OMG - Its thrown a rod!! Shocked.
03-12-2009 | 09:57 AM
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OMG - Its thrown a rod!! Shocked.
Yes thats right, it's only about 2 years old and has thrown a rod already.
Can't believe it. Pics to follow.
03-12-2009 | 09:59 AM
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From: 2nd worst town
03-12-2009 | 10:01 AM
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From: derby area
someone has thrown rod? i know he's small but come on its a bit harsh!
03-12-2009 | 10:01 AM
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From: Palmers Greek
its not april the 1st today is it?
03-12-2009 | 10:02 AM
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From: Sudbury Suffolk, Drives: Octavia VRS & XR2i 1800 Zetec track car
The Megane? I am surprised, sorry to hear that Christian
Z
03-12-2009 | 10:02 AM
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what has?
I think he means his megane
Bloody hell thats not good
03-12-2009 | 10:04 AM
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From: ?
should have kept the RST
03-12-2009 | 10:06 AM
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From: Sheffield
Still under warrenty though i assume?
03-12-2009 | 10:06 AM
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From: High Wycombe, Bucks
I know it's french but that takes the piss
03-12-2009 | 10:08 AM
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Looks like it was poor maintenance to be honest. There was water in there and perhaps it was LONG overdue on the servicing, don't think it'd ever had an oil change.
Oh sorry guys, did I forget to mention that its not the Megane.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
03-12-2009 | 10:09 AM
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From: Palmers Greek
and how much nos were you running
03-12-2009 | 10:10 AM
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03-12-2009 | 10:11 AM
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It's the motor from our Clarke Compressor. It gets some serious abuse and has finally said 'Fucked if I'm taking that shit any more'.
03-12-2009 | 10:23 AM
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From: Sudbury Suffolk, Drives: Octavia VRS & XR2i 1800 Zetec track car
You git
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03-12-2009 | 10:26 AM
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03-12-2009 | 10:58 AM
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From: Kent
ha ha ...no chance of machine mart giving you a new one had a right barny with them over a racing jack ....
03-12-2009 | 11:02 AM
Lol is that a megane engine no wonder there shite
lol.
03-12-2009 | 11:45 AM
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From: Bonnie Scotland !! Or offshore in Africa!!!!
karma mate karma, you do realise that the megane will throw one now!
03-12-2009 | 11:51 AM
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karma mate karma, you do realise that the megane will throw one now!
Thanks for that.
03-12-2009 | 12:00 PM
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From: Mars
Why didn't you service it as soon as you bought it?
03-12-2009 | 12:04 PM
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03-12-2009 | 01:52 PM
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From: Essex
I must change the oil on mine,its not been done since new & its about 10 years old!
03-12-2009 | 02:27 PM
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From: Somerset
LOL, you got a few people going
03-12-2009 | 05:10 PM
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From: Darlington county durham
Bloody hell my heart dropped for a minute then i thought you ment the renault.
03-12-2009 | 05:13 PM
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From: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
03-12-2009 | 05:13 PM
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Should tune the compressor.
03-12-2009 | 05:19 PM
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From: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Guess the compressor map was wrong for the tune.
03-12-2009 | 05:39 PM
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Guess the compressor map was wrong for the tune.
No doubt the compulsive few could have sorted out a new map for it with a good old thread of bollocks on PF
03-12-2009 | 05:47 PM
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From: ireland
steel rods needed
03-12-2009 | 05:55 PM
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03-12-2009 | 06:19 PM
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From: W. Sussex
was it live mapped on the dyno instead of on the road?
03-12-2009 | 07:11 PM
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Christian and Beccy
It's the motor from our Clarke Compressor. It gets some serious abuse and has finally said 'Fucked if I'm taking that shit any more'.
Thats not a motor mate,it is the pump,the motor drives the pump.Just thought you should know incase you order a new bit from clarkes and they send you a motor not a pump
03-12-2009 | 07:24 PM
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From: Staines, Middlesex
Get onto air indutrial in east london i bet one of there compressors is cheaper than fixing your one and they go forever i have 3 electric and 3 petrol ones and would never use anything else.I still have the first one my Dad bought in 1996 still going strong with daily use pumping truck tyres.
03-12-2009 | 07:24 PM
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How much did the people close by shite themselves when it let go??
Cheers,
Grant
03-12-2009 | 08:01 PM
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03-12-2009 | 08:11 PM
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03-12-2009 | 08:16 PM
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But was it mapped?
Yeah, by Paul Hills.
Sorry, shouldn't have done but couldn't resist.
03-12-2009 | 08:24 PM
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From: ashford kent
rather seen the megane chuck a rod
03-12-2009 | 08:26 PM
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nice tag lol
Cheers,
Grant
03-12-2009 | 10:08 AM
