joeboy141

I have a 98 wrx sti type r which is running around 320 bhp, 2 months ago the big end bearings went on the car (it had done 68 thousand miles)

I bought another reconnned sti engine which had done 50 thousand miles. I've had it in the car for 6 weeks now and managed to rack up around 700 miles running it in.
Last night whilst driving, that familiar knocking noise returned and after a minute the car was undriveable!
Why has this happened to me twice in 2 months?!?!

Any answers or solutions would be greatly appreciated as once again it needs fixing.

Also, what should I do in the future to avoid this problem from re-occuring??

Tidgy

hate to say it but i would have told you so. a second hand engine is just that, alot of claimed 'reconed' engines just get jetwashed. rebuild by a reputable specialist is by far the best solution.

but on that note what exactly was done? did the oil pump get changed the first time? who 'reconned the engine' how do you know it had done 50k? etc etc etc

P1Drifter

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who 'reconned' the new engine ?

dj219957

what fuel do you use?

bigsinky

reconned engines are a no no. who did you buy it off? solution new forged engine. only way you can be sure. check out api or enginebuilder for drive in drive out solutions

TonyBurns

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More like "conned", but im going to hazzard a guess at SMR/Ideal/Heathrow engines....

OP, its 99.9% best to rebuild with a tried and tested builder, or else you end up paying twice for what you should have done the first time, and you may find that the engine is out of warranty now...

Tony

bigsinky

oh dear

joeboy141

Well I didnt source the engine, but a place called jap auto parts I think. Im not sure if the oil pump got changed, I did ask the place that done it to make sure that it was checked and if it needed to be replaced then to do it. I would of thought the engine would of gone alot sooner tho if it was the oil pump. I use super unleaded, I wouldnt use the normal stuff. I knew I should of gotten it rebuilt the first time but where the previous owner had paid half towards it due to it happening a day after I got the car he wouldnt budge on paying more than he should of for it to get done properly. Fortunatley I still have a month of warrantee left on the engine...

Tidgy

is that one of the ebay traders?

Tidgy

o god, it is who i thought

https://www.scoobynet.com/dealer-and...uto-parts.html

sorry mate, is all i'll say

New_scooby_04

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Unfortunately, you'll probably find that warranty won't be worth the paper it's written on!

You could do a lot worse than Speak to David at APi about your options now -you might want to get the engine indpendently stripped and a report on its condition produced which would help with any claim. Rebuilding a subaru engine properly, so it wil perform well and last, costs; that's all there is to it I'm afraid!

Best of luck getting it sorted!

joeboy141

Well thats a load of S**T!!! I cant believe it, but lesson learned!

I'll be making a few phone calls tommorow to a few places, any ideas on who to ring?
How much is an engine rebuild going to cost? £2000?

P1Drifter

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sorry for the bad news mate, try api or engine tuner for a quote

TonyBurns

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Yep another bunch of cowboys

Tony

chocolate_o_brian

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Don't buy 'unknown' reconditioned engines. As some one said the "I told you so" line gets trotted about. Unless you were in the car the engine came from for all those 50,000 (alleged) miles, you don't know how it's been treated, run on wrong fuel, not mapped for mods etc.

Honest advice? Pay a reputable specialists to build your engine next time, even if just to a standard specification

saiklon

Also, when you do replace your engine, do an A/F ratio check to make sure that a failing MAF sensor or fuel pump will not hasten the death of the next engine.

Tidgy

depends on spec, your into teritory where its what budget do you wanna spend, basic your prob talking 2-3k, then upwards depending on what you wanna do and also what damage your current engine has. if the blocks toast then your stuffed.

give scoobyclinic or API a ring, they will be able to advise

Paullen

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sorry to drag this up, but just a heads up to other people.

I took jap auto parts to court over a replacement engine and won (easily!!!).

Since then I have had several emails from people who have have been ripped off by them. Shame trading standards seem to be blind to this sort of thing!

ianbott

You say you won but what was the outcome?

P.S well done

Paullen

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They supplied a 'recon engine' (it wasn't) refunded us the full amount and paid for our and our mechanics time.

It was a joke in small claims, the first thing the judge asked was "did you test the engine", their reply was no, that was pretty much it.

I have phone records for endless calls where they fobbed us off or simply put down the phone. I came close to driving up to Birmingham, but settled for making them drive down to Poole, then paying us for turning up

dj219957

well done. problem is probly only 1 in 10 customers they rip off bother do do what you did.

Paullen

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I know, had a guy with an S2000 email me, they fitted a dud engine, then damaged his car refitting another rubbish engine and still he didn't go to court!