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PHIL069 wrote:Just waiting for an official letter of offer, but it is looking like 90% yes at the moment.
I have updated in my SA thread.

kiz wrote:

PHIL069 wrote:Just waiting for an official letter of offer, but it is looking like 90% yes at the moment.
I have updated in my SA thread.

Okay, now I've almost definitely lost oil.

Is using it usually accompanied by a sort of burning smell? Think it was during my last hills run. The oil goes up to about mid-way between the notches on the stick.

How many kms has the motor done? The older they get, the more they burn. Especially during a good flogging.

187xxx now. Is this going to be something it just does?

Yep. The rings get worn, the valve seals wear, it happens. While mine is a bit different being boosted, I still go through at least 2 litres between 5,000k services.

Mine looses oil from sump scrapage lol

Bennoz wrote:Yep. The rings get worn, the valve seals wear, it happens. While mine is a bit different being boosted, I still go through at least 2 litres between 5,000k services.

Are they things that I can replace? Gonna be saving up for the 200k service.

Yeah, you can replace them. While rebuilding the engine.

Vectose wrote:Yeah, you can replace them. While rebuilding the engine.

I thought that might be the case.

Is it more viable to maintain/rebuild an older engine or swap a newer one in? There's probably a thread somewhere for this..

Mine burns a bit of oil when I gun it as you can see in my dyno vid.....but I never have to top it up between services and I gun it often.
Are you sure you don't have a leak out of the rear bank rocker cover gasket and the oil is burning off on the exhaust/exhaust manifold, causing a burning smell?

I don't notice a drop in oil level between changes either.

I'm going to check the level again tomorrow morning. I'd have no idea if I have a leak or not... should I put a piece of cardboard under the car? at the moment it sits over grassy stuff inbetween the driveway.

Vectose wrote:I don't notice a drop in oil level between changes either.

Yea neither, although I am starting to drip transmission oil...

Holy f*ck. When I got a quote for comprehensive through Just Car insurance for just over $1500 (paying monthly 'cause I can't afford the whole lot, it's just under $1300 when paying for a year in full), I thought it was a little expensive, and was part of the reason I didn't go with it last time my insurance expired.

Until I called other insurers!

SGIC had the lowest excess at $450 standard and $400 age, but with a premium of +$2700.
Then I called the RAA, $400 standard, $750 age, $500 import, $500 high performance, $4681 premium.
Allianz won't even insure imports.

No wonder they say "Lucky you're with AAMI" (As Just Car is underwritten by them).

bjk wrote:
Is it more viable to maintain/rebuild an older engine or swap a newer one in? There's probably a thread somewhere for this..

This ??

It would probably be cheaper if you get a engine with low km's put in. But even with that one you don't know it's history or if it will have any problems.

With a reconditioned one you will know what has been done and the state of the engine.

I guess I'll see how the engine is running by the time it hits 200k, and whether I'll have money to spare then (I should).

I think some guy in a Ford Falcon wagon gave me the finger as I was leaving for work. NFI why.

U mad bro?

Had someone reverse into me. WHILE I WAS IN THE CAR. Some (likely old and senile) driver in a probably European hatch. Was just a bump, but they drove right off. Would've posted in the Rant Thread, but yeah.