3dr melted engine
May 10, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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3dr melted engine
phonecall from me brother this morning saying his car started missing late last night down basildon, compression tested the engine and nothing in no4, ripped the head off and loads of det on piston and big hole through exhaust valve not happy days
Anybody got a good spec engine for sale???
May 10, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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she'll be back bigger & better
May 10, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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hope so mate
May 10, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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just looking around for a lump, that turbosystems one has been sold
May 10, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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Was this parked in a lay by just past the rayleigh wier last night? as a mate of mine see a few cossies parked there
May 10, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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Shame mate
May 10, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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Sorry to hear - i know carlo has just replaced his engine, what he's doing with the old one i don't know
May 10, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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From: edinburgh
carlo has sold his old engine
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From: edinburgh
ive got a good one but think craig is taking it
May 10, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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May 10, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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shame that mate but dont lose heart it will be good again
May 10, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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sorry to here it mate its not nice when a motor gose down
May 10, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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davemark
Was this parked in a lay by just past the rayleigh wier last night? as a mate of mine see a few cossies parked there
i dont think so mate think it happened near to watford
May 10, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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^ it was my brothers moonstone 3dr and it did happen near the rayleigh area.
May 10, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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JoeRS22
^ it was my brothers moonstone 3dr and it did happen near the rayleigh area.
thats funny he told me it happened near watford, i smell a rat
May 10, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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sorrt to hear this, was it not set up right then?
May 10, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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LHD220Turbo
sorrt to hear this, was it not set up right then?
funny you should say that ! joeRS22 done it
May 10, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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funny you should say that ! joeRS22 done it
unfortunately so many go pop for that exact reason - always get it checked for fueling on wideband
May 10, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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bad boy rs
thats funny he told me it happened near watford,
i smell a rat
Thats not the one in your garden is it?
May 10, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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sorrt to hear this, was it not set up right then?
it was booked in at a1 rallysport but never got up there, did tell him to take it easy but flat out at speeds of around 150mph dont help...
May 10, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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it was booked in at a1 rallysport but never got up there, did tell him to take it easy but flat out at speeds of around 150mph dont help...
i aint got alot of sympathy then! -it only costs around Ł150 for a set up
Ł150 set up or Ł2000 (DIY) engine rebuild, i know what i'd choose
hard lesson learned i suppose
i bet the fueling was all over the place
good luck with it
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May 10, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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i aint got alot of sympathy then! -it only costs around Ł150 for a set up
not everybodys perfect like you...
May 10, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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not everybodys perfect like you...
who said i was
it aint my fault it blew up, try looking closer to home
May 10, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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Not taking sides here boys but you gotta admit LHD220Turbo does have a point.
May 10, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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Not taking sides here boys but you gotta admit LHD220Turbo does have a point.
Exactly not my car but still dont need smart alecs.
May 10, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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Exactly not my car but still dont need smart alecs .
you taking the piss?
what's smart about getting a car checked for fuelling?
you choose to post on a public forum that your brother blew his engine up, by not getting it set up and doing 150mph runs and ragging it.
if you think that is being a "smart alec" then you are clearly very thick
May 10, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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From: aldershot
bit of both bad luck and not listening to the ol head saying dont do it, but we all been there and its a learning curve as said before, it will all be ok its not the first or the last so good luck mate
May 10, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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Oh dear, here we go.
May 10, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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even a well set up engine can go wrong holding speeds like that
allways worth a set up though......
power engineering have a new dyno very soon
May 10, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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mk2rstaff
bit of both bad luck and not listening to the ol head saying dont do it, but we all been there and its a learning curve as said before, it will all be ok its not the first or the last so good luck mate
Exactly mate, it looks like the loom could have been faulty and caused it, and just for the record a few years ago i had a car set up by power engineering and two weeks later put a hole through the piston, i hear what you are saying lhd220 but it can still go pete tong.
May 10, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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i noticed the shit stire paul has dissapeared.
May 10, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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Exactly mate, it looks like the loom could have been faulty and caused it, and just for the record a few years ago i had a car set up by power engineering and two weeks later put a hole through the piston, i hear what you are saying lhd220 but it can still go pete tong .
i agree totally, but at least give yourself chance and help prevent with a set up
despite what you might think, all the best with it
May 10, 2009 | 09:21 PM
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i agree totally, but at least give yourself chance and help prevent with a set up
cheers mate the cossie game is cruell unfortunately but we still come back for more.
May 10, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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From: aldershot
we all do cos we love em, how about a focus rs engine transplant into a 3dr, no it just would not be the same, they are what they are and thats why we own them
May 10, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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it was booked in at a1 rallysport but never got up there, did tell him to take it easy but flat out at speeds of around 150mph dont help...
My mate said he had a blast with you, he was in a magenta saff
May 11, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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My mate said he had a blast with you, he was in a magenta saff
be a while till youll get another one mate
May 11, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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I have a complete engine in bits. New ground crank, all new bearings. 200 block, head has new tappets and ground valves blah blah.
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sorry to hear that mate
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