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corsapower

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Registered: 9th Aug 04
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9th Aug 05 at 15:37

ive just been trying to wire my digi dash in i tried to start the engine to chack the rev counter etc worked, and bang looks and its blown a hole in the sump and cracked it, the fcambelt looks ok tho, does this mean new engine time.
cheers

Jake

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9th Aug 05 at 16:36

it means new sump time

broster

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9th Aug 05 at 16:50

whats made the hole in the sump, a piston?

corsapower

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9th Aug 05 at 17:13

i dont have a clue i just went to start it and it went bang and i looked and there is a hole the size of a five pence peice a crack and oil dripping everywhere, the engine has only done 42 thou, if its a piston is it another new engine time.

X 60RSA

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9th Aug 05 at 17:18

Take of the sump and have a good look in it for any metal particles, im guessing something has come off, unlikely a hole would just occur from starting up your engine.

Jake

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9th Aug 05 at 17:21

could an electric surge cause something like that?

X 60RSA

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9th Aug 05 at 17:23

Doubt it but who knows! Even if the sump was weak in 1 area, i cant see it blowing open on start up...

corsapower

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9th Aug 05 at 17:24

ok i will check i havnt tried to turn the engine over just in case it is repairable dont want to do any more damage, well its looks like the 1.8 engine mite be going in after all. cheers

ainsley_brader

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9th Aug 05 at 20:54

think the digi dash bit must be pure coincidence.

Most likely its chucked a rod and is scrap!

Dave A

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9th Aug 05 at 21:45

conrod snapped

corsapower

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9th Aug 05 at 23:15

bad then can it be rebuilt if the crank has snapped or will it cost a lot i do have a 1.8 16v engine if i need another one.
i will check it out 2 moro and see what it looks like .
cheers

Adam-D

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10th Aug 05 at 06:13

yup i think its thrown a rod mate

corsapower

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11th Aug 05 at 23:29

ive stripped it and its snapped a con rod to 1 of the pistons, would it be possible to rebuild it the ingine wasnt running when it snapped so hopefully it wont have done much damage.
cheers

Stu_22

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11th Aug 05 at 23:57

Easier to just swap engines

miles

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12th Aug 05 at 06:04

quote:
Originally posted by corsapower
]the ingine wasnt running when it snapped so hopefully it wont have done much damage.

The engine was just sat there and it threw a rod through the sump without moving?

Corsa_B1.2

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12th Aug 05 at 10:56

42,000 miles has the timing belt been changed?

corsapower

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12th Aug 05 at 12:04

the timing belt was change 3 thousand miles ago with the pulleys, i was trying 2 start it and it fired then went bang but it wasnt running properly

mikehiow

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12th Aug 05 at 12:15

you wire the dash in wrong or short something, possibly affecting fueling or something similar? maybe that caused it

corsapower

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12th Aug 05 at 12:25

hmm possible

mikehiow

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12th Aug 05 at 13:34

just had this thought of too much fuel and pre-ignition blowing the rods through the bottom

probably totally unlikely, did the dash work in the end?

ShEp

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12th Aug 05 at 13:57

my old 2.0 8v corsa threw a leg outta the bed (con-rd thru the block) at 130

corsapower

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12th Aug 05 at 15:33

ive got most of it working just not speedo n oil pressure dont know if temp works either

miles

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12th Aug 05 at 17:20

no wiring fault will snap a rod.

Ant

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13th Aug 05 at 14:52

well cant see you having much oil pressure now anyway!!

If i were you i would fit the other engine (is this one good??) it may have caused damage to the bore the valves guides, crank and so on it would prob be best to budget for a complete rebuild.

mikehiow

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13th Aug 05 at 14:56