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Kyriakos

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I'm new to the street performance scene as i've only owned 2 nissan pulsars (89,91 models). I recently baught a 32 GTR with a 33 GTR Vspec II engine. I love it to bits.

When i purchased my baby the dude told me to service it, as it has been a while. I said I will service it as soon as it was under my name. (Turned out to be a stupid idea).

After a week of him fudging me around about the roadworthy, I started hearing a clicking sound as i accelerated. Called a freind immediately and he told me it might be a piston. So i drove it to

work, planning to get it checked out the next morning. I took it to Rajab Racing and the gentleman told me that my engine was gone, turned out that my baby had no oil in

the engine. He continued to tell me that because it was dry, a piston had crushed a bolt (me not quite understanding), and that the piston was hitting against the housing.

I'm crushed, i've been told it will cost me a fair bit for a full reconditioning. I have also been told that it may not be as bad as he is making it out to be.

What info i'm after is how bad these cases can get, I have driven the car about 1 hour after the sound (on the road), it is now sitting in my garage. Is one piston repairable or the nut whatever

the case may be. Also what the roadworthy covers, because i beleive he has gotten a dodgy one. (The battery isnt fastened down, the ricaro bucket seat needs welding on the drivers side, and a

few other little bits and peices)

I KNOW I'M AN IDIOT FOR NOT GETTING IT SERVICED IMMEDIATELY, either way, any information would be greatly appreciated.

Can my baby be saved?

blind_elk Grand Master

blind_elk

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no oil? the dude needs to be shot for not having any oil in it in the first place.
Kyriakos needs a swift boot up the rear for ignoring:

no oil pressure showing on the gauge.

"Oh Shit" oil pressure warning light shining brightly.

If he bought the car privately, fair trading laws don't apply. And it would be difficult to prove that the seller was at fault, anyway.

Brezza Proficient

Brezza

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I feel for you mate, your situation really does suck!

Fair trading laws would apply, but court procedures take a long time and it would be difficult to prove the seller was in the wrong, and even if you won there is no guarantee that you would get the money straight away.

more than likely you would receive small installments over a long period of time.

i am no expert but i am studying law so i've got some sort of idea.

i've spun a bearing in my 32 GTR and am getting a rebuild done in a months time. and the build will take around 5 weeks so i am without a car for over 2 months. it sucks but you just gotta make the best of a bad situation.

Brezza

PM-R33 Grand Master

PM-R33

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Ok a few things don't make sense for me, please clarify.

After you purchased the car, how much driving did you do?

For a car to have no engine oil, it would nearly immediately start failing after you started it. You would hear some awful noises, other than just "clicking". I am amazed you could even drive it down the road.

For the previous owner to not have any oil in it is highly unlikely. So was it just a bit low on oil?

If it in fact had no oil in it, how did you not have an engine oil light come on, or the fact the oil pressure gauge would have sat on zero?

In other word's what im trying to say is there in no way in hell that the engine had no oil in it, it would fail almost instantly, let alone drive around with just a clicking noise. Also, the entire engine would be f**ked: Bearings, cams, turbos, rings etc. Not just "a piston".

Have you taken the sump plug off to see what is actually in it?

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