kbond Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) I was in this position in september of last year asking you lot what i should do as the piston ring and headgasket went on my gt, but you lot encouraged me to get it fixed. So she had a full engine rebuild and then mapped at 1bar on td04 at td. BUT as of today the car starting feeling really lumpy, so i popped the bonnet to find oil coming out of the breather and all over my engine! Cleaned it all up and fitted a catch can and ran a pipe from engine to catch can, then a pipe from catch can to the floor as i could get a filter to fit, but engine is breathing heavy again. Going to do a compression test on the engine tomorrow and see what its reading but am pretty sure rings are gone again Now im at the point now ive got no money as i just spent 1000£ on insurance and im on apprenticeship Wage, and i dont no whether to take the whole engine apart again, wgich i cant be asked to do, try and look for a cheap second hand engine or sell up?Its my daily car to get to and from work so im fucked without it aswell Please help me Also sorry for going on and hope it makes sense Edited February 13, 2013 by kbond Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lukEp Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 You got launch control/hard cut rev limiter? Also who rebuilt your engine? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 No lauch control mateMy dad is a mechanic so he helped me build it so i no it was all done right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Sorry to hear that man but don't get to down hearted till u have done a compression test n some checks dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Sounds like the symptoms of a cracked ringland... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Thats what i thought its just gutting cause i only rebuild the engine 5 months ago with new rings in it and its not been driven that hard as i only really drive it to work and back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jhandy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Did U replace the pistons? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 No they were in good nik so were just cleaned up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jhandy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Sounds like ring land I have same problem with my old engine bud. I got some second hand pistons off of here. Tbh if your running a constant bar of boost through a stock engine it wouldn't last to long anyway. It might be worth saving up. And getting a forge lump off someone who is breaking one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Its a wank one that mate, get a credit card or loan ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 The thing is i dont want to fix it for it to happen again in 6 months, i dont get any luck what so ever with my cars! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jhandy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Forge it then. May cost more but last longer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 If i had the money i would mate!Just spent £1000 on insurance and i take home £190 a week as im only on an apprenticeship so its hard to save alot of money Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jhandy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I see. It's a hard decision. I wanted to sell up last year. But I pulled through. And now I'm building a soon to be animal ep82 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 It is mate We shall see what the compression test says tomorrow and go from thereWhat causes the rings to crack then?Also how much would a forged engine be if i was to build it myself? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 yep i am with Socks, any oil blowing out of the top breather is cracked ringlands. Easy to fix if your keeping the engine as is, just take out the damaged piston, swap the rings onto another stock piston and put it back in. That way you wont have to deglaze the block to fit new rings, which will be a royal pain in the ass for you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jhandy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 It can be caused by a number of things. But mainly high boost. I bought my engine second hand. I completely stripped it down and replaced everything apart from pistons rods crank etc. and so far it's nearly cost me 500 in parts. But could do it cheaper depends what you want in it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Most of the work is labour, so get your dad to do it, i have some spare stock pistons you can have for free, all you need to buy then is a head gasket, i believe toyota say you can reuse the head bolts as they are not the stretch type and with it being only 5 months old, you should be ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 i had the exact same problem, i made some vids of the work i did to fix it will help you out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Ok thanks for them vids mate were really helpfullIf your sure about them pistons mate il take them and pay for postage and everything should help me get this done alot quicker What head gasket would you recommend? Think i used a standars one last time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jhandy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Put either a 1.2 or 1.4 Athena on it but so it can handle to boost a bit better then it should last a bit longer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Ok cheers mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) Well the lad is tight for funds so no point putting an athena gasket on, the standard one will be more than adequate. I have got 2 spare pistons which are not damaged, although you will need to take your pistons out and check all 4 for cracked ring lands, when i checked mine two had broken, so check all of them. Once you remove the piston the crack will be very obvious and the ringland will literally fall off usually. The standard pistons come in 3 sizes, 1, 2 and 3, it will be stamped on the top of the piston, you will need to swap the pistons with the same size, i think i have two size 2's which is the most common size.Also be careful with your piston rings and oil ring as you will want to transfer these to the replacement piston. As the rings are new anyway there is no need to change them as this would mean you need to take the block to the machine shop to be deglazed, which we want to avoid to keep costs down. If your dad can do the work, which is about a days worth you can fix this for about £60 quid (the cost of a head gasket as long as the bores havent been damaged by the cracked ring land, which usually it doesn't, so try not to drive it if possible. Edited February 13, 2013 by Taggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbond Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Will most likely be in touch with idrees tomorrow for a new gasketI no what its like mate as last time i took them out one of the ringlands just fell off lolHave just spoken to my dad and once i have all the bits will sort a day out to do it all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve-gers Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I have brand new unused toyota headgasket left over from full engine gasket set. £35 delivered if you want it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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