My engine blew up

galwaydude18 · 20-11-2009, 21:36

Last wednesday I was finishing fitting a new shop in cavan town. I filled all the rubbish in my Opel Vivaro (02) to bring to the dump in cavan.. When I got to the dump I threw all the black bags into one skip. then i threw all the timber into the wood skip and just as I got to the cardboard skip the bloody f*****n engine reved the nuts off its self. I immediatly turned off the engine and the revs went all the way around..

There was a huge big cloud of smoke in dump from it. It left a trail of soot about 3 or 4 foot long after the exhaust and it also blew the lid for the coolant right up to the bonnet and dumped all the coolant all over the engine.. I'm so gutted as it turned out the van was a dud (leaking oil, burning oil and third gear went within a week!!)

after i bought it and the p***k that I bought it off changed his number and I cant contact him since.

I only bought the damn thing 6weeks ago for 2000 euro for which I got a loan from the credit union to buy!!!

*junkyard* · 20-11-2009, 21:39

Well at least you were in the right place anyway, you can leave it there.

ShadowHearth · 20-11-2009, 21:39

Sorry to hear it bud. But you got what you payed for. Allways be on alert when you buying cheap car bud...

It will be cheaper to get new van....

colm_mcm · 20-11-2009, 21:39

At least you were already at the dump.

Get a Hiace.

ShadowHearth · 20-11-2009, 21:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by junkyard

Well at least you were in the right place anyway, you can leave it there.

LOL cruel, but i like your style

**unkel** · 20-11-2009, 21:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by galwaydude18

the p***k that I bought it off changed his number and I cant contact him since.

Having his number wouldn't have changed anything. A private sale is "caveat emptor". This means you have no comeback whatsoever after you buy the car. Sorry for your troubles, but 2k seems very cheap for that van. Did you have it checked out? I suppose it's an expensive lesson you learned

galwaydude18 · 20-11-2009, 21:49

Ya least I was in the dump and not on the way home to galway! I would have been stranded then all together! The worst of it is I'm now 2grand in the red and have nothing to show for it!!!!!

galwaydude18 · 20-11-2009, 21:55

No I didn't have it checked out unfortunatly!!! Wish I had now.. Well the mechanic I use told me that regardless of it being a private sale that it still has to come with a warrenty if there is something seriously wrong with a vehicle after a short period of buying it..

ShadowHearth · 20-11-2009, 21:58

ah bud, 2k is not that bad...

Mine misses had a head on crash in clk200 which costed me 8k eu. It was her fault and we had only TFT cover...

Just happy she is okay, and not even scratch on her, 8k well spend. Atleast you didnt payed 10k for VAN bud...

*junkyard* · 20-11-2009, 21:58

Opels are sh!te anyway, I don't know why people buy them, the number of Astras and Vectras I've come across with blown engines.........I've lost count tbh there were so many.

galwaydude18 · 20-11-2009, 22:07

It's bad for someone who is not working the whole time! I'm trying to get on the back to work scheme with the social welfare system as self employed so 2k is a right kick in the arse when i don't have it to spare! Glad your misses is ok..

Anyone know what would cause an engine to rev the nuts off it's self like mine did?

alias no.9 · 20-11-2009, 22:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by galwaydude18

Anyone know what would cause an engine to rev the nuts off it's self like mine did?

Is it a Renault engine? I think the Vivaro is a badge engineered Renault Traffic, Renault diesels are known for burning up on their own engine oil.

galwaydude18 · 20-11-2009, 22:19

Ya it's the same engine in the renault traffic, the nissan primastar and the ope vivaro. They are all renualt engines.. They are all the same van apart from the badge..

HungryJoey · 20-11-2009, 22:25

I seen one of these do the same before.. walking through the village I see smoke about 1km down the road, when I got to it the van was revving the nuts off its self even though it was switched off. From what I heard what happened, it leaked oil into the combustion chamber (something to do with the turbo leaking oil) and it compresses and ignites.

I even have a picture of its soot trail.. *Goes digging*

bonzodog2 · 20-11-2009, 22:32

I'm not an expert on this, but if it was my vehicle doing this, and it wouldn't respond to turning the key off, I'd put it in gear, brakes on, and stall it

20-11-2009, 21:36	#1
galwaydude18 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,242 Adverts \| Friends	My engine blew up Last wednesday I was finishing fitting a new shop in cavan town. I filled all the rubbish in my Opel Vivaro (02) to bring to the dump in cavan.. When I got to the dump I threw all the black bags into one skip. then i threw all the timber into the wood skip and just as I got to the cardboard skip the bloody f***n engine reved the nuts off its self. I immediatly turned off the engine and the revs went all the way around.. There was a huge big cloud of smoke in dump from it. It left a trail of soot about 3 or 4 foot long after the exhaust and it also blew the lid for the coolant right up to the bonnet and dumped all the coolant all over the engine.. I'm so gutted as it turned out the van was a dud (leaking oil, burning oil and third gear went within a week!!) after i bought it and the p*k that I bought it off changed his number and I cant contact him since. I only bought the damn thing 6weeks ago for 2000 euro for which I got a loan from the credit union to buy!!! __________________ cool or what!

20-11-2009, 21:39	#2
junkyard Canis meus id comedit. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the bonnet! Posts: 4,537 Adverts \| Friends	Well at least you were in the right place anyway, you can leave it there. __________________ POLI-TICS: Poli meaning many, tics meaning blood sucking parasites. Democratic Ireland 1926-2009. RIP. Renault are sh!te!!! Reality.........

20-11-2009, 21:39	#4
colm_mcm Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,123 Adverts \| Friends	At least you were already at the dump. Get a Hiace. __________________

20-11-2009, 21:49	#7
galwaydude18 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,242 Adverts \| Friends	Ya least I was in the dump and not on the way home to galway! I would have been stranded then all together! The worst of it is I'm now 2grand in the red and have nothing to show for it!!!!! __________________ cool or what!

20-11-2009, 21:55	#8
galwaydude18 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,242 Adverts \| Friends	No I didn't have it checked out unfortunatly!!! Wish I had now.. Well the mechanic I use told me that regardless of it being a private sale that it still has to come with a warrenty if there is something seriously wrong with a vehicle after a short period of buying it.. __________________ cool or what!

20-11-2009, 21:39	#3
ShadowHearth Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Co. cork Posts: 921 Adverts \| Friends	Sorry to hear it bud. But you got what you payed for. Allways be on alert when you buying cheap car bud... It will be cheaper to get new van....

20-11-2009, 21:58	#9
ShadowHearth Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Co. cork Posts: 921 Adverts \| Friends	ah bud, 2k is not that bad... Mine misses had a head on crash in clk200 which costed me 8k eu. It was her fault and we had only TFT cover... Just happy she is okay, and not even scratch on her, 8k well spend. Atleast you didnt payed 10k for VAN bud...

20-11-2009, 22:07	#11
galwaydude18 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,242 Adverts \| Friends	It's bad for someone who is not working the whole time! I'm trying to get on the back to work scheme with the social welfare system as self employed so 2k is a right kick in the arse when i don't have it to spare! Glad your misses is ok.. Anyone know what would cause an engine to rev the nuts off it's self like mine did? __________________ cool or what!

20-11-2009, 22:19	#13
galwaydude18 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,242 Adverts \| Friends	Ya it's the same engine in the renault traffic, the nissan primastar and the ope vivaro. They are all renualt engines.. They are all the same van apart from the badge.. __________________ cool or what!

20-11-2009, 22:25	#14
HungryJoey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,896 Adverts \| Friends	I seen one of these do the same before.. walking through the village I see smoke about 1km down the road, when I got to it the van was revving the nuts off its self even though it was switched off. From what I heard what happened, it leaked oil into the combustion chamber (something to do with the turbo leaking oil) and it compresses and ignites. I even have a picture of its soot trail.. Goes digging

20-11-2009, 22:32	#15
bonzodog2 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 299 Adverts \| Friends	I'm not an expert on this, but if it was my vehicle doing this, and it wouldn't respond to turning the key off, I'd put it in gear, brakes on, and stall it

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