Oh-Oh's, I Think I Broke It! - Page 12 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sportsguy83 · 03-15-2013, 09:21 AM

Lonewolf · 03-15-2013, 07:33 PM

Not a good sign that OP is MIA for more than a week now...

track_warrior · 03-18-2013, 02:28 PM

Ok im here guys, piston #2 cracked and the piston ring shot up through the valve. The engine is being replaced, it could be possible a injector failed or the car went lean up top. They are still trying to find the source of the problem but it looks like the car will be down for another month at least

, engine is on order though.

Ive got some pics of the piston on my laptop ill post them up later since im on my phone. Hope to have her up and running again soon.

ultra · 03-18-2013, 02:34 PM

First blown FA20 on the forum?

It died an honorable death for sure!

rapidcars · 03-18-2013, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultra

First blown FA20 on the forum?

It died an honorable death for sure!

Not even close. Check the CEL thread

robispec · 03-18-2013, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcasso87

Ok im here guys, piston #2 cracked and the piston ring shot up through the valve. The engine is being replaced, it could be possible a injector failed or the car went lean up top. They are still trying to find the source of the problem but it looks like the car will be down for another month at least

, engine is on order though.

Ive got some pics of the piston on my laptop ill post them up later since im on my phone. Hope to have her up and running again soon.

Dannit i was looking forward to some quality track time with you!

DarkSunrise · 03-18-2013, 02:59 PM

Hope the car is up and running again soon!

track_warrior · 03-18-2013, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robispec

Dannit i was looking forward to some quality track time with you!

So was I, ill make sure i schedule a trip to the west coast this summer so we can track together

. Hopefully my car will be knocked out quickly by the dealer.

ft_sjo · 03-18-2013, 03:12 PM

I'm truly amazed they're replacing the whole engine FOC considering it was remapped. You've got off extremely lucky!

track_warrior · 03-18-2013, 03:24 PM

I also heard a couple of cars have had injector o rings fail causing the engine to break as well. The techs are trying to diagnose the problem and this could be one of the issues. Tracking your car puts a whole other meaning to stressing the engine out, heat and stress can cause things to fail. The last engine that blew on me was a completely stock a 2003 Seat Leon Cupra-R with around 7k miles, it blew after a 30 min session (Audi 1.8T engine), one of the stock rods bent. Im not saying this is the case but it could be as well a part failed and caused the engine to die. Everything is speculation right now until the techs give me word as to what went wrong, could be an injector, map, ecu, heat, defective piston, bad fuel, santa claus, or the devil we wont know until they finish diagnosing the problem and give me a full report.

strat61caster · 03-18-2013, 03:47 PM

Is this falling under warranty? Or are they doing the work and deferring the cost until they can determine if it's the fault of the manufacturer or operator?

track_warrior · 03-18-2013, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Is this falling under warranty? Or are they doing the work and deferring the cost until they can determine if it's the fault of the manufacturer or operator?

Ill comment on this until the car is fixed and i have a better idea. For now i will just be giving out details as to what happened to the car. Thanks for your understanding.

was385 · 03-18-2013, 04:12 PM

Good luck with everything. Hopefully it's back out on the track as soon as possible.

DieselxIndustry · 03-18-2013, 04:36 PM

Major engine failure, 1 month repair time +time its already been in the shop, wouldn't that just fall under lemon law and they should give you a new replacement car?

03-18-2013, 02:34 PM	#158
ultra Curious cat. Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 86 GT base M/T - Red Location: Dubai Posts: 775 Thanks: 840 Thanked 383 Times in 191 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s)	First blown FA20 on the forum? It died an honorable death for sure! __________________ 2013 Toyota 86 GT M/T 2009 Renault Clio Sport R27 Team F1 Edition (sold) 1991 Mazda MX5 Miata (sold) 2007 Mitsubishi Evo 9 RS (sold) 2006 VW Golf R32 (sold)

03-18-2013, 02:59 PM	#161
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,798 Thanks: 2,187 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,221 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s)	Hope the car is up and running again soon! __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

03-18-2013, 03:24 PM	#164
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s)	I also heard a couple of cars have had injector o rings fail causing the engine to break as well. The techs are trying to diagnose the problem and this could be one of the issues. Tracking your car puts a whole other meaning to stressing the engine out, heat and stress can cause things to fail. The last engine that blew on me was a completely stock a 2003 Seat Leon Cupra-R with around 7k miles, it blew after a 30 min session (Audi 1.8T engine), one of the stock rods bent. Im not saying this is the case but it could be as well a part failed and caused the engine to die. Everything is speculation right now until the techs give me word as to what went wrong, could be an injector, map, ecu, heat, defective piston, bad fuel, santa claus, or the devil we wont know until they finish diagnosing the problem and give me a full report. Last edited by track_warrior; 03-18-2013 at 03:55 PM.

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03-15-2013, 07:33 PM	#156
Lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Moped Location: CA Posts: 4,300 Thanks: 4,905 Thanked 2,132 Times in 1,195 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s)	Not a good sign that OP is MIA for more than a week now...

03-18-2013, 02:28 PM	#157
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s)	Ok im here guys, piston #2 cracked and the piston ring shot up through the valve. The engine is being replaced, it could be possible a injector failed or the car went lean up top. They are still trying to find the source of the problem but it looks like the car will be down for another month at least , engine is on order though. Ive got some pics of the piston on my laptop ill post them up later since im on my phone. Hope to have her up and running again soon.

03-18-2013, 03:12 PM	#163
ft_sjo Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: GT86 Location: The Motherland Posts: 1,398 Thanks: 140 Thanked 473 Times in 271 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s)	I'm truly amazed they're replacing the whole engine FOC considering it was remapped. You've got off extremely lucky!

03-18-2013, 04:12 PM	#167
was385 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: MT WRB BRZ Limited, 2007 911s Location: CT Posts: 812 Thanks: 218 Thanked 381 Times in 181 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s)	Good luck with everything. Hopefully it's back out on the track as soon as possible.

03-18-2013, 04:36 PM	#168
DieselxIndustry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S Location: West Chicago Posts: 214 Thanks: 13 Thanked 27 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	Major engine failure, 1 month repair time +time its already been in the shop, wouldn't that just fall under lemon law and they should give you a new replacement car?

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