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that's almost like sticky taping a plastic card onto the back of a bike to make it sound like a motorbike as it hits the wheel spokes, bahaha im in tears

how can u mistake that for a big end knock i would like to know.. lol

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that's almost like sticky taping a plastic card onto the back of a bike to make it sound like a motorbike as it hits the wheel spokes, bahaha im in tears

how can u mistake that for a big end knock i would like to know.. lol

I admit I have not had much exposure with engine failures (except for the one I had earlier which just involved white smoke). So I got a mechanic to diagnose it at my house for me - a friend of a friend of mine. That person told me it was a big end bearing so I took his word for it (this person said it was too big a job for him). As he said I shouldnt be driving it so I was unable to take it to other mechanics so I started asking around. The first thing I checked though was the fan the day it happened, I turned the car off and free spun the fan with my hand and it wasn't even close to hitting anything. It seems to change its position when the car turns on or something. The other factor that made me beleive him was that the sound was really loud and sounded very metallic. I guess I am releived at the outcome and on the bright side in the event of an engine failure I know what to do and what to look for. All part of the learning process I suppose.

Look for a forged motor already built from a reputable company, sometimes people build up a motor and run out of cash or something f**ks up and they ahve to sell it. Can save heaps that way. Or maybe even buy a whole car with a built rb26 in it, take the motor out and sell the car.

Will cost you maybe 5-10k but will get you a motor worth 10-15k.

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