So the motor in my probe lunched itself

[dc_todd]

As the title suggests, Motor decided it wanted a sudden diet of Mobil Oil, chew through 3½l of the fine stuff and spat the coil pack too before it shut itsdelf down for the last time.

All this happened while my wife was driving this morning, so IF you got stuck in a traffic jam at Blakehurst at about 8am, I appologise.

So the bad news... engine is T E R M I N A L.... gone. NRMA picked up no spark, I knew that before they got there, but I needed them for a tow anyway.

The good news. the little red rocket is to be resurected!!

A reco motor has been sourced and will be getting fitted on Tuesday!! yep next week. quick hone, new rings, slap it all back together with new seal and timing kit, and my new coil pack.

Thecar is actually going to stop now as well, new brakes are here to be installed, so while the car is in fred flintstone mode without motor, they will be slapped on. nothing flash, just ventilated on the front and solids on the rear. decent pads to be installed.

Current rotors are as warped as a papadum.

This car was never intended to stay round for too long, but i do enjoy driving it. Looks like it will be my regular daily while my EB turbo is rebuild.. about 90% of he way there on that one, but this has to be on the road alot sooner than the EB was ever planned to have been.

Oh yeah 1st post in Probe/Cougar section. guess I finally admitted to owning one... lol, nah they are a nice car, obscure, but nice.

Dave