SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
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Thought it was a nice day so i woud take bumble out for a spin
Took it nice and steady down to milton keynes from buckingham, then had a bit of a blat when i got to MK drove around fine for a while and headed back, quickly stopped off at a petrol station beore leaving MK then that when my problems began 
tappets sort of got louder then quiet then got noisy again then quietened down then finally got REALLY noisy! sounded like a skeleton in a biscuit tin 
saw oil pressure drop off to 0 and nursed her home as i was only 5mins away
looked underneath while the car was running when i got home and a steady dripping of oil was coming between the bottom end and the sump gasket, its cooled down a bit now and has lost half its oil and the sump is wet all over with oil
not sure but i think my oil pump is gone and the top end is being starved of oil  probs causing the tapping
doubt i ill have the time or the funds to fix it before trax 
bright side is i was looking at a complete LET engine but was planning to drive my car down to warren to fit it........dunno if the car will make it now?? hmmm
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AndyCorsaSport
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Bad news trailer it to Warren?
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SteveoBC
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
Bad news trailer it to Warren?
looks to be the way forward, i reckon it would make it to my garage down the road and that would be my lot, hopefully as we have a lowloader truck at work i can ask my boss to borrow it and just replace the fuel (did it at my last bodyshop and i know somone has borrowed the truck one weekend at my current one aswell)
need to get a 2.5" exhaust as the other engine im looking at has everything else, just need to go see it and make sure its sound and runs ok
ho hum, least my mum and dad live 10mins from silverstone so i can still go to trax, just not with bumblebee..........dam'it!
[Edited on 21-08-2011 by SteveoBC]
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Matty SRi
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Fill it with oil and drive there, depending how far away it is, and take a spare bottle of oil to top it up aswell.
Had to do this with the brothers XE calibra a few years back as he had a oil leak and just carried a spare bottle in the boot lol
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SteveoBC
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Originally posted by Matty SRi
Fill it with oil and drive there, depending how far away it is, and take a spare bottle of oil to top it up aswell.
Had to do this with the brothers XE calibra a few years back as he had a oil leak and just carried a spare bottle in the boot lol
that thought did come into my head
just worried about really fucking the engine and it suddenly go bang on the way down
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SteveoBC
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just looked 2 - 2&1/2 hour journey
hmmmmm
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Matty SRi
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Nah, i wouldnt do it for that long a journey then. Although it depends how bad the leak is?
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SteveoBC
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im just thinking if its really the pump or the fact that iv got a bad oil leak theres no pressure to pump the oil round where i need it
wheres a mechanic when you need one lol
does drip out pretty steadily when its running
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Matty SRi
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yeah it will be warm when its running so will leak out easier. does help to have a mechanic on tap though 
Will cost money to get it to where you want aswell so may be cheaper/similar to take it to the nearest garage?
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SteveoBC
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my local garage i dont know all that well, its one of things where im in the motor trade and i know what goes on, they just havent earned my trust from the last couple of times iv been there
would prefer warren as he breathes vaux (his track car is evident he knows what hes doing) and is a decent guy to boot
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