Richie K

they collected the car yesterday and brought it up to their garage. I got a call while on my way to Dublin to say that the big end bearings were gone, there was little oil pressure and that the oil was in everything. I asked them what they thought of it (meaning their incompetence) and they told me " OH... YOU PUT THE WRONG OIL IN FOR THAT TYPE OF CAR, 1.YOU SHOULD HAVE USED CASTOL MAGNATEC FOR AN ENGINE THAT OLD" to which i replied that i had used the new Castrol Edge because it stated in the new Castrol hand book that this was the superior oil for the 300zx. So next I get 2."YOU PUT IN THE WRONG GRADE OF OIL... 0W 30"to which I replied that I definitely did not.He tells me they can only find a Castrol Edge containers marked 0W 30. I started to get p***ed at this and told him that I was that particular that I'd left my oil on the front seat of the car so that they wouldn't get mixed up!! He kept saying " YOU PUT IN THE WRONG OIL" I asked him was he calling me a liar?? and he just kept saying that it was the wrong oil as they were the only 2 castrol containers in the shop. I have been in contact with the guy who supplied me the oil and both himself and myself are 110% certain that they were given 10w 60. He even went and did a stock check to verify this. The Feckers are trying to blame me for their mistakes and I won't be having it!!!! I pointed out to them that even if I had put the correct amount of FRY CRISP AND DRY chip oil into the car it wouldn't have done as much damage as 8 litres of proper oil.. I'm going to have a chat with him this morning... God I wish I wasn't on crutches as he must think I'm a vulnerable idiot.. He's going to know differently later on, crutches or no crutches I'm feeling very hostile!!! Rant Over!!!

Right guys.. I phoned the crowd this morning and explained my situation. To be fair they had a mechanic round within 10 minutes.. He listened to the engine and turned it off immediately. he took out the oil dipstick and the oil goes about 4 inches above the "full" marker. I was going to Wicklow so I just threw him the keys and told him to get it sorted.. I got a phonecall from the manager saying they had pumped out half the oil but were afraid to drive it up to the garage as the engine sounded very poorly. I'll know more tomorrow as i told him to hold onto the keys until my car is back running properly.. I'm having the worst month ever... Between this and the hit and run i now have a written off R1 and a wrecked Zed not to mention the MRI on my knee tomorrow :cry: :rant:

Marty (v6power) PM me those details we were talking about

the car now sounds like a tractor with a very loud knocking!!! I've a feeling the engine is totally fecked ..there is a pool of oil on the driveway and there is oil at the air intake pipe 2 in our engine diagram and on the drivers side at the plenum where the pipe connects

Thanks guys .. going for MRI on tues 1st August, will know more then

Its not ticking anymore as i had a full engine flush yesterday... the fool told me he put all 8litres of oil into the engine and now there is a loud knocking noise and i have oil all over the drivers side of the engine and on my driveway.. It wasn't my usual mechanic by the way... see general discussion "messed up oil change"

is it totalled so ??

I take it that its completely knackered??

As you may know i've had a ticking noise coming from the top of the engine, someone mentioned that it could be a lifter sticking so i decided to get the engine oil changed. I brought the car to a tyre fitters that also "specialise" in minor servicing.. I provided them with a new oil filter an engine flush and 8lts of Castrol Edge 10w 60 fully synthetic oil, I told them that i wanted them to put the engine flush in and run the car for a short while to thin the oil out and then drain the engine out. I then wanted them to flush the engine out with some of the new oil to make sure that all the engine flush was gone, change the filter and fill it with fresh oil.. sounds simple enough?? My wife collected the car yesterday evening and took it for a drive. The ticking had stopped so i was happy enough. The car was out for a spin today and she now has a very loud knocking noise. I lifted the bonnet and there is oil all around the drivers side of the engine and bonnet. i have just been told by my wife that the "mechanic" said to make sure that there was enough oil in the engine as it was "very thirsty for oil and had taken the full 8 litres" !!!! What the F*** am i going to do ??? I thought the car only holds about 3.5-4 litres. Has this idiot totally wrecked my engine ?? :( Could someone move this to the advice section.. I'm that p***ed off i wasn't minding where i wrote it

How much did that cost you mate !!! I'd say you must get one hell of a bonus to pay for that :) Or is that what ya tell the wife!! I do it myself :) tell her that my bonuses cover the costs of buying wheels etc. so it doesn't affect our budget.. if only she knew!!!

Ok guys , i had my mechanic call over to have a listen and he says that the ticking is coming from the top of the engine and that its not big ends but might be something to do with cams??

V6power, there seems to be plenty of oil in the engine. Can i get your number and i'll ring you immediately as you can then have a chance to hear it.. Thanks Richie

I think I'll have to put the car away till i can afford a full engine rebuild

v6power, I've not been able to do much as i'm on crutches ( hit and run 2 weeks ago and a dead '05 R1 :cry: ) I'll go and check the oil but it should be ok as all the belts were done recently and I was over with the mechanic on Sunday getting my new brembo's bled, problem is he doesn't have too much knowledge of 300's

She's a '93 jap TT auto.. How do i check if it's in safety boost ??? Thanks ,Richie

As above really.. I took the car out for a run ( crutches and all :( ) last Sunday. I went to Waterford ( Chewies country) and back, about 100miles in all and now the engine is making a loud ticking noise and seems very sluggish.. anyone got any ideas??

Hey guys, i've not been on for a while as i'm in the middle of selling my house and buying a new one. I'm going to be around here a lot over the next few months because GUESS WHAT???? While on my way to work yesterday morning 11-7-06 on my new 05 Yamaha R1 some plonker ran a red light,, drove out in front of me , i cut inside him to avoid hitting him and he clipped me anyway!! he drove into the side of me and ran me into the curb of a bus lane where my bike flipped over firing me face first into the tarmac at 30 miles an hour.. :headvswal The scumbag drove off and left me lying in a BUS LANE all broken up!!! Luckily i had the best of gear on so after a day in A & E i'm home with a 1 inch gash to my upper lip, some scrapes and bruises and the small problem of NO LIGAMENTS left in my right KNEECAP !!!! Dublin city is such a wonderful place isn't it?????

OH and Dave... I managed to go 10 miles through Dublin city traffic with them on my back on an R1 at rush hour!!! :mad: Good job I work in Dublin huh or I would have to have gone another 50 miles with a rucksack pulling me off the back of the bike... :wack: "They should be alright in a rucksack they're quite light" :wack: YOU NEARLY KILLED ME!!!! :D Got searched in Holyhead when they saw me dragging that bag along :rolleyes: They had a good laugh too when i told them i was on a bike!! I've shoulders like a gorrilla mate!! Seriously though.. It was great meeting ya and thanks for everything.. Richie

:dance: Took the ferry to Holyhead yesterday and met up with DaveMac for a chat... Also took his Big gold Brembo calipers and the R34 discs off him !! :nana2: Cheers Dave you are a top bloke. Hopefully getting them fitted today.. Apologies to DAB1 for beating ya to them... sorry bud :tongue:

Mine is the opposite, it plays cd's just fine and the radio works perfectly until i turn on the lights

Thanks for the info.. Anyone got any ideas about the interference to the stereo when the lights are on???

Thanks Dave.. It might have to do with the fact that i binned the air con belt?? I hope i'm not causing any damage to the car???

I've got 19" TSW Catalunya's .. got them from a trader in Ireland 1800 euro including the tyres.. They took a while to arrive as he got them on special order for me but they are different to anyone elses Z. 9.5" rear 8 or 8.5 fronts . They are a gunmetal finish on the spokes and polished lip. I'm not sure if he can get any more at that price though as he is a friend of my mates so he did me a favour..I also bought a Pioneer AvicX1R off him so he had to give me a good deal :D

Hey guys, since getting my car back ( which i'm loving :dance: ) i'm getting a noise from the maplight area of the T-bar, ??? I'm also getting interference on the stereo when i turn on my lights??? can anyone enlighten me as to what to do with these annoying little niggles??? Thanks Richie

Is it possible for me to get a mortgage from a UK lender to buy a property in Ireland???