Check these pictures out of my deceased engine after removal...

cbr9rrnut

Posted 14 August 2012 - 01:02 PM

I've finally got round to uploading the pics of my engine after it blew up at the start of June.
No warning, just on the way to work and BOOOM!
I'm sure a few might have an idea as to why...
Oil and filter had been changed like 200 miles previous. We all know how important it is to keep up with oil changes
Engine was @ 8500 miles on the odo when it all went Pete Tong.
The piston has disintegrated and there was a valve that I found wedged between coolant hose and radiator.
Thankfully I've fitted a different lump and she's back on the road (thanks ebay!)

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Dirtymutt9

Posted 14 August 2012 - 01:06 PM

WOW

that is a serious failure. I hope someone on here can tell you how and why that happened. my condolences

Posted 14 August 2012 - 01:09 PM

Send it to Eddie, I'm sure he can fix it up. :blink:

ROUNDEYEHELMETHEAD

Posted 14 August 2012 - 01:13 PM

that will buff right out...

or a little jb weld here & there

that's some serious carnage ya got there

iowaBClivewire

Posted 14 August 2012 - 01:19 PM

oil starvation is my gess

stick a fork in it and call it "toast"

do not bother with a rebuld just by a 2nd motor off Ebay

schrode

Posted 14 August 2012 - 01:19 PM

a little jb weld, pass a honing ball through it, and slap in some new rings.

she'll be right as rain. :thumbsup:

E.Marquez

Posted 14 August 2012 - 01:35 PM

Ya know there are easier ways to get the rod out then that,., Yes...

Radtech

Posted 14 August 2012 - 01:58 PM

I guess it would be a short list for the parts that were not destroyed...

That's a LOT of damage. Good to hear that you found another motor and it's back on the road :thumbsup:

Moterreal

Posted 14 August 2012 - 02:28 PM

As terrible as it was to have it grenade on you like that, the worst part is it gave you no choice but to buy a new engine, minimal salvage parts....

Duken4evr

Posted 14 August 2012 - 02:36 PM

#10

_{That is the most completely destroyed engine I have ever seen. Congratulations!}

_{Glad you were able to score another one from eBay.}

seemus7

Posted 14 August 2012 - 03:38 PM

#11

looks like it dropped a valve ???

Motor7

Posted 14 August 2012 - 05:10 PM

#12

wow

1johned

Posted 14 August 2012 - 05:29 PM

#13

What are all the deposits on the piston skirt? I don't think a valve dropping into the cylinder will do all that. My WAG is that there was another failure in the crank or somewhere and the cams got out of time and the last few revs got the top end. And the trans also? What a bummer. Hope E can shed some light on the sequence of failure that might have happened. Is there a lesson here?

John

J.Ackel

Posted 14 August 2012 - 05:35 PM

#14

wow! this is like some kind of motorhead gore thread...

Alan48

Posted 14 August 2012 - 05:35 PM

#15

Motor7, on 14 August 2012 - 05:10 PM, said:

wow

wow, and then some.

originalmonk

Posted 14 August 2012 - 05:46 PM

#16

Nothing a few beers cant fix!

watertreatpete

Posted 14 August 2012 - 06:17 PM

#17

when the rod came through it looks like it took the starter motor off! How loud was the kboom when that gernade went off! Glad your ok!

studbag

Posted 14 August 2012 - 06:24 PM

#18

This is why every engine needs little cameras in it so we can see exactly what failed when it blew :thumbsup:

seemus7

Posted 14 August 2012 - 07:33 PM

#19

1johned, on 14 August 2012 - 05:29 PM, said:

Where is the piston skirt? i think all the deposits may be the actual piston/little end assorted components

Noble

Posted 14 August 2012 - 08:28 PM

#20

Likely failure mode. The primary nut came loose, lost timing with the cams, also lost timing with the counter balancer. Piston hit valves. Crankshaft hit balance shaft. Kaboom.

cbr9rrnut

Dirtymutt9

npm

ROUNDEYEHELMETHEAD

iowaBClivewire

schrode

E.Marquez

Radtech

Moterreal

Duken4evr

seemus7

Motor7

1johned

J.Ackel

Alan48

originalmonk

watertreatpete

studbag

seemus7

Noble

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