2007 Mustang GT/CS 5-speed 118K miles (bought new in Sep 2006) with a Vortech H.O. blower and other goodies.
On my way to the taco stand on the outskirts of town and turned onto a lonely road in a business district. Stood on the pedal in first which predictably blew the tires off. About halfway through the rev range, I started hearing loud knocking. It took me a couple of seconds to process what I was hearing over the music, but then I looked down at the dash and the low oil pressure light came on. I immediately shut the engine off and put it in neutral and glided into a business park.
Very little oil on the ground, but it's definitely visible under the car. No doubt that a rod went through the block. This pic looks like there might be a hole visible in the upper left:
I left it there last night and came and picked it up today with a buddy's car hauler. Once I got it home against my better judgement, I decided to just hit the key once to turn it over and see if I heard anything. It unexpectedly started and ran instantly, but the loud knock was there so I turned it off immediately.
Can't see the carnage because it's so low to the ground and the engine bay has too much stuff in the way. I'll try to tear into it when I get a chance, but I have so many projects and work going on right now I don't know when I'll be able to get to it. In the past month, my truck got pelted by large hailstones, my attic was invaded by a pair of racoons, my house was hit with a windstorm (that knocked down most of my privacy fence, knocked out my power for two days and covered my yard in large limbs, one of which would have landed on my truck if I was at home - and I was lucky compared to a lot of people in this town), and now I've blown the motor in my fun car.
I did get a 105K miles of hard use before the blower install and another 13K (4.5 years) of hard use after the install, so I can't complain too much. Pretty bummed out though, because I don't know what I'm going to do since these 3V cars are worth so little money. It's hard to justify repairing or upgrading it. Might just dump it as a roller or part out. I could probably sell the blower kit for as much as I'd get as a roller. Oh well, I guess it's the cost of playing. Just could have happened at a better time.
On my way to the taco stand on the outskirts of town and turned onto a lonely road in a business district. Stood on the pedal in first which predictably blew the tires off. About halfway through the rev range, I started hearing loud knocking. It took me a couple of seconds to process what I was hearing over the music, but then I looked down at the dash and the low oil pressure light came on. I immediately shut the engine off and put it in neutral and glided into a business park.
Very little oil on the ground, but it's definitely visible under the car. No doubt that a rod went through the block. This pic looks like there might be a hole visible in the upper left:
I left it there last night and came and picked it up today with a buddy's car hauler. Once I got it home against my better judgement, I decided to just hit the key once to turn it over and see if I heard anything. It unexpectedly started and ran instantly, but the loud knock was there so I turned it off immediately.
Can't see the carnage because it's so low to the ground and the engine bay has too much stuff in the way. I'll try to tear into it when I get a chance, but I have so many projects and work going on right now I don't know when I'll be able to get to it. In the past month, my truck got pelted by large hailstones, my attic was invaded by a pair of racoons, my house was hit with a windstorm (that knocked down most of my privacy fence, knocked out my power for two days and covered my yard in large limbs, one of which would have landed on my truck if I was at home - and I was lucky compared to a lot of people in this town), and now I've blown the motor in my fun car.
I did get a 105K miles of hard use before the blower install and another 13K (4.5 years) of hard use after the install, so I can't complain too much. Pretty bummed out though, because I don't know what I'm going to do since these 3V cars are worth so little money. It's hard to justify repairing or upgrading it. Might just dump it as a roller or part out. I could probably sell the blower kit for as much as I'd get as a roller. Oh well, I guess it's the cost of playing. Just could have happened at a better time.