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Offline GTI JIMMER

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Engine just blew up... no it didn't... (it was the gearbox)
« on: 02 February 2012, 23:12 »
On the way home from work, went round the corner, bang... oil everywhere...

Massive pool of it under my car (im parked on the road)
Should i clean it up? With what?  :undecided:

Made a pretty awful noise, im guessing the engine blew up/ headgasket failure?
just surprised that it lost its oil so quickly

Took me months to get the thing going, now its totally f***ed, thought the clutch/gearbox was about to give up, but had just driven to preston and back 300 miles each way without anything going wrong!

Gutted.
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Offline mk3.owner

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Re: Engine just blew up...
« Reply #1 on: 02 February 2012, 23:25 »
I feel for you man.   :undecided:

Maybe sand to clean it up.? Or just throw abit of dirt/mud on it.?
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Offline tweed

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Re: Engine just blew up...
« Reply #2 on: 02 February 2012, 23:51 »
Sounds more like a piston snapped and the rod smashed a hole through the block  :cry:


Yeah through dirt over the oil
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Offline GTI JIMMER

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Re: Engine just blew up...
« Reply #3 on: 02 February 2012, 23:56 »
Car still starts though, and idles... just sounds really tappety... is that normal?  :undecided:

Yeah i better have a look for some dirt/sand...
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Engine just blew up...
« Reply #4 on: 03 February 2012, 00:00 »
Quote from: GTI JIMMER on 02 February 2012, 23:56
Car still starts though, and idles... just sounds really tappety... is that normal?  :undecided:

Well it has not really blown up if it still runs, have a good look in the daylight and see what has happened.
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Offline mrsaunders

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Re: Engine just blew up...
« Reply #5 on: 03 February 2012, 00:07 »
an i thought i had problems, feel for you mate, but if it still idles theres still hope, what engine is it?
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Offline tweed

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Re: Engine just blew up...
« Reply #6 on: 03 February 2012, 00:12 »
Well now it sounds like you hit your sump and cracked it.

Your car has no oil, why are you starting it?

That's like trying to go in the back door when dry. It just doesn't happen!
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Offline mrsaunders

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Re: Engine just blew up...
« Reply #7 on: 03 February 2012, 00:20 »
Quote from: tweed on 03 February 2012, 00:12
Your car has no oil, why are you starting it?

That's like trying to go in the back door when dry. It just doesn't happen!

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Offline Dave_IOW

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Re: Engine just blew up...
« Reply #8 on: 03 February 2012, 00:21 »
Quote from: tweed on 03 February 2012, 00:12
Well now it sounds like you hit your sump and cracked it.

Your car has no oil, why are you starting it?

That's like trying to go in the back door when dry. It just doesn't happen!

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Offline GTI JIMMER

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Re: Engine just blew up...
« Reply #9 on: 03 February 2012, 00:23 »
Was dark so i didn't realise i had lost oil until i went out to have another look, i wasn't sure what had happened :sad:

Nice analogy  :grin:
 
I hope i've hit the sump or something, but the car isn't low or anything so  :undecided:
Will have a look over the weekend and let you all know what's happened...

its an 8v AGG.
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