View Full Version : oops, flood water = bent rods
just got this off the gti6 forum.. a guy hit a flood in his gti6 ,.. here is the damage.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g284/mechanicalrepairs/conrods005.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g284/mechanicalrepairs/conrods004.jpg
Looks like he made his engine out of chocolate
:eek::eek::eek: Oh My Word!
Piston design by Salvador Dali :D
R5GTTRaider
18-06-2009, 17:33
fook me, thats the worse bent rods ive seen, caused by hydro lock right?
bet it blew the head and every thing!
hello engine rebuild me thinks!:eek:
The new Bill J
18-06-2009, 18:08
Flood!!! Was it called the English Channel?
At least he didn't do it half-arsed :eek:
markey b
18-06-2009, 18:33
bet its because he had an induction kit... that sits right at the bottom under the bumper.... play with fire, ya get burned! lol
dickiegtt
18-06-2009, 21:07
bet its because he had an induction kit... that sits right at the bottom under the bumper.... play with fire, ya get burned! lol
And i always thought the induction was in a good spot there! Mind you i wouldn't dream of tackling a flood in a low french hatch!
dunno y them pics have made me think of this..... :laugh::laugh::laugh:
any1 remember this????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGrffn_LKzE
dickiegtt
18-06-2009, 21:12
dunno y them pics have made me think of this..... :laugh::laugh::laugh:
any1 remember this????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGrffn_LKzE
Legend!:laugh:
I thought they were those dutch weed spec pistons, yeah man, lets have a smoke and its my partener also:smokin:
dunno y them pics have made me think of this..... :laugh::laugh::laugh:
any1 remember this????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGrffn_LKzE
PMSL :laugh::laugh::laugh: i used to love that advert.
bigdikky5
19-06-2009, 01:40
im a car salesman, work 4 nissan. one my customers last year drove his 1yr old 350z in 2 a 'puddle' in a heavy rainstorm by us..... puddle was a little deeper than he thought. £14500 bill 2 the insurance company.......... lesson ......water is expensive
bet its because he had an induction kit... that sits right at the bottom under the bumper.... play with fire, ya get burned! lol
I think the 306 standard airfilter sits very low in the front bumper anyway!! Always been an issue on these cars!
markey b
19-06-2009, 14:54
I think the 306 standard airfilter sits very low in the front bumper anyway!! Always been an issue on these cars!
yup, std airbox on gti-6 has a scoop above grille, but an induction kit sits about 10cm from the road... hoover anyone?
rich-hgtt
24-06-2009, 02:23
First post!
I've got a Xsara VTS which is the same car pretty much and I can tell you that it has a cylinder filter like on the 5 only it sits next to the gearbox at the bottom of the engine bay about 6 inches from the ground and the cover is at the bottom with no rubber gasket. I can see how this happened so easily.
He must have been doing a few RPMs to bend those rods so much though:cool:.
rich-hgtt
24-06-2009, 02:24
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
And that was my first post on the new board. :D
THE MASTER
24-06-2009, 02:37
my bruv did somthing like this in his 21 20l , although wasnt so bad
he drove through a puddle that was a wee to deep sucked up some water . he still drove it around with bent con rods for a few weeks
we whiped the head off and chucked in a new con rod from one of my spare j engines . and all was fine
brings one another meaning to suck squeazze bag , oh ****
:)
THE MASTER
24-06-2009, 02:47
just had another good look at the pickys
HE MISSED ONE >> N° 1 IS STILL STRAIGHT :p
rich-hgtt
24-06-2009, 14:44
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
just had another good look at the pickys
HE MISSED ONE >> N° 1 IS STILL STRAIGHT :p
Knowing those GTI-6 engines, that was the cyl that already had the 4 bent valves :laugh::laugh:
lol. nothing wrong with the gti6 engines.. just the pesky tensioners that sometimes let go early on. Other than that awesome engines.
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