what a great day.

[D1 WTF]

well a bit of background first
got my engine rebuilt by WGT, went single turbo at the same time, V-mount etc.  big bill!

did a 1000miles running in almost on the dot, when i arrived there to get it mapped.  pip felt the engine hadnt loosened up propperly (and he didnt want to rev if past 6500rpm as it felt too tight) so he left a rev limit of 6500rpm.  

then after about a further 1800 miles the clutch line split about 2 days before i was going back up for a remap (full revs).  so i decided to get the AA to take it stright up.  

few days later went up to collect and watch it being mapped.  on the way back home the exhaust starting blowing.  it also started to blow from the turbo some where, making the hotside get red hot within 20 mins of driving, even when completely off boost and keeping below 3000rpm.  

local exhaust specialist couldnt find problem so i decided it be safer to just get it taken back up to WGT (thank you AA again).  appartently the turbo and the manifold had come a little loose.  

today starts
so car was ready and tyson007 (good friend off the forum) offered to take me up today, after changing some of his pupils lessons around to make the afternoon free (what a legend cheers mate).  so he picked me up from st.albans just after midday, and we cruised up to WGT (157miles).  
3 hours later we arrived, were there for a short while and then had to leave as i was working at 7pm so needed to get home.  
car no longer sounded like a tractor, so filled up with some v-power at the shell near WGT and got on the M6.  about 15-20 miles down the road, went to overtake tyson007:3gears-rh  and then it happened, engine went POP.  
was on boost at about 6500rpm and suddenly it just sort of spluttered as if it was out of fuel and lost power a bit, i knew something wasnt right.
then tyson007 started flashing me and indercating to me to go to the hard shoulder.  i though for a minute i was on fire or something.  as i slowed i could tell it was practically on single rotor.
as we both got out he said "something has just gone mate", ("your car occasionally in the past has spit out the odd flame"), but apparently there was suddenly a puff of a lot of smoke (so much that he said he couldnt see for a second, lol).  

we popped the bonnet and the turbo was glowing red hot, and it was running like a tractor.  crawled 2-3 mile down the road to a services (called pip to let him know), and rung the AA, got them to take me back to WGT, pip came back from home to put my car in the workshop.  when he started it he said he thinks it is prob a chipped apex seal, from the way it happened we think it is probably something to do with the fueling of some discription, duff injector- or fuel pump.  

oh yer my engine had done 3200miles since rebuild
either way it should be under warantee, hopefully for WGT it is the fuel pump as then they (walbro i think) can foot the bill.  

so tyson007 waited with me and brought me back home as well, cheers mate, i owe you BIG stylie!!!  what a waste of 9-10 hours, and £100+ for petrol and a sandwich.

ow well havent had the best time with this car since collecting from rebuild (6 weeks ago).  pip is the man (it is in the best hands it could be in) and i am sure he will make her live again, just hope it is asap as i am again carless.  so never really drove her when she had full revs/power and running right.   and now i got to run it in again :2Mad

oh and to top it of as i was late for work( i obviously called them and et them know), they had the proper hump and they have given me no shift next week etc.......hopefully that is just for next week and not indefinately.

[Crazy Eddie]

That sounds pooh mate!
Still as you say in good hands and will, I\'m sure, be worth the wait in the end.
All the best with it all and fingures crossed tomorrow will be better!

[peterwolds]

what a bummer day gutted for you,never thought wgt open saturday could have picked mine up instead of day off wednesday - hope gets sorted for you, pip\'s just put a walbro 255l in mine hope its ok

[strange_days_uk]

Dude, that is seriously bad luck.  You must have been really dissapointed.

At least you are on warranty, that is worth it\'s weight in gold.

[Jit]

really sorry to hear that man...ignore the pm i just sent you I think i saw kirk on the way to yours while he was in watford this morning....flashed my lights at him but he didnt notice me in  a polo lol
Still hopefully itll come back all good!!

[stylus350]

That sucks. Hope it gets sorted.

[Adriansturgess]

Terrible run of luck...Hope things improve from now on in.

[memski]

Gutted for you mate

[Tyson007]

Hi D1 WTF

Yes agreed what a day, but it wasn\'t all bad I managed to pick up a bargin commander form my power fc! It made it all worth it:Thumbsup! .

Wven with all the bad luck we had a good laugh and I hope it all gets sorted!

Look forward to coming with you to pick it up as it was nice to give me rex a good run, makes me fall in luv with it again :InLove


Hi one2watch
I did wonder who the mad person flashing me was - I keep an eye out next time!

[gmogle]

Jeez mate, hope all goes well soon.

In the words of d:ream....

"Things, can only get better"

[probedb]

Bad luck mate, at least it\'s under warranty and as Pip did all the work then he\'ll sort it

[antnicuk]

thats is bad luck.

did Pip supply and fit your fuel pump?

[D1 WTF]

what a bummer day gutted for you,never thought wgt open saturday could have picked mine up instead of day off wednesday - hope gets sorted for you, pip\'s just put a walbro 255l in mine hope its ok

pete you need to change your avatar pic, that little pic dosent do it any justice.  it looks well nice in the flesh.  and an intresting alteration in the engine bay aswell.
WGT open until about 1-2pm or something like that on sat.  



Bit of an arse the biggest annoyance for me as it is my only car so now again i am carless, well put it this way, i aint been offered a courtesy car.  

ow well............"CANT WAIT to have to run it in again etc" (could you sence the sarcasm)

cheers for nice compents + taking the time to read my essay, :rollin

[D1 WTF]

thats is bad luck.

did Pip supply and fit your fuel pump?

yer, it might be nothing to do with that though.  i am wondering if it has anything to do with my turbo as i the reason i was collecting it from WGT was that they were fixing a problem with it.  (blowing, causeing it to overheat something crazy)  
either way they supplied everthing engine, turbo, fuel pump, injectors, fly, clutch, IC etc
although i was wondering if warantys were actually worth anything or whether people will try and get round them in anyway they can.  one of pips first questions was did we supply/fit the fuel pump...........

either way it will be paid for somewhere along the lines and not by me!

[gmogle]

Yeah I agree mate, if you are paying a large bill you\'d expect them to foot the bill for a lot of the issues that are related to stuff that they\'ve put in, thats what a warranty is for.

Pips a decent chap, I dont think he would try and get out of it.