Matt H Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Just got back form the NW meet and on the way home hitting high speeds something just bad happened. The car was running rough all the way home and was shacking and idleing irracticly when i parked up Looked under the bonnet and found this: gutted - any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Holy feck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Holy black stuff batman. I'm guessing its not blowing from a knackered filler cap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra matt Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 how far did you drive it running ruff? and did the oil light come on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Holy black stuff batman. I'm guessing its not blowing from a knackered filler cap? no, im sure the filler cap is fine (i think) how far did you drive it running ruff? and did the oil light come on ? About 2 miles i think. No the oil light didnt come on from memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra matt Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 is there any oil leaking from under the car ? and have you checked the dip stick to see how much you lost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 It does look like its come from the oil fller cap, and not sure what the noise was, but could it be you have just lost all oil pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjodrell Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 If its come out of the filler cap there must have been some pressure there which is not right.......piston ring maybe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 is there any oil leaking from under the car ? and have you checked the dip stick to see how much you lost? No i pretty much just came in cos its dark. ive had a small oil leak for a while around the mid section of the car, its booked in for turbofit to look at it on the 23rd of this month but im not sure how im gona get it there now if ive got a big problem It does look like its come from the oil fller cap, and not sure what the noise was, but could it be you have just lost all oil pressure I hope so, would lack of oil pressure make it run so rough?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 If its come out of the filler cap there must have been some pressure there which is not right.......piston ring maybe?? oh sh*t that sounds expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 oh boy Matt, that's not good mate Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Christ Matt! I was only with you 40 mins ago.... How can you break your car in such a short space of time. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Christ Matt! I was only with you 40 mins ago.... How can you break your car in such a short space of time. H. easy it seems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 would a blocked pcv valve cause this? no where to release the crank case pressure so it blows it out the cap?? just a thought (and a cheap fix) Edit: it's a quick check as it just pops out the rubber seal, you should be able to blow through it one way but not the other. this should help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjodrell Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 oh sh*t that sounds expensive why I say that Matt is because last week I was messing under my bonnet and pulled the oil capoff with the engine running, put my hand over the opening and reved up , there was no pressure at all. I was always led to belive that if there is pressure there that it was due to it passing the pistons i.e a ring gone possibly.That is if thats where your oil has indeed come from. having said that Im NOT a mechanic , thats just what i have been told , I should seek professional advice asap mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Mate, seriously, when we followed you on the way home there was a horrible burning smell in my car. Thought it was something on fire under my bonnet but it cleared up when you turned off at your junction! You were caining it though ;-) i was up to 135 leptons and you were disappearing into the distance! Hope it's nothing too serious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wipeout Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Are you missing a hose, see attached pic, or has this been done on purpose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Mate, seriously, when we followed you on the way home there was a horrible burning smell in my car. Thought it was something on fire under my bonnet but it cleared up when you turned off at your junction! You were caining it though ;-) i was up to 135 leptons and you were disappearing into the distance! Hope it's nothing too serious... i was at least at 160 leptons when it happened, i had a bad smell in my car too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Are you missing a hose, see attached pic, or has this been done on purpose? really?!?! which hose is that? anybody got a pic to compare to??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjodrell Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 i was at least at 160 leptons when it happened, i had a bad smell in my car too 160 leptons, did your passenger shit themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 160 leptons, did your passenger shit themselves no passenger mate, just me shitting myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wipeout Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Pic added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Have a look at the area around the oil it seems to be mostly round your filler cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Pic added. im not sure what your looking at mate, i cant see the difference apart from my hose seems to be sort of metalic where as yours seem to be a rubber one? is that what your looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wipeout Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Ye, wasn't sure if it was the metal stub the hose attaches to, it's not very clear. If there is a hose still attached then it's ok, was not sure if it might have popped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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