MOTOR BLEW today
05-01-2009 | 08:04 AM
#41
Willie, im still in shock. This does suck and i know how you feel. However, find another stock block and put it in and keep the car. If you build the block, you're lookin at 4k plus new injectors, new plugs and a retune plus other things such as new headgasket, headstuds and labor of assembling the motor. Its not worth rebuilding unless you are into racing.
It took me a month of searching to find a motor for 800. If you are patient, youll find one and i feel bad since summer is coming up and your motorless. Ive been in that situation last spring and it sucks.
It took me a month of searching to find a motor for 800. If you are patient, youll find one and i feel bad since summer is coming up and your motorless. Ive been in that situation last spring and it sucks.
05-01-2009 | 09:49 AM
#45
05-01-2009 | 10:09 AM
#46
hard to tell what happened till you tear it apart, but anyways, it was still a stock engine with 70k miles total...10k miles boosted.. ...some people get more out of stock block, but so many factors from driving conditions, maintenance....... i dunno... at the end of the day, as long as you had a stock block you should have always considered this could happen at some point. IT SUCKS, i know, but don't make any decisions pissed.... i think if you part out that would be disappointing 
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Build engines don't take that much this days if you are just looking for a mild build. Good luck!
.Build engines don't take that much this days if you are just looking for a mild build. Good luck!
05-01-2009 | 10:21 AM
#47
Might be worth checking out..
http://newyork.craigslist.org/jsy/pts/1145550563.html
http://newyork.craigslist.org/jsy/pts/1145550563.html
05-01-2009 | 10:26 AM
#48
05-01-2009 | 04:14 PM
#53
05-01-2009 | 04:20 PM
#54
Well got my car towed home tonight... I'm on the hunt for the stock motor... The oil was check all the time (almost every day) I din't hit anything that I remember I judst heard a lound bang and oil start pooring out...
Well today I called a few shops to get a quote to remove and install an other engine... It sucks my car was registered on HIN Boston and NY and the shows are 2 weeks a part
Thanks Every one for chiming in on this
Well today I called a few shops to get a quote to remove and install an other engine... It sucks my car was registered on HIN Boston and NY and the shows are 2 weeks a part
Thanks Every one for chiming in on this
05-01-2009 | 05:07 PM
#55
Damn dude that sucks, sorry to hear 
Damn. To think I've had my TN kit on for over 2years/28k miles and UTEC for an EMS. I'm also running 8lbs and check the oil regularly...the motor still idles quietly *knock on wood* Good luck with whatever you decide to do, but I think you should keep it and do a mild build...
Damn. To think I've had my TN kit on for over 2years/28k miles and UTEC for an EMS. I'm also running 8lbs and check the oil regularly...the motor still idles quietly *knock on wood* Good luck with whatever you decide to do, but I think you should keep it and do a mild build...
05-01-2009 | 05:23 PM
#56
My bro always told me you were extreme with your maintenance..
Sometimes **** just cant take it anymore. like Sharif said, the TN has some real heat issues. I remember Julian showing me the IAT variances from run on TN kits on the dyno. pretty crazy
So did any pieces go through the turbo?
Sometimes **** just cant take it anymore. like Sharif said, the TN has some real heat issues. I remember Julian showing me the IAT variances from run on TN kits on the dyno. pretty crazy
So did any pieces go through the turbo?
05-01-2009 | 05:27 PM
#57
I did my oil changes every 1500 miles to be safe.... no pieces came trough the turbo (I think Ill chek in tomorrow) but the whole bototn of my car is cover in oil...
Does Oliver still working as a mechanic? please let me know
I really want to keep it
Does Oliver still working as a mechanic? please let me know
I really want to keep it
My bro always told me you were extreme with your maintenance..
Sometimes **** just cant take it anymore. like Sharif said, the TN has some real heat issues. I remember Julian showing me the IAT variances from run on TN kits on the dyno. pretty crazy
So did any pieces go through the turbo?
Sometimes **** just cant take it anymore. like Sharif said, the TN has some real heat issues. I remember Julian showing me the IAT variances from run on TN kits on the dyno. pretty crazy
So did any pieces go through the turbo?
05-01-2009 | 08:48 PM
#58
No matter what you choose...built or stock block, you should have your turbo checked for metal in the oil. It wouldn't be worth all the trouble of replacing the motor just to have it fail again because of metal in either the turbo oil lines, or in the turbo itself.
Be smart and good luck.
Be smart and good luck.
05-01-2009 | 10:04 PM
#59
yea you got me their with the utec running only when boost is present. Im so used to my car that runs off the haltech alone my bad. Then yeah aside from that might just be oil issues
Since the UTEC only drives the car when its in boost... if you can't blame the TN.. how can you blame the UTEC/Tune? from the sounds of it.. it sounds like either oil starvation or the motor was on its last leg.. more than likely its oil starvation.. did the filter fall off? or did something hit the oil pan? oil lines wern't tight and the line came off? oil pump fail? you wern't putting any load in the motor so sounds like the oil came out the motor and the motor seized.. thus the clank clank noise.. sound of the pistons hitting the cylinder walls with no lubrication.. the only way to know would be to tear the whole motor apart
