Ecotec gone bang

what were you guys doing when it did it?

also mangatec ive heard is a bit thin for a ecotec.

 

a rock could've hit the sump plug and drained all the oil out?

 

my VT ecotech has 220k on it and still going plenty strong..im sure there are others out there who have much more k's on there motors..anyhow a second hand one isnt that dear anyway..look in the local rag and see if you cant get a low klm VY one..more newer and would have less k's on it:w00t:

 

My VT has 220k's and has got a miss that even holden can't find, doesn't burn but drips oil, still its a great car

 

:bang: ****! i use magnatec oil as well, can anybody clarify if this oil is not good enough? If not what is the best oil to use on my loved VT?

 

photos would be good!!! Yeah i reckon magnatec is too thin, you need something like 20w 50

 

its just what ive heard from other people, if anyone has first hand experince then please post it here.

 

same as mine mate - mine also died pretty much on 230,000 km's ive had the car 5 yrs and never thrashed it - always serviced on time and looked after - then on a long trip down south at 100 k's an hour - not over revving - BANG went the engine - 4,500 to fix

 

15w40 or 10w30

i run 10w30 and its great
pennzoil of course

 

Hmmm two people whos engines have blown at around the 220,000km mark, not good. Mine is yet to hit that yet.

I wonder what is it common, because im stumped :bang:

 

My wife's VT has 270,000 on the clock. Dont get me worried!

 

dont want to get ya too worried - ha ha - once i had the engine rebuilt it runs like a dream - trying to sell her now -

 

Did the mechanic find out how it blew or why it blew?

 

nah he never said - just said one of the pistons went south and did a ton of damage - i honestly have no idea - as i say i never thrashed it - i drive like a nanna - and it was always serviced properly - oh well - trying to flog it off now haha - it probably didnt like the vx back end i put on her ha ha - though i reckon it looks tons better

 

u guys suck haha my cars almost hit 200000kms now im gonna b drivin like a nanna now till i do another 20000kms hahaha

 

The common name for what happened to you is called "Shot a Leg" or "Broke a Leg". This usually occurs when one of the Pins on the Conrod to Pistons breaks or comes loose and then the Conrod Bashes into the side of the block, breaking a hole in it. (Usually a little smaller that a golf ball). It can happen anytime. My mate had a car he was just driving down his street, almost home and it did the same thing. Just bad luck.

Magnatec Sucks. I Used it in my VS and found the engine knocked in the bottom end. Always stuck to Shell 10w/30 or 10w/40. Never had a problem.
My mate has a WRX and he uses Magnatec and his engine is now knocking. I told him it was the Magnatec. He now uses a Shell oil. He wreckens its a bit quieter now!!!

 

Might as well use recycled oil. magnatec makes them noisy

 

strange my mate bought his vt at 150k its now up to 308k and he's thrashed the crap out of it, so maybe they just need to be treated like a hoe?