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Posted by DAREN (93SE&95SE 5SP) on July 17, 2002 at 20:17:51:
In Reply to: my VE passed on today>>>> posted by DAREN on July 16, 2002 at 19:22:18:
tapping noise from the head. possible causes were either bad lifters, valve lash adjusters, the timing chain (broken/bent links) or the chain guides or tensioners. she also had 2 broken exhaust studs on the #1 cylnder (front bank passenger side/ behind a.c. compressor) and 1 broken stud on the #2 cylinder, also the rear VTC solenoid was dead. there was an oil leak from the oil pressure sending unit, not enough to make a puddle but you could see the unit coated in oil. the car was not driven daily, it spent 8 of 12 months sitting in the yard. the tranny was shot, no second gear. the RS5F5OV will not accept a miss shift @ 90mph from 3rd to 2nd. my mechanic told me that "the tranny looks fine no damage, the clutch took all the damage, all you need is a new clutch disk and your all set" so after installing the tranny i found out that #2 synchro was gone. (that was a year ago) despite all this she could stil do the dash ~135-140mph. i out ran my boys 2k max at 130mph when he hit the govorner. : cruising at 80mph then metallic tapping and small "explosion" and plume of white smoke. 4 seconds later a bigger bang and a cloud of black smoke, everywhere. : preliminary inspection shows that the #1 or 3 cylinder or rod went through the block. : she's gone. whats really odd is that i have 2 other cars (one a vq 5sp) and i'm fairly upset obout it. : my brother was driving at the time this happened but he said that she went out Formula 1 blow-up style. : uncle pete, you could appreciate his exact words. " she went like Williams on a bad day. :
the engine was not in the best shape b4 then end.
it suffered from
this afternoon my VE suffered a catastrophic failure in the line of duty.