Tell Me What Happened To My $$$ Engine...

[NXTIME]

UPDATE:

Spoke to the ****wit responsible for my engine destruction and the Einstein claims that he drove the car from his garage to the storage yard and the car died on the way there. Mind you, this means that the car moves 15 metres, then goes down one ramp for another 15, then does a hard right 180° into another driveway and then up another ramp for 50 metres, then about 15 metres to where it was "stored". All the while you would struggle to drive the car at more than walking pace. He claims it happened going up the ramp and obviously isn't taking any responsibility for the damage.

It was so funny I almost laughed.

Almost.

[N I B]

It is without doubt a bearing seized up locking the rod solid to the crank ,something had to give.

[ross80]

I think what happened is youve ruined it. piston i think.

[Blitz]

Take them to the cleaners Charlie

[shif_tea]

oh man that makes me mad!! Thats a lot of damage for a 50 m drive at 10km/h. Make that crack junkie pay mate.

[NXTIME]

It is without doubt a bearing seized up locking the rod solid to the crank ,something had to give.

I have never doubte that. The car was stopped and towed as soon the bearing knock developed.

it is this mysterious 100m drive that is the issue.

Nick and shif_tea

Only problem there is that he doesn't have any laundry...

ross80, thanks for the newsflash, Captain.

[N1GTR]

Take them to the cleaners Charlie

I second that.

[ross80]

nxtime,

my r33 developed a knock and at first i thought it was a noisy tappet so i was on my way to get some new oil, and it seized.

My bottom end bearing spun and disinegrated similar to yours but my conrod didnt snap (however it was ground out by the ring. The grooves in the block were unrepairable, the crank was f**ked and the head was only just repairable with a grind, which i ended up selling for $800.

My dad is a mechanic and he puts it down to a failed oil pump.

[NXTIME]

it had a brand new JUN pump in it.

[Guest Mashrock]

was this a gtr motor??

[Guest Mashrock]

definatley not grandma drive to the "storage"

now what gets me is should have this been driven at all??

[shif_tea]

surely he must have some dirty undies or something?? He can pay it off then

[FATGTS-R]

You towed it to this place because you wanted to alleviate any further damage and then he drives the car and it breaks????

In regards to how he might or might not of driven it my best friends built rodeo engine spat a rod out two years ago and car was travelling at about 30km/h on cruise do a bearing being starved so it is possible but its no RB so I guess its irrelevant.

You mentioned it went up a 50 metre ramp, so is it possible that if he took this ramp in too tall a gear that the pictured damage could be the result of the excess load and ill bottom end?

[jnr32r]

THAT IS A CRIME !!!

not speeding, not dumping the clutch at the lights... driving someone elses worked Skyline for 100m and blowing the motor .....

THAT IS THE CRIME !!!

PAY UP OR COURT TIME

[rb26s13]

i agree with rpmgtr

and also i'd say that so called 100 meter drive was more of a 'hey bud check this car out goes f**king hard.. i'll take you around the block in it'

[TTT]

wether he thrashed it or idled it doesn't matter.

you towed it there with a problem, then they DROVE it to storage, it broke.

they are liable.

I say go there, with a tape recorder and say "After I had my car TOWED to you with the instruction that it has a knock sound, what EXACTLY happened from that moment until the time my block got a "speed hole". "

it's legal to record a conversation if ONE party knows it is being recorded.

that be you!

[paulr33]

but was the guy implicity told he could not drive the car?

[TTT]

I don't think that matters.

if it came on a tow truck with a complaint of making knocking sound, and the block was without hole in side....

they broke it.

[NXTIME]

What must be considered is that he CLAIMS that the car was driven less than 100m and died going up the ramp.

Now, my car has been driven up that 45° ramp before and even if you gave it 100% throttle, it will not accelerate hard due to the large cams etc.

The bottom line is what he claims and what actually happened are two completely different things.

GTST, you are correct. It came on a tow truck because it developed a bearing knock. It SHOULD NOT have been driven at all.

But Einstein decided to drive it, and by the damaged caused, it most definitely wasn't driven a few metres up to the storage yard. It has obviously been thrashed.

[Taso84]

What must be considered is that he CLAIMS that the car was driven less than 100m and died going up the ramp.

Now, my car has been driven up that 45° ramp before and even if you gave it 100% throttle, it will not accelerate hard due to the large cams etc.

The bottom line is what he claims and what actually happened are two completely different things.

GTST, you are correct. It came on a tow truck because it developed a bearing knock. It SHOULD NOT have been driven at all.

But Einstein decided to drive it, and by the damaged caused, it most definitely wasn't driven a few metres up to the storage yard. It has obviously been thrashed.

If u can get him to admit he drove the car at all he will be liable. That fact that u didnt tell him to not drive the car is irrelevant. That would be implied since u had the car towed to the workshop.

Who is this guy btw so i know neva to take my car there!