New engine decision time!

[E30Dom]

Surely something could have just got hot on the track day, and something let go, maybe something had an inherit problem from the factory, that just made itself known after a hard sesh!?

[Kregiel]

good find that rubber toe!

My car was at 60k miles when this happened. Also I bought the car used so it's always a mystery how the car was looked after

Thanks
Paul

[Kregiel]

HI Guys,

I contacted www.idealengines.co.uk and they seem like a honest company to deal with. They gave me a quote on the engine bu now they want surcharge of 200 quid refundable once I send them my old engine (they will pick up postage cost). Is it a normal practice / legal protocol that they have the old engine?.
They also agreed to paypal payment.

Let me know if anybody had any experience with them

Thanks
Paul

[Northerner]

Quite a lot of track cars run baffled sumps to help prevent oil surge.

e.g. If you have a long left-hander the oil will more to the right-hand side of the sump and may potentially lead to starvation and BOOM!

These are the baffled sumps I make for the 1.8T engine:



Cant do them for the TFSi's though.  No room, but I can convert them to the 1.8T oil pump.

I can vouch for this great piece of kit as I have one on my track mini. IHMO - Anyone who takes their car onto a track on a regular basis needs to think about a baffled or dry sump setup. Otherwise, its a gamble on the engine going pop.