Ye its only been 4 months since i have it and its gone, it looks like one or more of the pistons/rings as gone and big ends, one day gave it a good spank (as usual) and its was fine, next day started and died on me, oil filter came loose due to compression going to the sump, not good thing, engine turns but with no compression, ocassinaly starts but knocks and dies.
Going to start stripping today and see what do i find over the weekend but im ready for a new engine or complete rebuild.
Apparently is common, what about you guys, as anyone had the same?

 

What year, model, what mods?

It used to be common but most problems were down to poor mapping and mods as well as iffy MAF's.

 

Was it remapped after the new exhaust??

 

wouldnt say its common, there are plenty of cars that have engine failure (I had a 1.6 Ford Onion that failed), its just that there is a cult following with the scoob so people mention it more if it happens then suddenly it starts that the engine is made of chocolate etc

 

12 year old car mate: how much do you know about its history, previous owners. What fuel do you run it on, what oil do you use etc... so many variables.

Ns04

 

Its a 96 p reg 2000 turbo, mods it is just the exhaust, no mapping nothing else...
Fuel only shell optimax 98 and oil is shell ultra synthetic 5w40, but ye i got it a bit cheap and it is a old car now, but when i got it the guy said it had a engine rebuild 6 months before i bought it that i doubt.I
Im ready for anything and soon im going to find out exactly what damage as it done.
Cheers guys

 

Very easy to take an engine out, take it to bits and then put it back together and call it a rebuild. Could still be cr@p though.

I'd say the 'rebuilt' engine was on its way anyway and the fact that you skank the car everywhere it is no wonder that it has gone now.

It is a 12 yr old car and needs more mechanical sympathy than a new one if you expect it to last. (note this doesnt mean driving liking Miss Daisy)

 

It could have been modded and put back to std to sell it. The damage may have already been done...