Duratec engine seized!!!
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Sumped my R400 on a cats eye last week. Stopped straight away and got recovered home. Just replaced sump and refilled with oil but won't turn over. tried jump starting but rear rear wheels just lock up. So engine seized. Anybody got any ideas as what work might need doing to engine and costs??? Totally gutted, just as the weather was starting to improve!!!
one of the guys from our local seven club did just the same to his r400 duratec recently.
He stopped immediately too.
We have had the sump off and there is no sign of any damage to the internals, and he did not loose that much oil, and had no loss of oil pressure either.
How much oil did you loose? and did you loose oil pressure at all?
We are replacing his sump, but they are not in stock at the moment.
We plan to put it back together and run it, and are not expecting any real dramas.
If your engine seized then it probably has done damage to the cams and bearings as well as the main bearings too.
Nige.
He stopped immediately too.
We have had the sump off and there is no sign of any damage to the internals, and he did not loose that much oil, and had no loss of oil pressure either.
How much oil did you loose? and did you loose oil pressure at all?
We are replacing his sump, but they are not in stock at the moment.
We plan to put it back together and run it, and are not expecting any real dramas.
If your engine seized then it probably has done damage to the cams and bearings as well as the main bearings too.
Nige.
I stopped almost immediately, but watched as the oil pressure dropped. It dropped about a liter on the recovery truck on the way home. But didn't try to start it until I replaced the sump and refilled with oil etc, so the only thing that could have caused the engine to seize it the loss of oil. Nothing else has happened other than this and prior the car was running sweet and only has 5500 miles on the clock.
Sorry to hear about that. I did the same thing on my Superlight R. I was able to claim on the insurance as a consequence of the incident being classified as "impact damage". Dave Spragg at MSN was enormously helpful to me in resolving this, so if you're insured through them you are a lucky man.
I don't worry about it to be honest. Pheasant cooks very well on the silencer under the cover for you sir 
Never hit anything while we had the car in Oz for 3+ years, was always cringing about hitting a Wombat which are as dense as lead and rip the guts out of a 4x4. Never saw a 'roo so would say don't worry about the wildlife, let Darwinism worry about it.
And if you're worried about clearance, get a dry-sump -- not bulletproof if you low-fly and crunch down on it, but better than a rather large pan under your engine ;-)
Never hit anything while we had the car in Oz for 3+ years, was always cringing about hitting a Wombat which are as dense as lead and rip the guts out of a 4x4. Never saw a 'roo so would say don't worry about the wildlife, let Darwinism worry about it.
And if you're worried about clearance, get a dry-sump -- not bulletproof if you low-fly and crunch down on it, but better than a rather large pan under your engine ;-)
johnnyddaman said:
Hey, I'm planning on buying a Cat in the near future and I'm a bit worried about all this catseye talk!
What do you guys do when theres roadkill?!
Johnny
What do you guys do when theres roadkill?!
Johnny
I've been running a R400 with no problems. The bottom wishbones are set horizontal and it has 15 inch tyres (which I think works out about 1cm lower than spec). A bit of caution is needed over speed bumps but it is no worse than other cars I've driven.
Edit: also Scotland based (Cumbernauld)
Edit: also Scotland based (Cumbernauld)
Edited by David Long on Wednesday 21st October 22:49
thinfourth2 said:
I see you are in scotland
If it is the north of scotland catseyes are not a problem up here as ours are recessed in the road so they don't get scalped by snowploughs
Haha! The things you learn about catseyes!If it is the north of scotland catseyes are not a problem up here as ours are recessed in the road so they don't get scalped by snowploughs
I'm in Glasgow. But spend most "driving" time on the West coast.
I've said to a friend that when I finally get my hands on a Cat, I'm gonna take a week off work, go up to Kinlochleven and do laps of the B863 for the whole time! Driving Nirvana
Edited by johnnyddaman on Tuesday 20th October 21:53
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