Have I Stuffed My Engine?

[fatz]

yea abo just keep on buying rb30 mate cheap as!!!!!!!

[Driver]

wont there be issues registering a rb30?

[wrxhoon]

I thought you had a compression tester but didn't have a leakdown tester , if you dont have one give me a p.m. let me know where you are and i maybe able to help you.

More oil on catch can ....... not good news , check for blow by as well .

I hope you havent busted it ....but it doesn't sound good ..

[GTR-80Y]

Adam.....group buy on those rb30's?

Hope it doesn't come to that mate

[shonen]

sad to hear bob.....hope everything turns out alright.

If I had enough money right now to buy an RB26 id sell you my engine

Edited September 16, 2005 by shonen

[someonestolecc]

What's the news Adam?

[Abo Bob]

I'm going over to wrxhoons place on sunday to do the compression and leak down tests and we'll go from there.

It's a bit of a worry.

It seems that the NEO RB30 should be possible.

[Flaps]

Adam,

Hope everthing is ok mate.

[predator]

strange if you blew it with just that what you said..

[Abo Bob]

Thanks for the well wishes.

Why is that pred? It pinged it arse off.

[predator]

Why is that pred? It pinged it arse off.

just the short period of time it was run like that.. I've had a couple of cars ping for a little bit whilst under load (even quite audible, backed off of course), and its never resulted in cracked rings or things like that .. months and months on. Other cars too.

I'm just thinking that if it is in fact a failure, some other underlying weakness over time??

[shonen]

I agree with predator on that one.....mine has pinged a few times quite noticely too ie you can hear it distinctly with in the cabin and mines still going strong.

Might have been some underlying problem that went undetected....either way hope you get it fixed mate....

hmmm NEO RB30.......

[someonestolecc]

Good luck.

[ed]

So what's the verdict?

[Abo Bob]

It's blown.

number 6 has half the compression of the rest.

Interestingly, when we did the leakdown test one of the other cylinders was in pretty bad shape also and that wouldn't have been from the incident.

I've decided not to go the RB30 because of the clearance issues. I do not want to remove my strut brace or drop my subframe. One messes with the cars handling and the other is plain dodgy. If I put a Greddy front facing plenum on and got a new intercooler to suit it might be ok but I just don't have the money for that.

Are you ready to help me remove and refit an engine Ed?

Big thanks to wrxhoon for the help in diagnosis yesterday. I appreciate it mate.

Has anyone got an engine hoist they're not using for a little bit?

[Morgs]

Doh, welcome to the club

Edited September 19, 2005 by Morgs

[GunMetalR33]

Dam,

Oh well looks like its re-build time & 300+wrkw

Edited September 19, 2005 by GunMetalR33

[Abo Bob]

Maybe not 300 but I would think that 250 is acheivable without changing anything else.

[ed]

Yep, let me know when adam!

If you want arais pistons let me know.

Mario has a set he'd let go cheap, they need new rings though.

[Abo Bob]

infected flow?

I'm on msn now if you are available.