

Many thanks

Gavin
 
When I sold my MD7a a few years back, I think I advertised it on Apolloduck, Boatsandoutboards and Ebay. Can't remember which one ended up being successful but I got £250 for a 35+ year old engine that was belching white smoke. I had the engine removed and placed on the ground next to the boat - the buyer had to work out how to lift it into his van.
 
Stuart Turner used to be recycled as mooring weights in muddy areas- It is what they were built for I think- The only time that they could be relied upon to work first time :unsure:
You could follow suit, but clean the oil out first please
 
I too disposed of an old Yanmar via Gumtree or Apolloduck (don't remember which). It was purchased by a trader who intended to recondition it for resale. He never saw it before buying (just a few photos and some history) and the arrangement was that we had the yard put the old engine into the crate that the replacement came in, which was itself on a small trolley that we happened to have available (think ply on four sofa wheels!) so that we could then move it about ourselves, and the buyer then arranged for a courier to collect it. Problem sorted and money to boot!

You could perhaps try contacting a few traders who deal in reconditioned Volvos directly?

Please don't put it in the river as suggested by a PP! :mad:
 
pandos said:
When you say best, if you mean make most money or help most boat owners. ?
Either way I suggest you break it down and sell individual parts at reasonable prices.

You could list them separately on ebay
Head, pumps, injectors,gearbox,panel. Fuel lines etc
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That would take A LOT of effort, particularly if you're not engineering-inclined.
 
An engine with all those ancillaries will be worth a trip to anyone with the knowhow to strip and refurbish it. It's not seized, so it's not a deadly failure to several components. If you're in a prime boaty zone, i.e. English south coast compared to Northwest, competition will ensure it reaches the right price on eBay. If you're elsewhere, stick £100 reserve (or starting price) on it to ensure you don't regret it too badly.
 
syvictoria said:
That would take A LOT of effort, particularly if you're not engineering-inclined.
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It's a great way for anyone to learn about engines...they all do much the same thing and operate on the same principle. Anyone with a boat would do well to come to understand just how simple taking an engine apart is and remove some of the mystery.

It's mechanical work not engineering is required
 
Ebay works fine for used engines. General advice is never use a reserve, it stops people bidding. 99p start - it'll zoom upto market value regardless of your location. (mine went from E Anglia to N Ireland)
The pallet the new engine came in is the best way to pack the old one.
There is no need to resort to buyer collects, there are plenty of couriers who will ship a palleted engine for a surprisingly modest fee as long as you put it somewhere that a pallet-truck can access it.
You are narrrowing the field of potential buyers many times over by asking for collection.

I'd suggest that breaking it is a time consuming and frustrating process, you'll spend forever sending off all sorts of bits and be left with half of it that looks useful and valuable that you can't sell. Better make sure of it all in one go.

Personally I'd do my best to make sure it was in running order before sale though, you'd probably double the price simply by doing that.
 
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Slight drift. When I did an engine change on a previous boat Yanmar yse12 for a Volvo 2020, I built a sturdy table the same height as the boot on my estate car. It was easy then to have the old engine craned out and set down on the table. It was then easy to slide it into the back of the car and on getting home, easy to slide it out and back onto the table.
 
I sold my BMC 1.5 with gearbox on ebay, £250 from memory, arranged a day for collection, boatyard craned the engine out straight into the buyers van. He obviously only wanted the gearbox as the engine appeared on ebay a couple of weeks later.
 
Slowboat35 said:
Ebay works fine for used engines. General advice is never use a reserve, it stops people bidding. 99p start - it'll zoom upto market value regardless of your location. (mine went from E Anglia to N Ireland)
The pallet the new engine came in is the best way to pack the old one.
There is no need to resort to buyer collects, there are plenty of couriers who will ship a palleted engine for a surprisingly modest fee as long as you put it somewhere that a pallet-truck can access it.

I'd suggest that breaking it is a time consuming and frustrating process, you'll spend forever sending off all sorts of bits and be left with half of it that looks useful and valuable that you can't sell. Better make sure of it all in one go.

Personally I'd do my best to make sure it was in running order before sale though, you'd probably double the price simply by doing that.
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Most people would balk at buying a motor sight unseen. Let them view it and then they can get a mate to help them move it.:)
 
Slowboat35 said:
Ebay works fine for used engines. General advice is never use a reserve, it stops people bidding. 99p start - it'll zoom upto market value regardless of your location. (mine went from E Anglia to N Ireland)
The pallet the new engine came in is the best way to pack the old one.
There is no need to resort to buyer collects, there are plenty of couriers who will ship a palleted engine for a surprisingly modest fee as long as you put it somewhere that a pallet-truck can access it.
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I agree, 99p no reserve gets a lot of people interested and some will likely get carried away. It's also very restrictive to expect the buyer to collect, this can dramatically affect the price it reaches.
 
Definitely a good idea to strap it on a pallet if you can, and get a couple of quotes for delivery in advance, to give potential punters a good estimate of how much delivery will cost them. There are plenty of people who are unaware that large heavy things can be delivered at surprisingly reasonable rates.
 
Try and find out which it was. Diesel in the oil is an easier fix than water in the oil, and less damaging. A new fuel pump and change of oil and filters is not a big job usually especially as you now have easy access. I don't know the internals of your particular engine, but if it has wet cylinder liners that have corroded then you are into a stripdown.
 
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