JohnA Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 When I got the car I kept flushing the cooling system until pure, virgin water would come out. Highland Spring. Last flush was even done with filtered rainwater, so that even the retained water would be soft. Cleared the scum from the rad top and radcap, etc. You can never be too careful if you didn't have the car from new. Of course this might not have prevented this particular failure, who knows... I feel for you Jake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Last flush was even done with filtered rainwater, What do you filter rainwater with? It'd take a few Britta filters that for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Britta filters mate, 3 weeks after they've done their stint in the kitchen jug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Britta filters mate, 3 weeks after they've done their stint in the kitchen jug. You're a very patient man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 No I'm not. I've got an extra jug in the garage and it does the job. Got a few 5 litre bottles from mineral water and keep them full of soft, filtered water. I also use it for the water/meth tank, the other car's windscreen tank, coolant, motorbike coolant, and rinsing after the shower - leaves your hair and skin nice'n'soft, aaaaahhhhhh:limp: It's even good for the mist in the conservatory plants (leaves no water marks on the glass) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 14, 2005 Author Share Posted November 14, 2005 Just thought of something, Was the car not involved in a roll over? Was the car left upside down running? If it was then she would have been running with no oil pick up for however long until it was shut down..Just a thought thats all. Is the water pump OK? I don't know what happened when Rob rolled his car. Only he could tell us if the engine was running when the car was on its roof. I assume the water pump is ok. It's undamaged externally and it's on a low mileage engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Really sorry to read this Jake, gutted for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Really?? Hmm I must be on drugs or something. I'm sure he quoted me less than that? Didn't you promise to give him head? You should know by now.... To be honest perhaps I got it wrong. I have got the e-mail abouts here somewhere but it's on a hard-disk that's got a corrupt OS on it. Still £1566 is still alot cheaper than £1800 + VAT! The price for the short block went up a while ago, when I got mine a few years ago they were around that price Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Have you re-done the compression test with a dribble of oil in each bore? If the compression jumps up you'll know that there is damage to the bores/rings. If it stays pretty much the same then you'll know all the compression loss is via the head. Just a thought.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 I just can't believe your luck Jake. I do feel for you mate, all that fcuking work and the poxy thing blows up again, I think I'd be out with the razor blades if it was me As for what to do If the car's worth, say, £10k repaired, you need to guess what it's worth with a blown engine £5,6,7k ? Subtract how much it's going to cost to repair it from your £10k and there's your answer. You're obviously not intending to keep it (who would after that ) so unless you can either show a vast differences in the totals, it may be better to cut your losses. These days, you can't even say that it'll be more difficult to sell as a non runner, because you can't sell the fcuking things as a going concern at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Have you re-done the compression test with a dribble of oil in each bore? If the compression jumps up you'll know that there is damage to the bores/rings. If it stays pretty much the same then you'll know all the compression loss is via the head. Just a thought.... hey thats a pretty neat trick, never thought of that - I'm hoping I'll never need it, but handy all the same! Got to be worth a try Jake, even though you're gonna have the head off anyway at some point, at least you might have a better idea what you're gonna be facing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 I'm guessing the chances of me finding another VVTi engine are about zero. Bloody cars. I'm on this jake, just in case.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 hey thats a pretty neat trick, never thought of that - I'm hoping I'll never need it, but handy all the same! Basic compression testing methods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Basic compression testing methods Yep, basic to us who have done this sort of thing regularly in the past, but as I found out a few weeks ago, there are quite a few people on here who have never carried out any sort of compression test before. It also wasn't mentioned that a wet compression test had been attempted on this engine and so I thought it was worth suggesting just in case it hadn't been thought of before now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 I think it's listed on the instructions of the compression testing device you buy too...along with you "should test with the throttle open" which many mechanics don't realise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfurn Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Yuk. What a completely shit set of circumstances. Im a bit late, but sorry to read of all this Jake, its the last bloody thing you need. Hope it gets sorted soon mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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