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Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« on: 18 June 2009, 14:08:33 »
Last night the Elite died on me after climbing a hill.

threw a code 19 - so I assumed crank sensor.

Gen GM part fitted this morning. Still no joy, won't run.

Some traces of mayonnaise on the dipstick

Coolant tank STINKS of petrol

When turning the engine over, water spurts out of coolant tank like waterfall.

When turning over with the coolant cap fitted - pressure is humongous, and it will come out under crazy pressure when cap is removed.

(this is just turning on starter, it won't run).

It makes no attempt whatsoever to start - just whizzes over like it's got no compression....

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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #1 on: 18 June 2009, 14:09:21 »
if it wasnt for bad luck, you wouldnt have any luck at all!
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #2 on: 18 June 2009, 14:27:14 »
2 going at the same time......some thing in common?
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #3 on: 18 June 2009, 14:29:05 »
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2 going at the same time......some thing in common?


whats that Mark?

Loose nut behind the sterring wheel?



sorry James  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #4 on: 18 June 2009, 14:37:58 »
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2 going at the same time......some thing in common?

Like what?

Both totally different failures  :-/

The Elite has done thousands of sucesfull miles, before this happened, so I can't imagine it's anything I've done?
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #5 on: 18 June 2009, 14:41:34 »
Have you broken my Car?, your not having a very good day are you. Think if that was me I'll be down the Pub by now.  :'(

Ps. Can we cancel the Cam Belt job on my MV6, sorry, only joking, bad taste and all that.
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #6 on: 18 June 2009, 14:46:57 »
bloody hell james  :o :o
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #7 on: 18 June 2009, 15:35:54 »
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Have you broken my Car?, your not having a very good day are you. Think if that was me I'll be down the Pub by now.  :'(

Ps. Can we cancel the Cam Belt job on my MV6, sorry, only joking, bad taste and all that.


Not bad taste at all - the cambelt joke made me laugh  ;D

If it happened just after the work, I'd have been doubting myself - however it's done over 3k since I did the HG, all trouble free - so I'm quite confident it wasn't incorrectly fitted  :y
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #8 on: 18 June 2009, 16:15:55 »
Should have read this one before posting in the other thread ::) ::) ::) ::)

I can't believe your luck... 2 cars in as many days :o :o :o
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #9 on: 18 June 2009, 16:26:11 »
2 of them :o :o :o :o :o

Definetly not your day :-/

Still though, now you have one with a freshly rebuilt top end and one with no hole in the block ::)

1/2 +1/2=1 :y
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #10 on: 18 June 2009, 16:41:46 »
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2 of them :o :o :o :o :o

Definetly not your day :-/

Still though, now you have one with a freshly rebuilt top end and one with no hole in the block ::)

1/2 +1/2=1 :y

Yea but its the + bit that's a problem, Half of one is a 3.0 the other half is a 2.5.

So, 3.0 + 2.5 = 2.75 V6  :y
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #11 on: 18 June 2009, 16:52:49 »
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2 of them :o :o :o :o :o

Definetly not your day :-/

Still though, now you have one with a freshly rebuilt top end and one with no hole in the block ::)

1/2 +1/2=1 :y

Yea but its the + bit that's a problem, Half of one is a 3.0 the other half is a 2.5.

So, 3.0 + 2.5 = 2.75 V6  :y

The heads are the same are they not ::)
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #12 on: 18 June 2009, 16:57:36 »
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2 of them :o :o :o :o :o

Definetly not your day :-/

Still though, now you have one with a freshly rebuilt top end and one with no hole in the block ::)

1/2 +1/2=1 :y

Yea but its the + bit that's a problem, Half of one is a 3.0 the other half is a 2.5.

So, 3.0 + 2.5 = 2.75 V6  :y

The heads are the same are they not ::)

no ron very different  :(
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #13 on: 18 June 2009, 17:01:48 »
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2 of them :o :o :o :o :o

Definetly not your day :-/

Still though, now you have one with a freshly rebuilt top end and one with no hole in the block ::)

1/2 +1/2=1 :y

Yea but its the + bit that's a problem, Half of one is a 3.0 the other half is a 2.5.

So, 3.0 + 2.5 = 2.75 V6  :y

The heads are the same are they not ::)

no ron very different  :(

Ooops :-[

Only took the head off a 4 not a v6 (yet)  ::)
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Re: Not my lucky day - Elite goes bang!
« Reply #14 on: 18 June 2009, 17:14:13 »
You didn't nick the HG to use of the MV6 did you ;D
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