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Re: Hello !
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:19 pm
by shaunwil
It span the rear bearing at 60mph on the motorway and completely locked the engine up. Spun car round and parked itself on the hardshoulder in the space of 1sec !
Some images of the damage to the rear rotor :
Not Pretty !
Shaun
Re: Hello !
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:22 pm
by shaunwil
Well I've just bought a 12a from the car being breaking in Skem. Will do a quick puff test with a socket and then get it in the car.
Hopefully I can get the car running again and at least sell it to somebody that wants it to stay in one piece !
Shaun
Re: Hello !
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:27 pm
by shaunwil
TOOL wrote:ian65 wrote:TOOL wrote:I seen that thread and watched it go cold.
Did you ever open the engine up to find out what happened?
it mashed up the gears on the rear rotor and stationary gear
Revving it too high? Pics?
More likely I've run too low on oil in the engine and damaged the bearing at some point. It had been getting harder to start for some time but just put it down to the gas.
I did do about 250 miles a week in the car for 5yrs straight ! Never really let me down either until the engine went pop.
Shaun
Re: Hello !
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:32 pm
by Lucky
Holy cow, that's ugly!
You were lucky to "get away" with that one, Shaun
Glad to hear you've got a new lump to go in though, nice to think the ol' girl will run again
Re: Hello !
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:37 pm
by shaunwil
Hopefully it will be at least a reasonable engine.
I was definitely being looked after on that day ! Thought my diff had exploded and only realised it was the engine when I got home !
It wasn't scary at the time, just thinking about it afterwards put it in to perspective !
Shaun
Re: Hello !
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:39 pm
by RamoNZ
You still got the sump off the 13b?
Re: Hello !
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:28 pm
by shaunwil
Yes, will be selling all the spares once the 12a is in. I bought it new from Pip, its a GSLE sump.
Shaun