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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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Default seized engine

hi people
driving along in my s2 rst, changed from 3rd to 4th all i hear is a loud grinding noise, next thing the oil lite comes on and car konks out.
call the rac out who takes out the spark plugs and tells me its dropped a valve and siezed the crank.

the engine was rebuilt 33k ago and is a low compression engine mahles etc was giving out 225bhp @17psi

can the engine be rebuilt again or am i better of finding another engine.
pls help as this is my 1st turbo car
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