turbochris Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Took my ep82 in today for a major service / cambelt and fmic fitted. Just got a call saying that now he's changed the oil ect the engines knocking and basically fooked he says I wouldnt have noticed before because it can get use to driving on old oil. Just seems strange because before I took it in it idled perfect and there was no knocks or smoke. Could this happen? The engines only done 102 KMH. Any advice please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lew777 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 sounds abit dodge mate. they not took it out for a spin maybe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ollie ryan Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 sounds to me like they have been ragging the fuck out of your car mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I'd play hell up with them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Sounds to me like they have filled it up without filling the oil filter up first and also not takeing the king lead off and crank it over a few times to get the oil pressure up !!!! i would play fuck mate and ask for them to fix it!!! it was ok befor it when in for a survice!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbochris Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Yeah it sounded odd to me, it drove perfect before. Surely if it was a case of old oil ect it wouldnt have ran well before I took it would it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 yes this can happen, there was an example in the work recently and astra g coupe came in with 68000 miles, the boy had never changed the oil in the whole entire life of the car and when we emptied it it came out like treakle, needless to say it was inevitable what would happen when we put fresh oil in it started knocking its tits in striaght away,when was the last time you changed the oil? also whats your mods list,they might be trying to hide something Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbochris Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 yes this can happen, there was an example in the work recently and astra g coupe came in with 68000 miles, the boy had never changed the oil in the whole entire life of the car and when we emptied it it came out like treakle, needless to say it was inevitable what would happen when we put fresh oil in it started knocking its tits in striaght away,when was the last time you changed the oil? also whats your mods list,they might be trying to hide somethingcheers, I bought the car 2 years ago, after the first year I changed the oil myself, its only covered about 3000miles since Ive owned it. Its got the ct9b turbo and uprated manifold, exhaust system and de-cat, other than that its standard. sigh anyone know of any engines going? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 if the oil wasent old, and you changed it in 3000 miles then im not sure whats up,sounds like they are at it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 does sound abit suspect to me! id be having a go..seems like they aint done something right! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
festival500 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 hope you get this sorted mate...id quiz them for sure, sounds a bit suspect!hope you get this sorted mate...id quiz them for sure, sounds a bit suspect! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Defiantly something not right there mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbochris Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Cheers guys, im gunna go through tomorrow and have a look at it for myself. Hopefully this wont be to messy to sort out :/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james@cjperformance Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Don't suppose you knew the mileage before it went there, sounds like they have been having some fun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbochris Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 yeah does abit Does suck as im preety skint now! Just to weigh up all my options what would be the most cost effective way of sorting it, should I get the engine stripped down and check what the issue is and if its repairable or just buy a different engine? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbochris Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 ^^^ Any advice guys? Thankss Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whiteglanzav Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 depends how bad it is mate but it may well be better to just chuck a different engine in it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbochris Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Yeah I thought just as much, if anyone knows of a decent engine for sale lemme no pls! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lew777 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 if you can prove they have been driving it get them to pay for it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbochris Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 if you can prove they have been driving it get them to pay for itI cant really, its a crap situation as the guy who did it is my bro's mate. He has a proper garage that only really works on modded cars ect so I didnt think he'd be raggin it about.He's done loads of work for my bro and weve never had any probs so it could be one of those things, just very hard to prove really. Im going over later to see what he'd actually done prior to what happened. It could be a case of the engine really as it looks like guy I bought it from before hand had bodged alot up which I wasnt aware of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbochris Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Stripped down the engine yesterday to see what the damage was and found one of the conrods had bent! Is this something that would happen gradually or would it happen at the time of its cause? The garage told me that running new oil would have highlighted the problem but it drove there perfect, would I have noticed it whilst driving to there if it had happened while I had it? Cheers for any input. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james@cjperformance Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Fook me lolyou would have noticed that regardless of oil condition.High rpm kills rods i would put money on the fact your mechanic has taken your car for a spin and given it a pasting.im guessing your not a redline type of guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbochris Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Nah I never take it near redline lol and its been looked after well whilst Ive had it so thought it seemed abit wierd! The shells look ok, no scortching or marks but im taking them down to a local garage to see if they played a part towards it. I know the guy took the car out after he fitted the intercooler. Probs happened then :/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james@cjperformance Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 That is recent dude you would have noticed well before now if it happened when your cooler was fitted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbochris Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 That is recent dude you would have noticed well before now if it happened when your cooler was fittedYeah he fitted the cooler last week when it went in for the service I ment. Owell, never taken an engine out or stripped one before so its helped me learn I guess. Probs would have been cheaper ways tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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