Big up Toby Unna !

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:24 pm

Big big thanks to Toby for your help today removing my cylinder head after i had a small problem with my engine.

Toby has got more pics to post but heres a little some thing to be going on with

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:30 pm

is that a con rod? and oh dear if it is! I am an engine novice sorry

Look in link mate found something that might be of use for ya!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 12493&rd=1

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:39 pm

Cheers for the link dude,wait for Tobys picys they will make your hair curl !

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:12 pm

okay can he post the link here for it?

Andrew

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:57 pm

Demlotcrew wrote:okay can he post the link here for it?

Andrew

Just got to wait for him to come on line

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:03 pm

My dads said "bloody hell" so it sounds like something v.bad has happened. Sorry to hear mate, as alot of effort went into it!

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:05 pm

i cant wait much longer someone call Toby MAN!

Andrew

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:08 pm

Cheers Si,details/picys to follow !

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:13 pm

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:18 pm

! PICS !

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:31 pm

:yeahthat:

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:43 pm

dude i hope this is one of those threads where the damge is ot from ure bimmer but from another engine like ure lawnmower or something like rog did once

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:07 pm

Ok,seeing as your waiting for the pics i'll spill the beans

Was traveling on the local autobahn at about 120mph @ 5000rpm(ish) when the oil pressure light came on for about 2 seconds,i took my foot off the gas straight away.It seemed ok,no unwanted noises or smoke so i took it easy for a few more miles and came to the (wrong)conclusion that it was just an electrical glitch that set the light off.So i accerated back up to some daft speed until i noticed it wouldn't go past a certain level of rev's,just as i noticed that i hear a thud, the engine cut out and lots of smoke poured from the back of the car

The mangled con rod i pulled out of the hole in my block by hand ! Notice the burned/melted end due to no oil,imagine how hot that got !

I was i little up set to begin with,but i'm ok now i know my flowed head and schrick cam look ok,pheew !

Other damage 1 broken rocker and 2 bent valves.I will be sending the head away for inspection/skimming,just have to see if it's damage the head in a way i can't easily see ?

So i'm on the hunt for an E34 M30 engine or a cheap E34 535 to rob it's engine from so i can put my head back on.

Now wheres Toby got to.......

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:14 pm

phew dude....

i hope ure head bits r ok....

id shit it if any part of my lump broke...

could be oil pump issue like oil had

my light came on once... but i stopped straight away and checked the wire...
u never know......

luckily for u these engines are pretty cheap and u have resident m30 fitter expert toby on the case LOL

still a bitch though with regards to hassle///

Karan

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:19 pm

Yep,hassle it definatly is as it's my only car so i've got no transport now.

Might pic me a cheap run around up until i'm sorted.

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:22 pm

i know who has a good lump for u dude......

pm coming ure way

give him a call when u get a chance

the lump has been on an auto box too and is sweet

Karan

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:32 pm

Karan wrote:
pm coming ure way

Karan

Back atcha,YHM !

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:38 pm

Karan wrote:dude i hope this is one of those threads where the damge is ot from ure bimmer but from another engine like ure lawnmower or something like rog did once

Andy,bloody nightmare that,but it does sound like you got away lightly,could have disolved the entire motor at that speed,I guess its all to do with how it breaks if you know what I mean.
I had a con rod snap off the crank of my ole Series 3 Landy at 40mph,it completly destroyed the engine.
Hope you get sorted soon fella

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:50 pm

right just loading em into photobucket give me a minute

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:50 pm

Jesus325iTouring wrote:could have disolved the entire motor at that speed

Cheers Rog,i was expecting it to be a lot worse TBH and when i lifted the head off i was so fcuking happy !!!!!

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:52 pm

Toby_Unna wrote:right just loading em into photobucket give me a minute

You da man !

:bow:

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:56 pm

' small problem' :lol:

ok SORRY everyone for taking so long. had about enough bloody car problems for one week so i turned my attention to sorting some girlfriend issues instead lol which is why i only got here now didn't get too far with that either so here's some pics to make you cringe! that was SUUCCHHHHHH a lovely motor

the heat pattern on that rod is terrifying

at least the head looks ok Andy. new bottom end ain't that big a deal, just a pain. you're taking it better than i did when mine blew up, i really wan't far kicking the panels in!

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:59 pm

both of u guys are heros....

when i blew my iS lump i couldnt sleep for a week... im not even joking u!

toby u comin lakeside? i know andy isnt...

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:00 am

My damage consited of a 12 x12 inch hole in the side of the block,
mangle piston and rod,mangled crank,at that point I stopped looking for any more damage.
I did drop down what was left of the sump,the amount of metal that came out at the same time suggested huge internal damage too.
I was gutted,lost a fortune on that Landy

Sounds like you'll have your up and running again pretty soon.
PS the warning signs i shoul;d have noticed was spots of oil on the back of the truck.
If there is and you haven't got an oil leak it suggests piston ring and bore wear,this in turn allows movement in the big end bearing which can wear out pretty quick,then BANG it all goes horrible!

Post destroyed engine damage advice! :lol:

Fat lot of good for the Landy,but it did teach me a valuble lesson.

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:01 am

Sorry to hear that mate, that engine sure did pull well!

But i always say that everything happens for a reason.

Andrew

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:05 am

Demlotcrew wrote:
But i always say that everything happens for a reason.

Andrew

But what that reason is i don't know !?

It was out of the blue,the engine was running sweetly.

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:08 am

Karan wrote:both of u guys are heros....

when i blew my iS lump i couldnt sleep for a week... im not even joking u!

i'm getting used to killing engines, i actually laughed out loud when mine lost its oil pump this time, it's a fcuking joke!!!

but i can afford to cos that lump only cost a hundred quid...
i know i said it already Andy but sorry dude! mine deserved to blow up but yours shouldn't have, it was mint.

toby u comin lakeside? i know andy isnt...

can't due to girlfriend not happy

i'm bloody cursed with these meets i didn't make the last lakeside or the last stevenage

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:08 am

Jesus325iTouring wrote:My damage consited of a 12 x12 inch hole in the side of the block,

Shit ! Makes mine look tame now,LOL i must try harder next time ! :lol:

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:18 am

Andy335Touring wrote:
Jesus325iTouring wrote:My damage consited of a 12 x12 inch hole in the side of the block,
sh*t ! Makes mine look tame now,LOL i must try harder next time !

I can certainly recommend it if you want to completley wreck your motor!

I hadn't realised what I had done to start with,as it was dark,i just stopped,obviously(!) and felt around in the engine bay and felt something that wasn't supposed to be there,ah,that'll be a piston then

Have a look on the back of your Tourer for oil spots,might give you an answer

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:21 am

Demlotcrew wrote:

But i always say that everything happens for a reason.

Andrew

i wish somebody would tell me what the reason is!

seriously i've never known anyone with a late style m30 that lost an oil pump, and now mine and Andy's have both gone within a couple of weeks (we have identical short blocks except mine's 2 years younger) and it seems like the same failure - catastrophic rather than wearing out - just that i was going slowly and was practically at my house anyway.

manufacturing defects? i can't see how installing in the e30 would cause a problem. both were full of oil and weren't using a drop anyway and were otherwise in perfect health...

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:02 am

very strange isn't it. Now how much would it of cost bmw to fit the very handy oil pressure and temp guage somewhere on the sportier models? Hartge did.

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:22 am

well if your gonna do summat Andy...

Not nice to see - the 3.5's come up on the bay all the time..

Did Toby throw away his bottom end? Could you not freshen that up n make use of it?

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:38 am

Guys i mean that something Better will come of this! i just dont know the reasons yet, but when it happens youll know!

Andrew

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:47 am

Demlotcrew wrote:Guys i mean that something Better will come of this! i just dont know the reasons yet, but when it happens youll know!

Andrew

hows about a lightened and balanced bottom end while ure there andy......

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:06 am

and that crank i found u!