What did you and your MK2 do today?

[shnazzle]

My Mates mk2 blew its engine today whilst cruising along on the daily commute. he heard a bang, clunk and pulled over, oil all over the road. mechanics had a quick look and said there was a big hole in the bottomof engine and that the engine had blown up..... he's wondering is this common or a known fault / any relevant recalls etc. he just bought it 3 months ago, 2nd hand. company car, 88 k miles. needs a new engine now,ffs.

any thoughts?

If this was a common problem, VAG would be out of business by now
I can't even imagine a hole being blown in the bottom. That takes some severe crazy engine eff-up. Even if you think about all the stuff in the bottom of the engine, can't imagine any of it punching a hole through the sump

 

[leero783]

My Mates mk2 blew its engine today whilst cruising along on the daily commute. he heard a bang, clunk and pulled over, oil all over the road. mechanics had a quick look and said there was a big hole in the bottomof engine and that the engine had blown up..... he's wondering is this common or a known fault / any relevant recalls etc. he just bought it 3 months ago, 2nd hand. company car, 88 k miles. needs a new engine now,ffs.

any thoughts?

What engine was it mate ? Petrol / diesel ? Modded ?

Ive seen a conrod smash through a engine block before but that was on a high powered evo !! Never heard of this on any vag cars before .

 

[calvR]

I can't even imagine a hole being blown in the bottom. That takes some severe crazy engine eff-up. Even if you think about all the stuff in the bottom of the engine, can't imagine any of it punching a hole through the sump

Its possibly a broken con rod. These can go through the block...we have a 12 litre v6 mercedes truck sitting in our yard with the same problem, requiring a new engine at £12k!!

 

[porksword28]

sometimes it's nice to just let someone else do the hard work!

 

[Jimbobcook]

Just in time for the snow...

 

[porksword28]

Oh we'll at least the insides clean!!!

 

[mrbubba]

Decided ill go Black today on the rear diffuser. ill probably go Gloss Black. nt sure what it will look like got inferi Black with its purple tinge

It should be OK as your car is more purple than black, at least mine is

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[toosmiles]

well ive put some carbon stickers on for kick plates with the cupra and K1 over it and installed my facelift rear wiper

 

[anarchy1515]

Just been quoted £400 for painting and fitting rear spoiler, side skirts and wing mirror caps, does this sound expensive?

 

[Masterkm]

Fitting isnt hard and £400 for all that I would say is a bit over the top. Spoiler £100ish Skirts £100ish and Mirror caps around £60ish so your paying around £140ish fitting. Depends on their job and time taken really. If they spend good time doing it and letting the paint cure properly then its better than paying for a shoddy job

 

[anarchy1515]

Car would be in over night inside for glue to cure (12hrs) and as the car is parked on the road so would be very dodgy and for painting i would take parts in and get them fitted a day or two later

 

[Masterkm]

Im getting skirts done supplied and painted for around £310ish and will be fitting them myself.

 

[Kevgrady]

Just been quoted £400 for painting and fitting rear spoiler, side skirts and wing mirror caps, does this sound expensive?

Yes, I'm paying £200 for painting rear spoiler, rear diffuser and rear trim. That's including fitting the spoiler.

 

[tonto]

Well, Apex have sent me a new set of springs! Free of charge ofcourse, i will fit them tomorrow! and they shall be a short term investment till i can get myself some H&R twintube coilovers!

 

[Smee]

got a price today to have the diffuser painted. one thing we noticed in the actual day light the NEW seat part and the diffuser are very close match. so going to put it together and fit it. see what it looks like in the sun.

then get it painted if need me.

just need a guide to fit the seat part to the car.

 

[Masterkm]

Well smee glad you got it together but me making a vid tomorrow is less likely as car is covered in snow and its meant to get worse here plus Im at work just found out today. Sorry

 

[porksword28]

Picked up a new set of pads and discs yesterday!!! Can't believe how damn heavy the front discs are!! Result on price too, stealer orignally quoted £460 and I ended up getting them for £272 after a bit of research into costs on here. Still pretty angry tho, why quote so much in the first place?

 

[surajb1]

This is how far I got from my garage 1hr ago!! Took me 1hr to get it back in!

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[Masterkm]

Using the crappy buses today to get to work and leaving her parked at home. Not risking it again

 

[Smee]

nothing in norwich today... yet. hope we dont get any either got a new M5 for tomorrow to play with.