Steve GT

yer thats what i thought.well heared it tapping so switched it off let it cool down for an hour checked oil then drove it home bout half a mile slowly and its been stood ever since so as u said might be able to just do shells and maybe rods. do you fink crankshaft might need doing as well??? cheers mate

yep i got mine from a dealer in bradford and within the 1st 2 months the clutch shattered the air con rack fell off driveshafts went and a bottom arm popped out and now the bottom end bearings are naffed so i wouldnt reccomend it haha

my starlet gt turbo's knocking on bottom end a bit it sounds like metal to metal so im presuming its bottom end bearings shells/rods etc but just thought id check to see if anyone more expierienced with starlets might know any different.i havn't starved it of oil at all and it sounds ok to drive and not too bad while ticking over.its when you rev it in neutral it starts tapping like hell at the bottom of the engine. Anyone got any thoughts of what it could be or does it sound like a bottom end rebuild might be a good bet pls reply guys your thoughts will be appreciated