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K4M Engine 1.6 110

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#1 · (Edited)
Hello everyone,

I ve been away for some time, around 3-4 years ago I sold my Fluence DCI and then got stuck with Lancer for couple of years. Hope everyone is doing fine.

This year I sold Lancer and purchased Suzuki GV II petrol 4x4 to have some action and a big car but due to accessory belt tensioner failure (belt snapped) while driving on the highway, car overheated and I could not stop quickly. The result is engine damage - blowby (most probably piston damage) and head failure. Had the choice to either put a new engine or sell - I chose to sell and of course lost a lot of money.

Now, I am looking for a car again. In my radar I have Honda Civic Sedan 1.8 from 2011-2012 (expensive and hard to find clean one) - or some diesel like 1.5 DCI Megane III (not sure if its good idea) or 1.6 Megane III Petrol (after 2013/2014 facelift) I am driving in general 2 times a week 70-80 km each day and the rest for short runs.

I have been reading and looking for 1.6 K4M engine. In general I see ignition coil failures and some other stuff but seems that it can be recommended?

I found one Megane III with full service history from 2014 and only at 63k kilometers (less than 40k miles). I`ll be checking it but I dont want to get into any trouble in the short term (ran out of money thanks to Suzuki). I have been looking through internet and the forum but I could use some advice from the experts about the engine and transmission. I know that its always also kind of bit of luck and you can never be certain but need to know if the engine is a good and strong one that doesnt have any important flaws.

Thanks!
 
#3 ·
We had the K4M 1.6 in our Clio mk3. When it's working it's a nice engine, but is not without problems!
Common failure points are:-
Ignition Coils (but they are easy and cheap to replace)
Dephaser solenoid
Thermostat & gasket
Crank sensor
... and we had to replace all of those on ours.
Thanks for summarizing

I was reading most of those before. This is an old structure, it is weird - on long run they havent improved any of these.

I will go see the car - any of these would give me a clear sign if they are on their way out?
 
#4 ·
I saw the car. for old school engine, it goes quite well.

They never changed timing in 10 years its crazy. There was some loud noise when the car started as well, cant describe it but did not sound normal.

The metal stuff connecting the driver seat to the body was crazily rusted. I asked if we could remove the plastic covers and check if the surface was rusted he didnt accept so I walked away.

I keep looking
 
#5 ·
I saw the car. for old school engine, it goes quite well.

They never changed timing in 10 years its crazy. There was some loud noise when the car started as well, cant describe it but did not sound normal.

The metal stuff connecting the driver seat to the body was crazily rusted. I asked if we could remove the plastic covers and check if the surface was rusted he didnt accept so I walked away.

I keep looking
Sounds like you did the right thing!
Shouldn't be much rust on a 10-year old Megane.
Noise when is starts is often the dephaser pulley, if it's coming from the top of the engine near the belts end. Difficult to assess from a distance, but it appears to need the timing belt and the pulley, so hundreds of pounds almost immediately.
Yes, keep looking, there are some good ones out there.