Hi all Im in desperate need of an engine for my 1994 sti ive had the car for about four years but its been parked up for over a year becouse I didnt have the money to get it through an MOT anyway finally got back on my feet and it passed its test last saturday I was away for the weekend so my brother took it to the mot station for my on the return trip he decided it needed some oil and seriously over filled it now the mechanic tells me the big end has gone any help would be greatly apreciated thanks guys

 

I'm just curious to know what the symptoms are, I might be wrong but I would not think you would damage a big end by over filling it!? I bet it smoked though?

 

ill ad to that , i cant see how to much oil would damage the bottom end , does it knock ?

 

it knocks its **** off sounds like hitting a hammer against a skip!!!
Ive emptied the oil out and filled it to the proper level doesnt really smoke but there`s oil coming out of my dump valve

 

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Something strange about that, was it maybe knocking before it was filled with oil? Scoobies do not like standing a long time and then being started, without being primed up again, as they do lose all the oil in the system when they stand. The only other thing I can think of is that because its a flat engine, the oil may have leaked past the pistons and rings, and caused an hydraulic lock up between the piston and the head.
Where about are you?
Its sometimes better to fix what you got than to buy something second hand.
I am open to correction on all of this.

 

Hi im in leeds thanks for the input I would like to have it repaired if anyone could give me a price or point me in the right direction of someone who can fix it I would greatly apreciate it