HOLY CRAP.....!!!!!! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

White64Goat · 01-29-2014, 08:34 PM

My daily driver (01 Saturn SC1) has been sitting in the driveway for the last 2-3 of weeks and today I thought I'd take it out just to run it for a while. The right front tire was low so I broke out the air pump and aired it up. Put the pump away and got in the car and put it in reverse. Tires were stuck to the asphalt by some ice and the car hesitated to move. Gave it a little more gas and it seemed to break free. Just then the left front of the car drops. I'm like 'what da fuq?' and I'm figuring that the tire was so stuck to the asphalt that the tire was pulled away from the rim and when I got out, it was flat. Go and get the air pump and hook it up, turn it on and nothing happens. So I figure the tire is off the rim and go get my jack. When I jack it up, I look in the fenderwell and see this:

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That is the spring off the strut and it snapped, appears to have spun around with some serious force and impaled the tire. I'm glad as hell it happened in the drive and not on the road. Holy Crap! Car just broke 300,000 miles.

rice_classic · 01-29-2014, 09:48 PM

Rust, culprit looks like rust.

Gotta say, nice on the 300k miles.

7thgear · 01-29-2014, 09:55 PM

this should be a reminder to everyone that SPRINGS DO INDEED WEAR OUT

White64Goat · 01-29-2014, 10:31 PM

Original water pump went 299,973 miles. Had a date stamped into the face of the impeller. Have not had many problems with it at all. Have replaced the radiator, thermostat, heater core, shifter cables, rear struts (huh, guess the fronts needed it too), intake gasket, valve cover gasket and normal brake wear and tear. Used to commute 100 miles round trip M-F but retired in August. Still gets 37 mpg on the highway, so I can't complain.

n2oinferno · 01-30-2014, 08:17 AM

This is your car telling you "I desire to be lowered."

Awesome it's made it this far, and a good reminder that springs will f you up if you're not careful with them.

Mikem53 · 01-30-2014, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by White64Goat

Original water pump went 299,973 miles. Had a date stamped into the face of the impeller. Have not had many problems with it at all. Have replaced the radiator, thermostat, heater core, shifter cables, rear struts (huh, guess the fronts needed it too), intake gasket, valve cover gasket and normal brake wear and tear. Used to commute 100 miles round trip M-F but retired in August. Still gets 37 mpg on the highway, so I can't complain.

Not too much to complain about with those miles.. Good thing it happened to you when it was parked..

utekineir · 01-30-2014, 09:34 AM

my 02 tdi wagon sat for a year while i got around to replacing the injection pump.

finally rolled it into the garage and replaced, got it running again

jacked it up, changed over from the snow tires it died with on to its warm weather set.

both rear springs broke.

on the upside, the tires remained intact.

DarkSunrise · 01-30-2014, 09:35 AM

That is pretty crazy.

speedrye · 01-30-2014, 08:32 PM

At least it was an old tire... It looks like the spring had been broken for awhile (based on end rust) and finally came unseated when you broke it free from the ice. Strange indeed. Congrats on the high miles!

FiRStsc10n · 01-30-2014, 08:39 PM

And that folks is why you don't drive a Saturn. Glad it happened when you weren't driving, could have been a lot worse.

wlwarfield · 01-30-2014, 08:46 PM

Time to throw some coilovers on it! haha

White64Goat · 01-31-2014, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by FiRStsc10n

And that folks is why you don't drive a Saturn.

Why not? 300,000 miles......can't beat that with a stick. I'll drive it till it drops. Just installed 2 new struts and waiting for my tires to get shipped here. Spring was for sure cracked and finally failed.

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FReSh · 01-31-2014, 12:48 PM

I've also had a Saturn that was amazingly reliable. It was a 91 SL1 that had 320,000 on the odometer with the original OEM clutch. Sold it and the person I sold it to wrecked it...

Eurasianman · 01-31-2014, 12:53 PM

Glad the damage was not too severe. And nice seeing you got that many miles out of the car.

Not going to lie, I kind of laughed when I scrolled down looking at the pictures :[

01-29-2014, 08:34 PM	#1
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	HOLY CRAP.....!!!!!! My daily driver (01 Saturn SC1) has been sitting in the driveway for the last 2-3 of weeks and today I thought I'd take it out just to run it for a while. The right front tire was low so I broke out the air pump and aired it up. Put the pump away and got in the car and put it in reverse. Tires were stuck to the asphalt by some ice and the car hesitated to move. Gave it a little more gas and it seemed to break free. Just then the left front of the car drops. I'm like 'what da fuq?' and I'm figuring that the tire was so stuck to the asphalt that the tire was pulled away from the rim and when I got out, it was flat. Go and get the air pump and hook it up, turn it on and nothing happens. So I figure the tire is off the rim and go get my jack. When I jack it up, I look in the fenderwell and see this: That is the spring off the strut and it snapped, appears to have spun around with some serious force and impaled the tire. I'm glad as hell it happened in the drive and not on the road. Holy Crap! Car just broke 300,000 miles.

01-29-2014, 09:48 PM	#2
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 755 Thanked 4,200 Times in 1,803 Posts Mentioned: 77 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Rust, culprit looks like rust. Gotta say, nice on the 300k miles. __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS

01-29-2014, 09:55 PM	#3
7thgear i'm sorry, what? Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Canada Location: I rock a beat harder than you can beat it with rocks Posts: 4,399 Thanks: 357 Thanked 2,506 Times in 1,268 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	this should be a reminder to everyone that SPRINGS DO INDEED WEAR OUT __________________ don't you think if I was wrong, I'd know it?

01-30-2014, 09:35 AM	#8
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,794 Thanks: 2,164 Thanked 4,242 Times in 2,220 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	That is pretty crazy. __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

01-31-2014, 12:48 PM	#13
FReSh Dirt Trackin' Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: '13 Raven FR-S MT Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 294 Thanks: 67 Thanked 114 Times in 75 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I've also had a Saturn that was amazingly reliable. It was a 91 SL1 that had 320,000 on the odometer with the original OEM clutch. Sold it and the person I sold it to wrecked it... __________________ My Car Journal

01-29-2014, 10:31 PM	#4
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Original water pump went 299,973 miles. Had a date stamped into the face of the impeller. Have not had many problems with it at all. Have replaced the radiator, thermostat, heater core, shifter cables, rear struts (huh, guess the fronts needed it too), intake gasket, valve cover gasket and normal brake wear and tear. Used to commute 100 miles round trip M-F but retired in August. Still gets 37 mpg on the highway, so I can't complain.

01-30-2014, 08:17 AM	#5
n2oinferno Praise Helix! Join Date: Jan 2011 Drives: Accord 2.0T, Silverado Location: Upstate SC Posts: 2,859 Thanks: 428 Thanked 2,208 Times in 1,072 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	This is your car telling you "I desire to be lowered." Awesome it's made it this far, and a good reminder that springs will f you up if you're not careful with them.

01-30-2014, 09:34 AM	#7
utekineir blowhard Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: frs, project forester Location: ma Posts: 980 Thanks: 53 Thanked 604 Times in 316 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	my 02 tdi wagon sat for a year while i got around to replacing the injection pump. finally rolled it into the garage and replaced, got it running again jacked it up, changed over from the snow tires it died with on to its warm weather set. both rear springs broke. on the upside, the tires remained intact.

01-30-2014, 08:32 PM	#9
speedrye Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2007 FJ 6MT & 2013 FR-S 6MT Location: Central NC Posts: 161 Thanks: 22 Thanked 78 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	At least it was an old tire... It looks like the spring had been broken for awhile (based on end rust) and finally came unseated when you broke it free from the ice. Strange indeed. Congrats on the high miles!

01-30-2014, 08:39 PM	#10
FiRStsc10n Canadian FR-S Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: FR-S '10 Series' Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 1,160 Thanks: 341 Thanked 695 Times in 413 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	And that folks is why you don't drive a Saturn. Glad it happened when you weren't driving, could have been a lot worse.

01-31-2014, 12:53 PM	#14
Eurasianman Chief Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Premium 6MT Location: USA Posts: 573 Thanks: 145 Thanked 178 Times in 126 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Glad the damage was not too severe. And nice seeing you got that many miles out of the car. Not going to lie, I kind of laughed when I scrolled down looking at the pictures :[ __________________

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