good news...NOT!!!

[KUZMIN]

I take my car to a mechanic (mate) to take a quick look at the noice problem (he was going to service it over the long weekend anyway...but as I needed the car for tonight, i wanted to be safe).
Only problem he found was:

Head has completely gone, some lifters and springs have SNAPPED!
Its compresion test didnt pass all that good (piston #3 had near NONE!)
The cam shaft has grinded itself away and was about to go
Piston #4 and #5 had no rings and were wigling around the whole block
The piston rods on those were also gone

He didnt take a look at the crank, but he said that it may be gone aswell
and ontop of that,
The block might not be any good as pistons 4 and 5 were rubbing against the side of it and bored it in a way (in a bad way).

So im on the hunt for a new motor,
Anyone got one??

[KUZMIN]

ohh and he also told me that the gas system needed new hoses/lines all the way through as they were about to burst!

[Polyal]

nice...

Im kinda in the same position..my engine is dying, still goes ok but still blows smoke on start up.

I thought about the AU route, but even then its still a 2nd hand engine. I think I might get a reco and get the parts I want and then Ill know whats going on.

Might even try doing it myself.

[KUZMIN]

mmm,
I might have no choice but to go the AU route...can get an AU XR6 165kw motor with 160,000km (i think) for around $1100...plus fitting it..
Problem is...dont have the $$$ at the moment:(

[GreenMachine]

Crikey... sounds like it was in a bad way - was it still running? Blowing heaps of smoke?

If you don;t have the cash, I say just drive it until it tears itself open. If you keep the oil up to it and don't mind noise etc, you might get a few months use out of it, which would get you past xmas etc, and give you a chance to put some money away.

It's not like you're going to hurt it any more than it has been already.

[KUZMIN]

The mechanic told me he was really surpriced that it even drove to him! (heathmont to bayswater...maybe 7km?)
He urged me not to drive it anymore as it is about to stop any minute!
I think im luky i got home...reason I went to him as the noice got louder and louder...and started happening not at just ideling, but at around 2,200RPM!

[crannersEL]

Hey Alex, why dont you become a cab driver, then you can get a brand new BA for work purposes. lol

[KUZMIN]

you shut your mouth boy!

[4.9 EF Futura]

Ouch, was the poor thing starved of oil or something?? That's catastrophic engine failure.

[KUZMIN]

thing is...the oil level was always ok..not good...but ok...it ate abit...but not soo much...since I got the car...ive probably put on 600-1000km on the clock, and used about 2liters of oil (topping up)...but she never leaked a bit!

[big_waity]

Dunga, that's the unfortunate thing about buying an ex-taxi. hope she gets all sorted mate.

[EDXR6T]

thats what happens wen u buy a cab:P

soz to say but yer thats what happens i now from past experiance with my old peace of sht :P

[needfordspeed]

that's no good, how many km's did it have?

[LUXO_8]

as mentioned in the other thread you made, you wont be able to put an AU motor into your EF because if the K Frame shape..
there simply wouldnt be enough room

[RavenLS1]

What do people think is the best way to go(could even start a new thread with a poll if anyone wants)get a second hand ELII or AU motor or get your original motor rebuilt,cos i was talking to ebxr8240 and he reckons you can get low kay AU motors for 1k w/o acc and 1.2k with acc,does anyone know how much to get your motor recoed?

[Psycho Chicken]

lmao where's Steffo and the "ex-taxis are perfectly reliable and well maintained" mob now?

[EFFalcon]

2 pistons have no rings
multiple stuffed lifters and springs (read cyl won't be working)
1 cyl has no compressin (likely one of those with stuffed springs or similar.
bent rods
grinded down cam

and a potentially stuffed crank.
sounds to me like internals collided.

[EFFalcon]

is it even possible to determine what cyl's have bent rods and no rings while the heads still on?