Dee 33

Not separating at this stage as I've had reasonable interest so far and just want to get rid of the whole thing. Location is Samford, Brisbane as stated in the original post. Unfortunatly it only made 12kw at the roof due to drivetrain losses... What happened was a mate driving with me as the passenger and a mate in the back. Came around and corner a little fast (doing about 40km/h) and the back slid out a little which put us at a 45deg angle subsequently rocketing us into a traffic island when the rears grabbed back on. Hitting the island at such as angle managed to flip the damn thing. Unlucky that it rolled the car considering the low speed but very lucky that no-one was hurt.

Condition of the engine has been updated. A buyer brought a coil around the test in place of the stuffed one and the car idled perfectly.

For now, I'm not going to separate as I'd rather sell it as a whole package and be rid of it. Also, if I start to separate bits off then it could turn off potential buyers who'd be able to use the whole package. I also don't have the time or motivation to pull the whole car apart and get rid of everything individually, despite the fact I'd probably make more money. Cheers.

SOLD

Thanks guys. I'm guessing it's the dead coil and my plugs which were covered in oil which had made it's way into the cylinders (car upside down). I'll replace the coil and the plugs and hopefully she runs smooth. If so, she's ready to be sold

Hey guys. Is it possible that my Wolf3dv4 could have reset itself being without power for 2 months? I have just managed to get my engine running again which was not working for a while but it's running very rough and won't accelerate. I know for sure that at least one of the coils is busted but I didn't think that a missing coil would have such a drastic effect. Cheers.

Thanks for the help fellas. However, I can't see how to rotate the engine by hand. Am I just meant to force one of the many round cogs on the front of the engine? There are several there and I can't see an easy way to spin one of them. As for checking for screwed bearings, good idea. The engine was running for about a minute or so upside before it conked out, I'm hoping due to running out of petrol with an upside down tank and not because it rooted itself. Cheers.

Hey guys. A while back my car flipped and landed on it's roof. I couldn't get it started so thought it must have seized up but a mechanic told me that if the car was left upside for a while that there's a chance the cylinders could have filled with oil causing hydraulic lock preventing the engine from being able to turn over. I managed to get down to the spark plugs this morning and pulled them out and lo and behold, the plugs are covered in oil so it looks like the mechanic was right and my engine isn't seized up which is a good thing. At this point, I'm kinda stuck as to where to go from here. Would the spark plugs be ok if I just washed them with some degreaser? They're the NGK Iridium ones and they're pretty new and appear to be in good condition. Also, how the hell am I meant to get the oil out of the cylinders? Can I try cranking the engine over and the oil will come out the spark plugs and I clean it from there? Should I manually rotate the engine (push the car while in gear) rather than cranking it to be safe? Will a little oil be ok and burn off as long as I get rid of the bulk? Any help would be great. I really want to get it running so I can sell the wreck as a working item. Cheers, Drew.

Eddzy is a friend of mine and he posted it there on his own accord, doing me a favor. I have taken my ads down here and on Boostcruising because I don't know the condition of the engine at the moment as I can't get it started due to what a mechanic has told me is likely to be hydraulic lock, meaning the cylinders might have oil in them due to the car being upside for probably an hour at the crash scene. An engine won't kick over with enough oil in the cylinders because it can't compress it. I will put the ad back up when I know if it runs or not and the price I put will be based on whether or not the engine is running. For reference, I am KylerKF on Boostcruising. I've been an active member there for years (although not in the last few months as I don't work in an office anymore) and quite a few members from there know both me and the car in person.

It's a manual. Stupid me forgot to include that. It also has a single plate ceramic clutch included in the mods under two years old. This clutch cost me $1000 and bites very hard. Hard to get used to using though but I've mastered it. The front bar was purchased off ebay for $100 with a crack in it. There are no bulbs behind the indicators and I believe it's a copy because the hole in the front where the intercooler sits, doesn't line up evenly with the headlight

Item on hold until I figure whether it can be started or not. For those who have pm'd or called me, or left note of interest in this thread, I'll get back to you when I know the condition of the engine which will hopefully be this weekend if I discover it myself, or next week when I get it to a mechanic. Drew.

Mine does the same thing and sometimes makes a very nasty shudder. Only this winter though so I have no idea what it is. If I fix it, I'll let you know what the problem was but I'm guessing it's something to do with the battery or starter motor.

You sure about that? I'd always guessed they would have been around 40-50k, along the price lines of WRX's and S15's. 70k seems very high...

Around 400km is the general consensus. There have been many many threads about this in the past and 400 seems to be the average.

My story is good. The same thing happened to me. Nailed it at the lights and then the throttle jammed open somehow, car rocketed down the street, evetually switched it off and rolled to a stop. Upon inspection, the f**king trumpet from my GFB Bov had unscrewed, and jumped across the engine bay coming to rest under the throttle lever leaving it wedged fully open I made sure I screwed it on extra tight afterwards. Seriously though, what are the chances of that?