My R8 blew its engine today......

My R8 blew its engine today......

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davegreg

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1,099 posts

188 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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Waiting to get it hauled upto AAS next week to let them have a look. It started misfiring for a few miles, then when i slowed for a roundabout it made a very loud metallic rattle then cut out. Crank wont turn. Gut instinct says the timing chain has snapped. Any thoughts? Possible costs if it is worse case scenario? Cheers in advance.

ARAF

20,759 posts

222 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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Worst worst is an engine, which is just over £5k + fitting, less what ever you can get for the wrecked engine.

I know how you feel, it's not nice - but you can be thankful that it's probably the cheapest car with this sort of power to have a major problem with.

Good luck, and I hope it's something less serious, like a dropped valve.

snowwolf

11,503 posts

174 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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Sorry to hear about the engine, unsure if I have ever heard about a timing chain breaking on these engines, odd that it was missing a beat for a few miles beforehand was temperature ok at the time?

BartW

1,693 posts

168 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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Been there myself. The positive is that you can probably sell your scrap metal heart in parts for about £1500, or at least tht's what I have managed to get back.

LasseV

1,754 posts

132 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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It is a proper audi then grumpy

I hope that it is something cheaper to fix. Have you enjoyed your R8 in general?

ARAF

20,759 posts

222 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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LasseV said:
It is a proper audi then grumpy

I hope that it is something cheaper to fix. Have you enjoyed your R8 in general?
This is the original R8, not Audi (who arrogantly decided that they could just use the name, even though it was already taken).

preciousmetal

3,369 posts

175 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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LasseV said:
It is a proper audi then grumpy

I hope that it is something cheaper to fix. Have you enjoyed your R8 in general?
Your on the wrong forum I think. best to switch to the expensive Skoda forum

LasseV

1,754 posts

132 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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ARAF said:
This is the original R8, not Audi (who arrogantly decided that they could just use the name, even though it was already taken).
My bad! Fekking orrible mistake!

getmecoat


Edit: It just sounded so audi-like car, engine blew and money gone.


davegreg

Original Poster:

1,099 posts

188 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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Yeah temp and oil pressure was fine Snowy, timing chain is only a hunch - Monkfish say they've never heard of one letting go either. The most annoying thing though is that im in the process of buying a new house at the moment too.

ARAF

20,759 posts

222 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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LasseV said:
ARAF said:
This is the original R8, not Audi (who arrogantly decided that they could just use the name, even though it was already taken).
My bad! Fekking orrible mistake!

getmecoat


Edit: It just sounded so audi-like car, engine blew and money gone.
£5k for a brand new 430bhp crate engine is a figure Audi owners can only dream of though. hehe

granjuiceymoose

309 posts

159 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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Gutted for you bud, hope it's not as serious as it sounds....

LasseV

1,754 posts

132 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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ARAF said:
£5k for a brand new 430bhp crate engine is a figure Audi owners can only dream of though. hehe
Yeah! It's like £9k/140hp for them biggrin

megavxr8

135 posts

111 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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No way mate.
Wonder what went wrong.
Was your crank pulley wobbling as mine has slight wobble and don't want mine going bang

BlueDevil

414 posts

203 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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Sorry to here this Dave I hope it's not to serious

DRC72

651 posts

185 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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megavxr8 said:
No way mate.
Wonder what went wrong.
Was your crank pulley wobbling as mine has slight wobble and don't want mine going bang
Slight pulley wobble on idle is fine if it straightens up with a few revs on then it does not need replacement.

megavxr8

135 posts

111 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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But obviously if it doesn't mate it will need doing.
Could it knack the engine

snowwolf

11,503 posts

174 months

Thursday 20th August 2015
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megavxr8 said:
But obviously if it doesn't mate it will need doing.
Could it knack the engine
Basically it is a two part pulley, the inner metal hub that goes on the crank and then a second pulley is attached which has a 4mm thick rubber insertion inside, then the both are glued together, if you look at your pulley when on tick over, the inner part will be running true, it will be the outer pulley that is glued on which will be wobbling, I have not known them totally delaminate on these cars but have read that they have done on corvettes, probably because they have covered much higher miles.

megavxr8

135 posts

111 months

Friday 21st August 2015
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snowwolf said:
megavxr8 said:
But obviously if it doesn't mate it will need doing.
Could it knack the engine
Basically it is a two part pulley, the inner metal hub that goes on the crank and then a second pulley is attached which has a 4mm thick rubber insertion inside, then the both are glued together, if you look at your pulley when on tick over, the inner part will be running true, it will be the outer pulley that is glued on which will be wobbling, I have not known them totally delaminate on these cars but have read that they have done on corvettes, probably because they have covered much higher miles.
Thank you snowwolf. So would that still mean it needs changing or I'd that normal

snowwolf

11,503 posts

174 months

Friday 21st August 2015
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megavxr8 said:
Thank you snowwolf. So would that still mean it needs changing or I'd that normal
I think if everyone looked at their harmonic balancer (crank pulley) they would all have some degree of wobble, it wouldn't need doing asap but I suppose if your car is in having some work done then think about having it done if you have the spare cash, not the cheapest items to do, think a new pulley is about £200

megavxr8

135 posts

111 months

Friday 21st August 2015
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Due mot in Feb so hopefully ok mate.
Will post video of the wobble tomorrow snowwolf.
Thank you