New one on me - Engine Theft

[dinny_g]

Hope you can see the image - it's from facebook



ON Sunday night, a neighbor had the engine ripped out of his Van - No finesse or mechanical knowledge - just yanked out with pipes and connectors ripped and broken. He heard a noise but didn't think it was anything - about 30 minutes later he checked and it was gone.

FFS...

[mik]

Weird story. Radiator/lights/bumper have clearly gone, but engine appears to be there non? Alternator on the LHS is attached to it presumably, and looks like gearbox casing visible between the chassis legs?

[dinny_g]

To be fair Mik, I'm going by the Facebook Post. I haven't had a nosy round to see exactly what's gone. Perhaps they were interrupted mid job

It happened about 100 yards down the road from our place

[mik]

To be fair Mik, I'm going by the Facebook Post. I haven't had a nosy round to see exactly what's gone. Perhaps they were interrupted mid job

It happened about 100 yards down the road from our place

Yeah I realised that would be the case - and bloke who owns van isn’t necessarily an expert on its workings….. although I expect he’s rightly pretty pissed off….

[dinny_g]

I have heard of other engines being prized but those cases, the car's stolen and dumped later sans engine. When I worked in South Africa, the Toytoa Engines that fit in the Bakkies were particularly prized...

[ZedLeg]

Looks like they've pulled the engine and left the accessories.

[jamcg]

I’ve not seen it in situ but I’ve heard of it when a car is stolen and later found with bits missing before. A known drug dealer used to have an rs4 and blew the gearbox- so had one pinched and it was found mechanically stripped

[Rich B]

Headlights aren't cheap these days either

[Sundayjumper]

Headlights aren't cheap these days either

Headlights + bumper + grille combo very popular for facelift conversions.