Blew my R8 engine.......AGAIN
11-02-09, 07:48 AM
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Blew my R8 engine.......AGAIN
well about a year ago my R8 was having white smoke comming out of the tail pipe, the computer never threw any codes but the performance of the car was lacking, when i took it to the dealers it turned out that cylinder number 8 had oil leaking into the chamber and the engine needed to be replaced, the car had 14,000 kilometers at the time......reluctantly I accepted the engine change as long as they warrentied it as a new engine and they accpeted.....well last night while i was driving home, i heard a realy faint knocking sound, at first i thought it was the heat shield from the stasis exhuast could have loosend up...but by the time i got home the knocking became loud and had a pattern to it, well took it to the dealers this morning and the machanic told me looks like i have a blown engine and it sounds like one of the pistons is shot........the car has 28,000 kilometers and never had its first service done since the first service is done at 15,000 kilometers.....so basicly in 1 years i blew 2 engines......needles to say im not accepting a new engine this time, either a new car or they buy out my old car ad use it as a deposit for the v10......do u guys think i have a case here ?
11-02-09, 07:55 AM
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its not mile its kilometers, the car is still under warrinty so basicly the car has about 15,000 miles on it, and those are miles that are shared almost equally between 2 engines......i am seriously pissed they offered to get me a third engine but im not having that.....i swear i feel like a freaking formula 1 team here
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11-02-09, 08:42 AM
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I think it's a completely reasonable request for you to make (a new R8 or a credit toward an R8 V10) but I wouldn't blow a gasket if they tell you they want one more shot at replacing the engine. If you lose a third one then it's over... I think even they wouldn't try arguing that one with you.
