Lcr rebuild no 2 :)

[CupraMVR]

WOW cant believe how easy this can happen. like you said must of been boosting hard.

maybe the noise at the top end was low oil feed from the pick up pipe being blocked and this had caused it to throw a rod ?

will you be taking the sump off the old block?

would like to see the pick up pipe

 

[paul-murphys]

yeah will get pots of pics up, taking engine an gbox out soon, things is noise was still there once rod snapped, i was also on way home from garage where had picked up new pick up pipe ;-(

 

[paul-murphys]

got the car in workshop, picked up engine, stripping it down tomorro an then sending away for crank to be reground an bores to be honed

will take front end off vehicle tomorro an see the damage under the sump,
got garage that will strip gearbox down an change output seal, hoping to have car back on road in a few weeks.

 

[cap r 225]

Gutted for you mate!

 

[paul-murphys]

lol cheers mate, i learnt the hard way :-(

at least when get engine built should have a solid bulletproof engine an then can hopefully run my hybrid water meth an maybe nos, should hopefully have over the 350 mark with a ko4 mpg return

 

[cap r 225]

Every cloud... and all that

 

[paul-murphys]

let the rebuild begin will have stronger engine also changing suspension an going to refurb wheels so hopefully in 6 weeks will have car back on road may even have a diff fitted.

 

[cap r 225]

They sound like deep pockets!!!

 

[paul-murphys]

been a busy boy

all left to come off is engine mount an passanger driveshaft, spent few hours undoing all wiring an taking front off.

 

[cupra-rich]

good work there mate keep going at it, you'll be back in love with her soon enough

 

[ibizacupra]

which rod? number 3?

 

[paul-murphys]

i think so not took sump off yet to confirm. im guessing you count the 1st is closest to drivers wheel?

 

[paul-murphys]

good work there mate keep going at it, you'll be back in love with her soon enough

cheers mate will try pop round see you, when you see my other car cant laugh to much cost me 50 quid and its a 1.8

 

[wild willy]

Best of luck Paul.
Out of the ashes rises a Pheonix.

 

[paul-murphys]

Best of luck Paul.
Out of the ashes rises a Pheonix.

thats it mate

when get engine back want to get water meth an maybe even nos i not sure if will all work together but making sure engine is strong so dont lose any more rods. want 350 an will be happy

 

[cupra-rich]

cheers mate will try pop round see you, when you see my other car cant laugh to much cost me 50 quid and its a 1.8

c'mon wot ya got as a run around??? will it make it back to cov?

 

[paul-murphys]

its a suprise you will see an i hope it does make it home lol. its got mot till oct an tax till march an hoping to have my car back by then

 

[Ferryman]

What kind of torque was your engine producing with those mods?

Connecting rods in BAM engine should be quite fool proof up to 300lb/ft.

These incidents makes me thinking limiting the torque of my Ibiza MK4 Cupra, which has even weaker rods than the ones used in BAM engine

 

[paul-murphys]

GOT ENGINE OUT FEW PICS HERE,

 

[paul-murphys]