01-13-2014, 02:54 PM
I posted over in the new member section last week of my new car....
....have put about 1000 miles since I bought it, was driving to snowshoe yesterday when catastrophic failure happened about 20 minutes before we got there. I was just cruisin along at about 60-65, very light load on the engine. I then heard a clicking sound that very rapidly turned into a loud knock/slap, engine died, and I proceeded to yell many a profanity at the top of my lungs. Then had to get a 96 mile tow back through the mountains after we walked to the closest house and called AAA since we had no cell service.
All that being said, I figured I'd post here to get advice on a few options for what to do next, since I was told there are lots of subie guys round these parts. It also sucks since I had about $1200 of routine maintenance just done. My guess is a spun bearing or cracked ringland. First thing I'd like to do is have someone who is a guru come listen to it start it 1 more time to confirm my suspicions, then check the oil for metal. I haven't started looking into options yet but I have a few ideas in mind. One of my main questions is, have any of you around here built a boxer before, and does anyone know of a garage I can rent/store my car while the rebuild/swap happens? All help is greatly appreciated.
....have put about 1000 miles since I bought it, was driving to snowshoe yesterday when catastrophic failure happened about 20 minutes before we got there. I was just cruisin along at about 60-65, very light load on the engine. I then heard a clicking sound that very rapidly turned into a loud knock/slap, engine died, and I proceeded to yell many a profanity at the top of my lungs. Then had to get a 96 mile tow back through the mountains after we walked to the closest house and called AAA since we had no cell service.
All that being said, I figured I'd post here to get advice on a few options for what to do next, since I was told there are lots of subie guys round these parts. It also sucks since I had about $1200 of routine maintenance just done. My guess is a spun bearing or cracked ringland. First thing I'd like to do is have someone who is a guru come listen to it start it 1 more time to confirm my suspicions, then check the oil for metal. I haven't started looking into options yet but I have a few ideas in mind. One of my main questions is, have any of you around here built a boxer before, and does anyone know of a garage I can rent/store my car while the rebuild/swap happens? All help is greatly appreciated.