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It happened... im a bit disgusted right now. hole in oil pan, smelled coolant. going to check it out tomorrow... get it on a lift and have a look-see.

This post has been edited by easternpiro1: Feb 18, 2010 - 9:39 PM

Sorry bro. Keep us updated.

Damn. Sounds like you mighta did a good number on it!

Judging by what happened to your first Celica in your signature, you haven't had the best of luck

Damn man, I'm really sorry to hear this... Good luck!

that sucks man... hope you can fix it

noooooo!!!!!! BOOOO!!! im so sorry man. i know how you feel.

I am so sorry that stinks

thanks guys... im about ready to thow the towel in... im not sure if any other gen block will go with it due to the crank position sensor. my boy says if i get somethin like an AEM it wouldnt matter. but idk...

talked to tweak he said that a 5sfe block might work, but i gotta take the motor out and see for sure what happened... i belive the rod went thru the oil pan

that sucks man, hope you get it sorted out...

Toyota owns you bro.... Sorry to hear

Ive seen that happen when a guy took his hilux through heavy almost deep water, car died and he kept cranking his car up til it snapped and shot through the side of the block and made a big nasty hole.

i was so disgusted i didnt want to tell details as to what happened but i just spilled my guts on mr2oc so its only fair to let my 6gc brothers in on it (*sigh* lagos is going to see this... im embarrassed he knows why)


ok i'll start from the beginning:

first of all i got the swap done ORIGNIALLY by dr tweak (phoenix tuning) he did the job RIGHT. unfortunately i got into a head on accident and messed up the hatch that the 4th gen was orignially in. i found a replacement celica (94coupe ninja turtle#2) and was referred by tweak to Southern car customs to get it done again (since he was unavailable) SCC half assed me for months, requring me to go back and forth from charlotte to savannah several times(bad exhaust manifiold setup ) and the car hasnt been right since. they didnt street tune just a base tune to get me around.

fast forward to more recent: I had been noticing that i would go into boost cut (fuel cut) when the car was at a certain point in boost and rpm range it threw some engine codes including knock sensor, 02 sensor and a couple others. when i would try to go into boost later i noticed my guage would read boost, but i would get sluggish response i assumed bad cat, and maybe stuck wastegate (tial 38mm) i fixed the problems with the codes but the car woudl still not boost properly (still sluggish not sure why still) first i decide to fix the cat (since i was sure it was clogged) in doing this welding is required, and i dont know how to so i had a reputable local shop do it. I let the guy drive the car on the way back to the shop and he hit boost and the check engine light came on again after boost cut (didnt surprise me) i again noticed the guage was reading WAAY over a boost level i was comfortable with so i say to him chill for a bit. we get on the highway to return to the shop and he got on it again, and by the time i told him to get off the gas (boost gauge reading 20psi) i hear a pop, car shuts off and i smell coolant and see oil leaking from under the car. it seems that the rod went thru the oil pan but im going investigate fully on thursday (take motor out and diagnose where i should go from there) is that bad luck or what lol, like my friend that owns the shop says: damn matt u cant have nothin nice! lol

but hopefully i can find a decent block at a good price and get the workin again and put in my OWN elbow grease (thanks lagos) getting it back in with some help from dr tweak who's been helping me since he did the swap in oct 06. he has pics of "ninja turtle #1 and the damage on his site www.phoenixtuning.com under completed swaps its the green and black celica.

Danggg,that guy is totally at fault,is he gonna fork out ANYTHING?Sad to hear but im glad ur sticking with it ...the old saying,"if u want anything done right,u have to do it yourself(or send it to tweak) " goodluck with the build!!!

You'll be back to boosting in no time!

that guy has got to have insurance and he should cover it, he is at fault and friend or not when you tell someone not to get on it and they do anyways they are at fault, personally i would of pulled the guy out of the car and beat the living hell out of him, but hey thats just me

Sucks that your car got blow'd up

I thought I had bad luck with Celicas and deer. Sounds like you've got much, much worse luck. I hope to see Ninja Turtle Deuce back on the road again soon!

HEAD NOT DAMAGED!! WOOOT!!!




Pic from bottom side... doesent that rod look awesome?!? and yes... those are bits of piston...






took these pictures a month ago, just got around to posting them... right now im looking for a block, 3rd gen or preferably 4th gen... hopefully i'll get back on the road soon!

I'll tell you what though... i really enjoyed taking it out actually.... its going to be a BEEYOTCH putting it back in AH well, gonna enlist the help of the dr... once its in for some finishing touches

*redneck voice* Well there's your problem


That is brutal!!!Hope you get it up and running again soon!!

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Jan 4, 2010 - 9:50 PM

holy molly, thats bad!!!

just patch it over.