zygott Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 engine started rattling on the m6, going through the roadworks, as i left them part of the engine decided they no longer wanted to be internal parts and the left the engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuDaBear Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Get another engine in it, soon be back in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Bearded Minky Hill Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Ooh I bet that sounded horrible..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Wow, what actually detached,do you know ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 oh dear lol, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygott Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 turns out whoever built the engine forgot to tighten up the con rod bolts on no2. that conrod exploded, killing the sump and block. both the sump bolts and con rod bolts were in finger tight!, and there was no bearing in there either! on a side note, what should the bolts look like, all the pictures i have seen show a normal bolt head, these ones look like a 12 point star head? they look the same as arp ones listed on burton's website, no idea if they are or not. cabby is back on the road now, has an xr3i efi engine in it, ofac parts are being sold. i will live with it standard. should realy have left it standard, car has only had 3 former keepers, got a history with it, 130k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Amazing,glad you are back on the road m8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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