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Old 01-05-2007, 03:47 PM
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eep!! problems, over rev!

Just doing my usual 3hr drive to melbourne like i do every fortnight... done me checks before leaving home... 2hrs into the trip, when im accelerating, the revs jsut go off the top, and i had a bit of smoke in the engine bay...

not too happy about this, had roadside assist come, this 'drugged' up fag jsut said tow it, so its been towed to a mechanic...

sigh, my bulletproof car isn't so bulletproof... jsut hoping its a cheap fix, i never have much spare cash

im a little worried about the oil under the car.. its covered the underside the engine a fair bit... and im guessing the smoke. might have been coming off the exhaust maybe?
I'm not the most mechanically minded here

anyways, any ideas what the probs could be..?

will post a followup in a couple days

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Old 01-05-2007, 03:51 PM
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Just doing my usual 3hr drive to melbourne like i do every fortnight... done me checks before leaving home... 2hrs into the trip, when im accelerating, the revs jsut go off the top, and i had a bit of smoke in the engine bay...

not too happy about this, had roadside assist come, this 'drugged' up fag jsut said tow it, so its been towed to a mechanic...

sigh, my bulletproof car isn't so bulletproof... jsut hoping its a cheap fix, i never have much spare cash

im a little worried about the oil under the car.. its covered the underside the engine a fair bit... and im guessing the smoke. might have been coming off the exhaust maybe?
I'm not the most mechanically minded here

anyways, any ideas what the probs could be..?

will post a followup in a couple days

rob.
Burst tranny line possibly. They run right over the exhaust on the driver side and if it burst then you'd lose your tranny and get some smoke and oil around for sure. Keep us informed when you find out what it was.
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Old 01-05-2007, 04:50 PM
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Just doing my usual 3hr drive to melbourne like i do every fortnight... done me checks before leaving home... 2hrs into the trip, when im accelerating, the revs jsut go off the top, and i had a bit of smoke in the engine bay...

not too happy about this, had roadside assist come, this 'drugged' up fag jsut said tow it, so its been towed to a mechanic...

sigh, my bulletproof car isn't so bulletproof... jsut hoping its a cheap fix, i never have much spare cash

im a little worried about the oil under the car.. its covered the underside the engine a fair bit... and im guessing the smoke. might have been coming off the exhaust maybe?
I'm not the most mechanically minded here

anyways, any ideas what the probs could be..?

will post a followup in a couple days

rob.
N.B. How did they tow it and how far? They could have caused transmission damage, refer your book of songs. If tow operators do this sort of damage in N.Z. they can be claimed on. Be careful, do not sign anything which could let them off a hook and make sure all is OK in the transmission department ASAP.

P.S. Presuming you have an Aust, or JDM car with a centre LSD, there is a problem with towing. Subaru say that it is acceptable to tow the car on all four wheels, in neutral with the ignition switched to accessories, but at no more than 30 Km/Hr and for no more than 10 Km.

The important point is that the car must not be towed with one set of wheels raised from the ground, as this will/can damage the centre LSD mult-plate clutch. Over here tow truck drivers are instructed when towing a Subaru, to insert the transmission fuse which frees the front rear drive connection. In the special case our model SVX, this has caused nasty problems.
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Old 01-05-2007, 07:59 PM
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Rob, yes second Budfreak, lot of smoke. It may have been leaking for a bit, and dropped line pressure to do the slip. Don't think it will have hurt anything.

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transmission is rooted

It was towed on the back of a flat truck, not pulled behind, no worries there

the mechanic says im up for about $1000AU

whats the best plan here... worth waiting a little while, and source a new/used tranny?, can they be rebuilt?

the smoke that i saw, was oil on the exhaust i think... the mechanic is cleaning the underside monday, then will know the real $$ damage...

always happens to me, rego is due in 2 weeks, and this happens, god damn it..


will post tomorrow night with followup

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transmission is rooted

It was towed on the back of a flat truck, not pulled behind, no worries there

the mechanic says im up for about $1000AU

whats the best plan here... worth waiting a little while, and source a new/used tranny?, can they be rebuilt?

the smoke that i saw, was oil on the exhaust i think... the mechanic is cleaning the underside monday, then will know the real $$ damage...

always happens to me, rego is due in 2 weeks, and this happens, god damn it..

will post tomorrow night with followup

cheers, rob
Rob, what a bummer,

The fact that your mechanic is cleaning things up before making a final diagnosis is a positive sign that he is genuine. Listen carefully and ensure that expenses suggested make sense. In that respect if the transmission has to be removed, a full overhaul may be justified as most cost effective.

Fingers crossed for you. Trevor.
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Please post in the appropriate forum. Because I'm so nice, I moved it for you.
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the mechanic the car is at now is 2hr from home,. getting it towed on another flat truck this week, then 'll sit and ponder the idea of putting a manual in.. or get it back to the way it was... not real sure :S

pretty bummed now... gunna head the caryards tomorrow and buy myself a daily driver i think... need a car damn it.

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It's okay, man. I normally leave a redirect in the thread's old location, but hit the wrong button that time.
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i got my car back today

drove it to and from work

using the manual shift, i can go from 1st to 2nd,, not third, wont find it. and thats it
using normal 'drive', it sits in 1st. and gets to 2nd, thats it, but very unreliable in 2nd..

when i stopped, the car smelt bad, like oil bad...
last week when it died, my nose was blocked by a bad cold, and could smell nothing, this smelled a fair bit

anyways. im going to clean up the engine bay, work out how to get this 1/2 cut from brisbane down to vic, and then organise a mechanic to swap them over.

not sure what to do with the current transmission, whether its worth fixing & selling, or what? i jsut dunno

sigh, its good to have the car back though..
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i got my car back today

drove it to and from work

using the manual shift, i can go from 1st to 2nd,, not third, wont find it. and thats it
using normal 'drive', it sits in 1st. and gets to 2nd, thats it, but very unreliable in 2nd..

when i stopped, the car smelt bad, like oil bad...
last week when it died, my nose was blocked by a bad cold, and could smell nothing, this smelled a fair bit

anyways. im going to clean up the engine bay, work out how to get this 1/2 cut from brisbane down to vic, and then organise a mechanic to swap them over.

not sure what to do with the current transmission, whether its worth fixing & selling, or what? i jsut dunno

sigh, its good to have the car back though..
Can you elaborate a little on, "but very unreliable in 2nd." Is the transmission slipping, or what actually happens when in second?

Clean things up and find where oil is coming from. Meantime come to no final conclusions and best of luck.
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Can you elaborate a little on, "but very unreliable in 2nd." Is the transmission slipping, or what actually happens when in second?
its the transmission slipping.
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