for telling me i need a new engine
honestly going to have a good think i think i might just keep the car and get things done as of when as the rest of the car is mint.
will it damage the engine in any way because of that VVT???

cheers APT for diagnosing the problem

 

whats the crack then? whats up with it? so you did buy a nail?

 

the VVT is knackerd bottom end is good which i knew cams could do with changing!

apart from that its ok

 

what the hell is VVT ?????

 

variable valve timing unit

 

Roosie, that wasn't quite the diagnosis now was it??!!

VVT is Fooked
Cams are Fooked
Bottom End doesn't rattle (but that doesn't mean its necessarily good, after all the previous owner just threw a set of shells at it)
Turbo Gaskets are non-existent
Rear Brakes are shot to pieces

Apart from that its as good as a 160,000 mile Automatic S14 gets.

 

ther not big things tho apart from cams and VVT

im going to keep it but sort it out slowely ie new GOOD Engine to be safe

 

At least the tyres are ok

 

There is always the possibility of the bottom end being on its way out though. My bottom end was quiet on my RST, but it still had a bent conrod.

You'll be a crazy fool to replace the cams etc without getting it stripped down and looked at, imo of course.

 

Tony, that opinion is with you being familiar with cams being around £250-£300.

Now imagine if they were more like £600??

To put £600 worth of cams into an engine that could potentially be fooked (i.e. at 160,000 miles the rings could easily be knackered) is like playing Russian Roulette.

 

So it's a bit like choosing a cam company for an RST then