Thanks for that bit of info Merlin, thats the kind of stuff i need to know to be able to ask, much appreciated.

 

Anyone else have any ideas/suggestions? I'm going to see the mechanic tomorrow and take a good look at the engine, i'll take my camera and get some photos.

 

Let us know how it goes today Ade and get some pics up, chat soon

 

Who'd have guessed, knackered oil pump

 

Went down to see the car yesterday and to my relief the fault was traced to a failed oil pump. The pump was a brand new RCM pump for the previous rebuild, however it was damaged by some swarf/metallic particles from the previous failed engine. The hardened coating on the components within the pump was damaged causing a loss in oil pressure to the bearing. The mechanic put his hands up to it and said it was due to contaminants and showed me the wrecked pump. He then showed me the new boxed parts bought ready for the rebuild, including new RCM oil pump, ACL bearings and STI 8 crank, the pistons are to be reused as they were not damaged. The heads have been stripped and chemically cleaned and the hydrolic tappets have been sent away to be cleaned and refurbed to make sure there are no contaminants in them. The car should be ready in approx 2 weeks. Hopefully this will be the end to my nightmare! Thanks everybody for the advice and support.

 

Great result, brilliant customer service, shame there are not more out there like them.

John

 

Although the oil pump should have been stripped and cleaned before, at least they put thier hands up.
Hopefully that should restore your faith in them
A good result

 

Glad they have 'come clean' and are prepared to stand the cost - hope all goes well

Mick

 

Thanks guys, its a big weight off my mind. They are a tidy bunch down there, thats why i didn't want to go shouting the odds, just use the experienced folk of Scoobynet to help solve the problem.

 

Glad to hear that they have identified the cause of the failure Taylor

It is good that they are standing by their previous repair and warranting it.

Never mind though at least you know how to run an engine in now.

Hope to see you at a meet soon.

 

Cheers Ty. I'm a pro at running engines in now, had plenty of experience! My name's down for the october meet and hopefully the car will be in attendance too.
Looking forward to seeing your little purchase, i was well suprised when i read on here, never saw that coming!

 

Result, nice one Taylor, a pleasant surprise to see the mechanic standing up like that. Hopefully a lesson for them as much as anything else.

 

Cheers Splitpin, thanks for your interest and advice on the probs, much appreciated.

 

a nitemare i have experenced first hand, didn't even get my car back after the first rebuild, the moron put gearbox oil in the engine by mistake & took 5 months to rebuild it again and its still f##cked
Hope you get it sorted soon

 

Yes if I ever need to have an engine run in I will get you to do it for me .

Try to make the next meet - if your car is still off the road get Jarvis to pick you up I am sure he would not charge too much for petrol , or if it is raining give me a ring and I will come down and give you a lift.

My little purchase did come out of the blue for me as well - I was thinking do I carry on throwing money at the Hawkeye or do I get something already mental enough for the moment.

So I decided 'sod it' and went for the S202 which quite frankly is bonkers on the acceleration, handling is spot on and is quite rare to boot.

Have a try at the next meet (but make sure you know who does not grab the keys from you).

 

 

wow is that still not sorted. i remember you saying. what happened the second time?

 

How's she looking Tay?