Help Bent Con rods!!!

[Eskiisbest]

Hi guys my induction kit managed to suck up a small river after going through a huge puddle during that bad weather the other day.

The guy at the garage says I have no compression on 3 cylinders and that the con rods are bend. =(

My options are new con rods or a new engine he tell's me is this the case if so whats the best thing to do? anyone got any ideas?

=(

 

[ben_p]

gutted

i have some spare rods if you want them?

 

[ben_p]

it will need a new block or a re-build

 

[xcore]

gutted mate, thats not guna be cheap!

 

[Eskiisbest]

will i need any more parts than just the con rods though? what you after for them mate?

 

[Ali]

Must of been one fcukin great puddle!!!

 

[xcore]

sounds like you need pistonrings if your not gettin compresion

 

[Gareth]

f00k, thats an expensive IK.

 

[Eskiisbest]

Must of been one fcukin great puddle!!!

was like a river mate

sounds like you need pistonrings if your not gettin compresion

that expensive?

 

[mattjk]

might be best off getting a second hand engine matey

 

[Ali]

was like a river mate

sounds like you need pistonrings if your not gettin compresion

that expensive?

best stick to high ground in the future! Would agree with the above, but the rings arn't likely to fail with a gulp of water.

 

[Dan Page]

I wouldnt bother trying to repair the engine, i'd just get a new engine out of a smashed up one personally, perfet excuse to get it modded though while its out

 

[Jay Payne]

one of two reasons id never have a air intake near in the lower grill/fog light.

Get a second hand engine dropped in, then sell the fooked one for spares. thats what id do

 

[Turkish]

Secondhand engine or a cheap new one from matt black would be my suggestion. Labour bill for a rebuild will be high so the difference in cost will be minimal or possibly none. Plus you'll have the peace of mind with a new lump of not worrying some moron has rebuilt the engine badly.

 

[Mark One]

might be best off getting a second hand engine matey

+1

thats the end of your engine if you have bent rods

 

[snigglepuff]

new engine time

 

[Eskiisbest]

Cheers guys anyone got a 50K mileage engine for sale?

 

[davebem]

Out of interest what IK setup did you have? Would you be able to claim on insurance?

 

[fmp_]

have they stripped it down?

actually confirmed its a bent rod?

As that seems pretty wild to me!!

piston ring, bent valve yes, but a bent rod??

I would of thought the piston would get damaged befoer the rod did!

i have smashed enough valves in my time to know that a bit of metal in teh chamber will ruin a piston befoer it ruins a rod!

but anyways, if that is the case, i would just source a new lump or bottom end.

 

[nicknick]

^ sounds like sense

 

[Mark One]

have they stripped it down?

actually confirmed its a bent rod?

As that seems pretty wild to me!!

piston ring, bent valve yes, but a bent rod??

I would of thought the piston would get damaged befoer the rod did!

i have smashed enough valves in my time to know that a bit of metal in teh chamber will ruin a piston befoer it ruins a rod!

but anyways, if that is the case, i would just source a new lump or bottom end.

I have heard of this before. Wrote off one of the engines in a company mondeo where i work.
Engine draws the water like it would air and then cant squeeze it on the compression stroke and so the rods bend.

 

[Fred@BTM]

if you've sucked up water you will 100% have bent rods

just replace the engine

yozza has 2 engines, i think he wants £500 a go

 

[kiza1986]

^^ Good price.

Sorry to hi-jack the thread but where would people suggest putting a cold air feed??

 

[Fred@BTM]

on the roof like on the landrovers

 

[LegoHead]

I know a guy on here who claimed on his insurance for a new engine.

 

[bmh.01]

I know a guy on here who claimed on his insurance for a new engine.

Should claim for some f**king common sense as well. The levels of water people try to go through astound me, its a Clio not a Land Rover is it not obvious.

 

[Fred@BTM]

there was new DB9 parked in 2 foot of water on the way home from the pub the other night

 

[mattjk]

If you are sensible then dont put your air intake by the fog if you live in areas that are liable to flood

 

[kiza1986]

on the roof like on the landrovers

HaHa good one...

Don't really flood around here... my mates tend to go and look for flooding :S

 

[greg131187]

Someone who works for my dad drove through a flood in his maserati gran sport, sucked up water and new engine! Was something like £30,000 but he was able to claim on the insurance.

He hand to go on his hands and knees in his full suit trying to screw in the towing eye.


Greg

 

[LegoHead]

I know a guy on here who claimed on his insurance for a new engine.

Should claim for some f**king common sense as well. The levels of water people try to go through astound me, its a Clio not a Land Rover is it not obvious.

lol. He had a f**king viper airfeed in the lower grill/

 

[lemonnobby]

have they stripped it down?

actually confirmed its a bent rod?

As that seems pretty wild to me!!

piston ring, bent valve yes, but a bent rod??

I would of thought the piston would get damaged befoer the rod did!

i have smashed enough valves in my time to know that a bit of metal in teh chamber will ruin a piston befoer it ruins a rod!

but anyways, if that is the case, i would just source a new lump or bottom end.

Who said about metal? it was water damage it can bend a valve due to them being closed at time of compression it bends the rod cos it cant compress the water. thus no compression cos the piston wont move up properly due to it being bent.
If that makes sense

 

[ditz]

not entirely sure about the loss of compression as i would have thought the bent rod should cause the engine to lock up which would obviously mean they wouldnt know how much compression it has.
we changed 2 conrods on a jaguar v6 not long ago due to a similar situation

 

[mini-valver]

You will have no doubt bent a rod and knackered the rings mate. Quite a simple job TBH, it's if you've bent valves too that the bill gets silly......

 

[ditz]

You will have no doubt bent a rod and knackered the rings mate. Quite a simple job TBH, it's if you've bent valves too that the bill gets silly......

one job is no more simple than the other the head has to come off to change the rods and even if its bent 8 valves its not going to add more than an hour to the labour.
valves cost a bit though

 

[Cookie]

Should claim for some f**king common sense as well. The levels of water people try to go through astound me, its a Clio not a Land Rover is it not obvious.

lol. He had a f**king viper airfeed in the lower grill/

Nothing wrong with having it there.. the problem lies in driving through massive puddles

 

[Bailey_1260]

Hydraulic lock IMO (as people have said engine sucks in water and ties to compress it and a liquid doesnt compress. bent rods, knakred crank bearings etc.)

should be fixable but not cost effective. would look for a new engine mate.

 

[mini-valver]

You will have no doubt bent a rod and knackered the rings mate. Quite a simple job TBH, it's if you've bent valves too that the bill gets silly......

one job is no more simple than the other the head has to come off to change the rods and even if its bent 8 valves its not going to add more than an hour to the labour.
valves cost a bit though

That's what I mean. Valves, stem seals, if it's knackered the guides, pressure check, skim etc etc

 

[bmh.01]

lol. He had a f**king viper airfeed in the lower grill/

Nothing wrong with having it there.. the problem lies in driving through massive puddles

My point exactly!, do people not think? (obviously not lol)

 

[Eskiisbest]

have they stripped it down?

actually confirmed its a bent rod?

As that seems pretty wild to me!!

piston ring, bent valve yes, but a bent rod??

I would of thought the piston would get damaged befoer the rod did!

i have smashed enough valves in my time to know that a bit of metal in teh chamber will ruin a piston befoer it ruins a rod!

but anyways, if that is the case, i would just source a new lump or bottom end.

It's being stripped down today so they can have a better look

if you've sucked up water you will 100% have bent rods

just replace the engine

yozza has 2 engines, i think he wants £500 a go

Whats the condition of them fred mate?

I know a guy on here who claimed on his insurance for a new engine.

Should claim for some f**king common sense as well. The levels of water people try to go through astound me, its a Clio not a Land Rover is it not obvious.

Nothing wrong with having it there.. the problem lies in driving through massive puddles

My point exactly!, do people not think? (obviously not lol)

Yeah it's real funny