Cooked it

[JamesV6CDX]

My lovely 2.6 which passed her MOT literally three or four days ago.

Savagely cooked to death on the motorway.

I had a Seat Leon on my arse, so gave it some beans to create some distance before moving back in.

Looked in rear view mirror - loads and loads of white looking smoke.

Was too dangerous to stop (no hard shoulder at that point) so carefully kept going. Smoke seemed to clear. No rise in temp gauge or coolant level warnings.

Three miles before the next junction (services), a load of really nasty ratting, power loss, and dead as a dodo.

Fair to say it's cooked.

I will be robbing the parts I want to make my 3.2 good, and then breaking it. Real shame but, the paint is poor, and now with a goosed engine, she is toast

RIP

[JamesV6CDX]

[Raeturbo]

'dangle berries', hard luck mate🙁

[VXL V6]

Ooops, shame after you've done so much work on it.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Ah gutted for you James. 

[Jimbob]

Unlucky, at least youve another waiting in the wings.

[STEMO]

So sorry to hear this, James, I know how attached you can become to a car.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

So sorry to hear this, James, I know how attached you can become to a car.

Yes, James. Pretty much what the scouser says.

[Stu.C]

Oh bugger 


I've a very familiar 2.6 with a fresh 12 months MOT sat here doing nothing, if you wanted to rekindle an old flame...

[ronnyd]

Ooops, shame after you've done so much work on it.

Wot he said.  What a shame, still, you'll get more therapy working on the other one. 

[TheBoy]

Taking the positives, the 2.6 is a dog of an engine, and you're replacing with a 3.2 - which still ain't as good at the 3.0, but still loads better than the 2.6

What a bummer, though.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Still a fine looking motor though! 

Obviously better in Nocturno Blue tho... 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

A young Halfords employee who was salivating over mine today reckons that mine (Rubens red) is the best colout they came in . 

[YZ250]

Taking the positives, the 2.6 is a dog of an engine, and you're replacing with a 3.2 - which still ain't as good at the 3.0, but still loads better than the 2.6
........

With a bit of soul searching you can be quite a sympathetic chap can't you. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

A young Halfords employee who was salivating over mine today reckons that mine (Rubens red) is the best colout they came in . 

Hope he didn't dribble on the paintwork! 

If he did, you'll have to go round Uncle STEMO's..... He'll give it a rub for you!