#1: I think it might be broke... Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:15 am ----
#2: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:17 am ---- Ahhhh poor starter motor to
#3: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:20 am ---- I have a spare starter motor, might change it and see if the car will start
#4: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: greg.mitchell350, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:29 am ---- ouch! after fitting the new starter motor you could just try welding up the hole as well lol!
#5: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: paul_c, Location: UKPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:36 am ---- I've heard a story where a tractor threw a rod, and managed to put a hole in the block both sides of the engine. The driver got out, looked at it and could see daylight through the engine.....
#6: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, SussexPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:39 am ---- LOL oops
#7: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: fatboyslim, Location: Lincolnshire,Home of the RAFPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:09 pm ---- My brother has this happen on a 306 diesel
He managed to drive it the 5 miles home,granted it made a hell of a noise though
#8: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:14 pm ----
fatboyslim wrote:
My brother has this happen on a 306 diesel
He managed to drive it the 5 miles home,granted it made a hell of a noise though
1997 / 1998 - 306 turbo diesel by chance?
#9: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:16 pm ---- Is that yours Lee?
#10: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: -Dave-, Location: North ManchesterPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:28 pm ---- I take it that's the GTi you are stripping
#11: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:11 pm ---- Yeah
Tried to see if it would bump for the laugh when we took it off the truck, front end lifted off the ground
#12: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: Seabook, Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:22 pm ---- how could that happen?
#13: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:26 pm ----
Seabook wrote:
how could that happen?
Its the old scenario...... the GTi suffers from weak rods..... hence you need forged rods before you increase the power
#14: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: -Dave-, Location: North ManchesterPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:30 pm ---- And can be quite scary if it happen's on the motorway at 70mph. I remember it quite well when it happened to me because I did a unexpected poo that day and it wasn't even me driving
#15: Re: I think it might be broke... Author: Seabook, Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:32 pm ----
macj wrote:
Seabook wrote:
how could that happen?
Its the old scenario...... the GTi suffers from weak rods..... hence you need forged rods before you increase the power
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