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I saw all the replies and figured you took it to a trackday or something. So very sorry to hear about the bad news.
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cursedshitbox posted:His mom had one, and it was stolen. His mom stole a Corolla?
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Data Graham posted:His mom stole a Corolla? Perhaps you'll give birth in the street, but some people have (admittedly low) standards.
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Here's a photo of the culprit. There's little bits of metal hanging around in the oil pickup, the pan, and I imagine lots of other places.
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Not that big of a deal.. just weld it back in! 
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I like how the rod helpfully dug a big enough hole in the block for you to see through.
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To quote you from neai yesterday, "the main overheated" I see blueing.  overheat indeed E: VVVV Looks that way! I'd buy one just on that -alone- cursedshitbox fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Dec 5, 2014 |
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Factory ARP rod bolts?
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A batch of Subarus had a problem where all the sand didn't get cleaned out of the block castings. So they all toasted a bearing or two in the first few thousand miles.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Factory ARP rod bolts? Holy poo poo, Dodge knows how to party. That is awesome.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Holy poo poo, Dodge knows how to party. That is awesome. they did fractured rods too. They've done em on the 4.7 mods for a while, and thats also awesome.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Holy poo poo, Dodge knows how to party. That is awesome. Yeah, and that rotating bearing design is pretty slick.
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gently caress me a lot has happened in a week and a half. DV didn't you own the Cayman that caught on fire at a track day too? If so, you're the reason I don't own a Cayman. Or maybe that was Belldandy?
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Mat_Drinks posted:gently caress me a lot has happened in a week and a half. That was Eintier. It sucks to blow an engine but every Boxster/Cayman from 1997-2008 and every non-GT/non-Turbo 911 had IMS issues. I'm shocked people still buy them on the used market to be honest.
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Pr0kjayhawk posted:That was Eintier. It sucks to blow an engine but every Boxster/Cayman from 1997-2008 and every non-GT/non-Turbo 911 had IMS issues. I'm shocked people still buy them on the used market to be honest. poo poo, I had every issue BUT that with my Cayman. Clutch died at 60k miles (looked fantastic, just out of spec), third gear went out in the transaxle, shifter cable end broke, front control module. I made the mistake of waxing the car, what a loving idiot I am. That FCM took out the light control module, left and right door control modules sequentially, and two $175 batteries. 10 months ownership was too long. I traded it in on a reliable Dodge Challenger 392, ironic as it seems. I didn't have three weeks running without it being down. I managed to get the Cayman into the dealership between CELs, and it still had a headlight adjustment warning light when I traded it. Took only a $2000 hit, and it was worth it to have a car that I didn't have to carry a jump box in every time I drove it. That said, the car handled like a go-kart in the corners, had sublime steering and sounded like a demon with headers and exhaust. I like the Dodge better.
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I lost a Variocam solenoid in mine after about 10K miles. Other than that it was a rock, but after reading all the IMS stuff I'm glad I got rid of it when I did. Maybe I'm misreading, but how did waxing it kill your FCM?
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Data Graham posted:I lost a Variocam solenoid in mine after about 10K miles. Other than that it was a rock, but after reading all the IMS stuff I'm glad I got rid of it when I did. Apparently waxing the car builds up static electricity that can easily kill the FCM. It can happen on any 987 or 991.
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wallaka posted:Apparently waxing the car builds up static electricity that can easily kill the FCM. It can happen on any 987 or 991. Inferior German grounding.
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Das Volk posted:They will help yes, and it'll be a different dealership. perfect song title
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wallaka posted:Apparently waxing the car builds up static electricity that can easily kill the FCM. It can happen on any 987 or 991. You guys are loving with me, right? This can't possibly be true.
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Beach Bum posted:You guys are loving with me, right? This can't possibly be true. Well, they redesigned the part in 2008 or so to be less susceptible to it, after like 10 years of production. http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic/32374-waxing-killed-my-car/
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wallaka posted:Apparently waxing the car builds up static electricity that can easily kill the FCM. It can happen on any 987 or 991.  That's ridiculous. Edit: If they canged it in 2008, how can it affect 991s? InitialDave fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Dec 6, 2014 |
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Sorry, meant 997. Numbers all look alike in the morning. It probably affects 996s too. The module location didn't change. wallaka fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Dec 6, 2014 |
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Haha I wonder how long it took them to figure out that waxing the car was causing the problem. Unbelievable.
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wallaka posted:Apparently waxing the car builds up static electricity that can easily kill the FCM. Never change German engineering, never change.
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Can someone link me to all previous das volk threads? This is amazing and horrible. I'm sorry for you, that viper was beautiful.
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Bob NewSCART posted:Can someone link me to all previous das volk threads? This is amazing and horrible. Thanks, I'm sure I'll get it back fixed or another one like it, I'm just missing driving the thing now. Here's the final thread I posted about the Corvette, it's all I could find (you might need archives): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2936086 It does seem a little weird that I beat on my M3's for years without skipping a beat, and the minute I go back to an American car something like this happens.
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You seem to have a fairly large budget. Why not pick up a Ford GT and have that blow up on you?
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Dr.Smasher posted:You seem to have a fairly large budget. Why not pick up a Ford GT and have that blow up on you? Banks won't stand up a loan for a Ford GT. Also, 2x what the Viper cost.
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salvage title GTs are worth $250k at this point. It's insane. They made over 4000, and yet they've doubled in price over msrp.
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Tremek posted:Banks won't stand up a loan for a Ford GT. Also, 2x what the Viper cost. This. Also if I was going to destroy a Ford product it'd be a GT350.
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Powershift posted:salvage title GTs are worth $250k at this point. It's insane. They made over 4000, and yet they've doubled in price over msrp.
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Das Volk posted:
I own fussy rear end British bricks and they rarely give me issues. All the american cars I have owned were always problem children.
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Das Volk posted:This. Also if I was going to destroy a Ford product it'd be a GT350. That would be my choice as well, that engine sounds amazing. But there's just something wonderfully primal about the Viper.
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Vitamin J posted:And Jeremy Clarkson sold his. Pretty much a sure bet that it will double in value a year or two after.
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Any updates, DV? How receptive / apologetic has Dodge been with the problem?
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Mighty Horse posted:Pretty much a sure bet that it will double in value a year or two after. Obviously, it's because the car can now go on the Cool Wall.
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meatpimp posted:Any updates, DV? How receptive / apologetic has Dodge been with the problem? Honestly Dodge/SRT has been really great. Today they said they're replacing the motor for sure now, and I put in a request to replace the car contingent on the fact that heavy-duty repairs like this will likely end up on a CarFax. We'll see how that pans out, but I'll either end up with a new one or some recompense for all the repairs and downtime, in addition to a brand new and fully updated drivetrain. They communicate well, they don't argue, they didn't accuse me of anything (which I had come to expect) and at least for SRT vehicles the customer service is awesome.
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I would think the ECU would have logged an overspeed if you'd actually caused the engine to spontaneously disassemble itself, such as something caused by a moneyshift. And I guarantee they've already checked the ECU for that kind of stuff. Probably why they're stepping up to the plate, the technology is there to show that it is/is not something you caused (plus it's kind of their halo car). And yeah, generally a lot of dealer work gets sent to CarFax, even stuff as mundane as oil changes. I'm kind of tempted to run the CarFax on mine to see if the recall work has shown up. I was also been accused of causing a hit and run accident last year (over 400 miles away from here, on a day I was working all day doing delivery), so I'm wondering if that's going to show up. I've already taken a huge hit on what little value my car has thanks to the publicity about the KILLER DEATH IGNITION SWITCHES, it'd be my luck to have false poo poo show up. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 06:56 on Dec 9, 2014 |
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Das Volk posted:It does seem a little weird that I beat on my M3's for years without skipping a beat, and the minute I go back to an American car something like this happens. I think you drive your American cars differently from the German ones. You've made no bones about the fact you prefer German cars over US cars. Didn't you have a Porsche before the CTS-V?
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