mikeyh Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 im another thunder road victim:(. now im still not sure if im going to repair or break for parts im sure it is worth more in parts than complete but i dont know if i could bring my self to do it,what does everybody else think is the best thing to do? or do i rebuild my current block? can anybody give me a ruff idea of cost to do this its probably going to need a piston/rings and a rebore. or buy a new short block from toyota? i realy dont want to waste more money the mrs is already going mad please help a fellow member to get out the dog house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty71 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 rebuild Tell the Mrs tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I feel for you mate, I don't think the Mrs would let me in the dog house if that had happened to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I'm not sure as to advice but I don't think I'll ever do any mile events when I get mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyh Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 rebuild Tell the Mrs tough i will if i find the cheapest way to do it first i have to be sure its worth the arguements;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey. Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 whats your spec mate? wouldnt it be just as cheap to drop another engine in??/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 whats your spec mate? wouldnt it be just as cheap to drop another engine in??/ No it wouldn't!!!!. Mikey, have you spoken to Ernie???? Like you say this was advertised aas being the 'reliable' single. What pistons etc has it got???? Have you had a look in with a boroscope?? it is poss to put just one piston in depending on the damage done, there are various ways to go about this and not too expensive especially if you can pull the motor yourself, if your not sure on anything feel free to bell me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Looks like that bottom end was not built for 1100rwhp then;) its a shame its failed so soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyh Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 No it wouldn't!!!!. Mikey, have you spoken to Ernie???? Like you say this was advertised aas being the 'reliable' single. What pistons etc has it got???? Have you had a look in with a boroscope?? it is poss to put just one piston in depending on the damage done, there are various ways to go about this and not too expensive especially if you can pull the motor yourself, if your not sure on anything feel free to bell me. no i havn't spoken to him since the engine failure im not going to start chucking the blame about its just one of those things with bloody modified cars:rolleyes: it has cp pistons i believe if you look in my garage my spec is listed in there. i did take a look with a boroscope i can see that the piston has got hot it looks to still be in 1 peice. i dont know if you remember what mine sounded like on sunday but it was missing quiet bad on the way home the missfire got alot better which made me think it was a sticky valve as ive never known compression to get better with a piston failure have you ever come accross this in the past? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Ahhhh sh!t sorry to hear this mate. Mile events are well off my wish list of things to do next year. Hope u get it sorted mate too nice to break (although worth a fortune in Parts without a doubt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Take it was just cylinder 6 that was only damaged. I bet all the others are fine? As it did look like a classic injector failure/Aem Injector driver fault. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supradibbs Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Do a search on supraforums alot of threads on there about AEM being the bringer of death sounds that maybe you had a injector fault if its just one cylinder my bet that it is and the AEM was at fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyh Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Take it was just cylinder 6 that was only damaged. I bet all the others are fine? As it did look like a classic injector failure/Aem Injector driver fault. Ryan from what i can see i believe so im going to do another compression test because i forgot to leave the throttle open:blink: the results i had when i did it was 1-140psi 2-130psi 3-140psi 4-140psi 5-130psi 6-90psi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) Get the lump pulled and go from there. You won't know what the costs are going to be until you discover the extent of the damage. It could range from a relativity cheap fix, to a fortune if you find something has broken up and damaged something else - like the head or turbo for example. Edited October 28, 2010 by Miguel (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 dont break it mate . new block and your away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 At this thread. Lovely looking car, shame that this has happened.. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 if its just the bottom half thats gone , buy a 2jzge for penuts, stip the short block, tap in the oil jets and bob your mothers brother for probably less than £200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 if its just the bottom half thats gone , buy a 2jzge for penuts, stip the short block, tap in the oil jets and bob your mothers brother for probably less than £200 Just the new pistons and rebore/hone and gasket set plus sorting the head out to add to that then;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Just the new pistons and rebore/hone and gasket set plus sorting the head out to add to that then;) well ther goes my attempt to give the poor guy hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandip Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I was looking at buying this one ane even went to see it as was advertised as the most reliable single out there and feel for you mate, hope you get it sorted soon, don't tell the mrs the cost though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 well ther goes my attempt to give the poor guy hope LOL I feel sorry for Mikey so will help however I can, it is poss to have a liner properly fitted (that 850hp skyline had one), that way you can just drop in a replacement CP piston made to weigh the same , smooth any damage out of the head and bobs your uncle, if you want to be really tight you can take a chance and re use the head gasket, I use mine up to 3 times each gasket, soak it in thinners and get all the coating off then use one of the gasket sprays (not particularly cheap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Rebuild. The car is far to nice to break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Do whatever your finances allow mate, dont kid yourself, this fix has potential to be very expensive, also once done the costs will still keep coming Sorry to be the bearer of such a negative view but after owning a few singles it is a well off persons game Dont get yourself in debt or risk your missus getting too upset on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Do whatever your finances allow mate, dont kid yourself, this fix has potential to be very expensive, also once done the costs will still keep coming Sorry to be the bearer of such a negative view but after owning a few singles it is a well off persons game Dont get yourself in debt or risk your missus getting too upset on this I agree.....................bin the Mrs and get down the bank;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) What about hunting down a used stock motor from someone like Keron. From memory the car isn't pushing mega boost, power or revs is it so a stock bottom end could be more than good enough depending on what you plan to do with it. Do you have any logs from the run when it gave up? Did you have those race cats in place at the time? Edit: I see you sig says 676 - that's a fair bit of power Was that on a Dyno Dynamics rolling road? Edited October 28, 2010 by dandan (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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