Engine Kaboom Any Ideas Where To Look?

[BF_Turbo]

I'll have nightmares from those pics...

GL dude!!

[ms700]

Id prefer to think you were 3/4 down the track @ WSID when all this happened, sounds heaps better!

[Ninka]

  Power said:

Yep, I have no doubt at all that the rods have been given hell, and why.

What chance the head is still good, really (like 50/50?), given that it appears from what I have been told that a rod and piston have gone though the block & sump?

I'm pretty sure your head will not have suffered any damage, as all the force is downward.

Good luck with the repair

[Power]

  Southsidegt said:

Guys just keep in mind the water would have had to been headlight height to have entred into the intake but good reason for insurance though. Has it had a tune and if so id be ringing there kneck.

Well, actually, having not slept at all last night, I had time to think on this.

The CAI is of course the APS PHII job which is as you say, a headlight intake, to an airbox that would hold litres of water, then through K&N filter 'n oil (in my case) - no, not that.

BUT, of course, we are all thinking intakes, but intakes go to compressors, go to coolers........but a cooler should be high pressure OUT no way water getting IN there (!)...busted hoses, nah, anyway nice thoughts.

I know why, trust me I know why this has happened, and it isn't water.

[ford number 1]

That definately isnt a good sight looking at those pictures..Could something like this happen from a bad batch of fuel if the tune is on the edge??

[tab]

  Southsidegt said:

Guys just keep in mind the water would have had to been headlight height to have entred into the intake but good reason for insurance though.

My old ute copped a gobful of water from the wake caused by a f'wit 4x4 driver. So no you don’t have to be driving through 1 meter of water for it to happen.

[Power]

  ford number 1 said:

That definately isnt a good sight looking at those pictures..Could something like this happen from a bad batch of fuel if the tune is on the edge??

Tune right on the edge? With the hardware list installed and a quality AUTOTECH installation start to finish and a quality AUTOTECH tune, you wouldn't expect a tune 'right on the edge',would you...assuming it was tuned properly, and didn't suffer long term abuse from 'issues' of course, making the engine itself sloooooowly become the 'fuse'.

Bad fuel. No. I do not believe so in this case, most definately not, it would have made no difference anyway in hindsight - hindsight is a wonderful thing

Cheers mate!

More later.

Edited 11/06/07 11:39 PM by Power

[ford number 1]

  Power said:

Tune right on the edge? With the hardware list installed and a quality AUTOTECH installation start to finish and a quality AUTOTECH tune, you wouldn't expect a tune 'right on the edge',would you...assuming it was tuned properly, and didn't suffer long term abuse from 'issues' of course, making the engine itself sloooooowly become the 'fuse'.

Bad fuel. No. I do not believe so in this case, most definately not, it would have made no difference anyway in hindsight - hindsight is a wonderful thing

Cheers mate!

More later.

Yeah I noticed the parts that have been put in your car and they are definately great quality parts,I hope it doesnt end up costing a s**tload and you are able to find out what caused it to go KABOOM..

[stealthxr]

That must of been one hell of a quality tune and the installation must have been mind blowing....

don't let them talk their way out of it , because they renowned for talkin the talk.........

Pete..

Edited 12/06/07 12:16 AM by stealthxr

[dule]

  Power said:

Well, actually, having not slept at all last night, I had time to think on this.

The CAI is of course the APS PHII job which is as you say, a headlight intake, to an airbox that would hold litres of water, then through K&N filter 'n oil (in my case) - no, not that.

BUT, of course, we are all thinking intakes, but intakes go to compressors, go to coolers........but a cooler should be high pressure OUT no way water getting IN there (!)...busted hoses, nah, anyway nice thoughts.

I know why, trust me I know why this has happened, and it isn't water.

So how about you tell us.....??? As is probably wasn't the tune either. Most people are running out of ideas and I'm sure everyone would like to know what could cause the engine to destroy itself while slowly negotiating a roundabout.