This is a follow up to my dumped a load of oil post :doh:
After just overtaking a new shape XKR and 2 other cars down a twisy back road in one of those overtaking moves that can only safely be done in an R
a couple of corners later there was a tinkle tinkle noise as if something had just caught on the prop shaft snagged and released. I didn't think it sounded cool so backed right off and decided I'd just get home. At the next junction about 2 miles later as I pull out the car stalls when I change gear, I restarted it and the next time I changed gear it stalls again, fortunately there was a layby 30m away so I free wheeled off the road. Checked around the car and there was nothing snagging or ripped off. I then realised that the hesitation was not external but a shell bearing being spat out and the stalling at low revs is because my crank had expanded and jammed. Given my bad luck with the oil filter falling off this is not unsurprising.
So basically I need to re-build the bottom end.
I should be really p***ed off but nowadays this car has no more pain to give. The timing is pretty poor as my wife is expecting a little girl in 6 weeks time so I toyed with breaking it but that could be as much hassle as just fixing it. I also toyed with the idea of a more practical car like an EVO/Subaru (family on way 4 doors etc) but have decided against it for all the same reasons I've not changed to them before.
Personally I hate dropping the R engine, I've done it twice before with a mechanic mate who's since left the area but I lose interest with the R on anything I can't fit with my own hands. With the baby around the corner I don't really have the enthusiasm to get stuck in to sorting this all on my own.
So I'm hoping some kind members in the NW can give me a hand/morale support over the next months to sort it out. You see I would rather do the mapping/handling on someone else's car than dropping and breaking my engine, it just doesn't excite me. There are a couple of members who have been superheroes in helping me in the past but I think this is too much of an imposition.
Just some ideas, rather than spending money on garage time, I could spend it on buying some better equipment for handling and mapping so I can do other people's cars more quickly/professionaly. If there's a few people who could help, I could throw on beers and a barbacue etc. to make it more of an event rather than a chore.
Thought I'd post up whilst I'm weighing up the options.
After just overtaking a new shape XKR and 2 other cars down a twisy back road in one of those overtaking moves that can only safely be done in an R
a couple of corners later there was a tinkle tinkle noise as if something had just caught on the prop shaft snagged and released. I didn't think it sounded cool so backed right off and decided I'd just get home. At the next junction about 2 miles later as I pull out the car stalls when I change gear, I restarted it and the next time I changed gear it stalls again, fortunately there was a layby 30m away so I free wheeled off the road. Checked around the car and there was nothing snagging or ripped off. I then realised that the hesitation was not external but a shell bearing being spat out and the stalling at low revs is because my crank had expanded and jammed. Given my bad luck with the oil filter falling off this is not unsurprising.So basically I need to re-build the bottom end.
I should be really p***ed off but nowadays this car has no more pain to give. The timing is pretty poor as my wife is expecting a little girl in 6 weeks time so I toyed with breaking it but that could be as much hassle as just fixing it. I also toyed with the idea of a more practical car like an EVO/Subaru (family on way 4 doors etc) but have decided against it for all the same reasons I've not changed to them before.
Personally I hate dropping the R engine, I've done it twice before with a mechanic mate who's since left the area but I lose interest with the R on anything I can't fit with my own hands. With the baby around the corner I don't really have the enthusiasm to get stuck in to sorting this all on my own.
So I'm hoping some kind members in the NW can give me a hand/morale support over the next months to sort it out. You see I would rather do the mapping/handling on someone else's car than dropping and breaking my engine, it just doesn't excite me. There are a couple of members who have been superheroes in helping me in the past but I think this is too much of an imposition.
Just some ideas, rather than spending money on garage time, I could spend it on buying some better equipment for handling and mapping so I can do other people's cars more quickly/professionaly. If there's a few people who could help, I could throw on beers and a barbacue etc. to make it more of an event rather than a chore.
Thought I'd post up whilst I'm weighing up the options.
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