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(NOTE - I didn't have to take apart anything to get these out...these came out of the hole in the front of the block.)

 

WOw those pics scare me! I hope you get the car back up and running. Good luck!

 

anytime you live in northern hemisphere you want your engine to have the easiest start possible so what the five means is the thickness at start and what it eventually turns to is 30. so it is just a way of keeping the stress down on the engine at start up

 

5,000 is perfectly fine.

 

Damn, those pictures are ugly...I think its safe to say that there are probably no usuable parts left on that engine. Jesus.

 

Sounds exactly like what happened to me. Same symptoms but the engine didn't let loose. Slight ticking under partial throttle, then full blown banging.

Stroker FTW!!

 

Seriously newbies shouldn't be posting in this thread when they have absolutely no freaking idea on what they are talking about. Sorry to hear about what happened, but you pay to play ... hopefully you get your car fixed and running.
IMHO, here are a few things that might have caused the issue:
1. Weak parts from the factory.
2. Faulty MBC or MBC connection as in this case you boost is entirely controller by you MBC and not your flash.
3. Having an Intake and running too lean because you MAF readings were wrong. This could have been happening before the flash and was probably exaggerated after the flash (leaner) unless it accounted for in the flash.
4. Fuel pump was faulty and wasn't able to keep up with the fuel requirements.
5. Low oil ... I wouldn't blame the oil but if you read the label the Extended Life oil is not reccomended for turbo charged motors.

This could have happened with any tuner's flash, almost all the tuners have blown customers engines at one point or another (do a search). I know people who are running Vishnu and Dynoflashes without any problems. Hope you are not going to make pay for this, it wouldn't be fair to the owners who have legit problems and get denied.

 

I would take it to mitsu and try to get as much as you can from them. Since they didn't offer a lucrative warrenty such as the other car makers, I would put it back to stock and try to get it fixed.

I live in Cleveland which is cold as ****. I have Al's mail-in, intake, tbe and an MBC etc etc. It hasn't happened to me, and I have 40+k. So were probably looking at a factory problem.

 

They'll tell you what they told us when the engine blew at 3076 miles... "Warranty Restricted" but its worth a shot.

Second, this is why I love my Accusump... nothing beats a blast of oil in the engine before the first crank on startup, or a steady oil pressure no matter the condition... And no, I'm not a sales person for Accusump, but I love knowing that when I take that tight sweeper that even though my oil is sloshing around my engine is getting the same amount it would if I was parked and revving to the same RPMs. I realize it might not have been a lack of oil, but its nice to have the safety net.

 

Please don't commit fraud by making Mitsu pay for this.

Also, this is starting to become a trend with the VIII's. It seems as though the rod bolts are stretching and allowing the bearings to spin or the rod bearings are out of spec from the factory.

Note to Everyone:

Please inspect your oil filter after every oil change. Look for metal shavings in your oil filter and take action immediately. I have learned the same expensive lession the thread starter has and I will adjust my maintenace routine accordingly.

 

^^Thats a pretty sound possibility. However I'm not 100% it was the main contributing factor, a lean A/F can cause detonation sure, but crankwalk? I dunno man, sounds like there was something lemon about it to begin with. Is there any physical damage to the rods or pistons themselves? Also, how did the conrod bolts look?

 

You just said it yourself " It seems as though the rod bolts are stretching and allowing the bearings to spin or the rod bearings are out of spec from the factory."

Now how would this be Fraud if Mitsu is the one at fault?

 

I was about to make the same interjection.

 

HOE LEE SHAT.


forget all my previous posts, jesus christ. Damn, that motor has been done in the butt.

 

First you post this:

And then you post this:

Are you telling me you dont think mitsubishi should be responsible for weak parts that cause an engine to blow at 15,000 miles due to their weak parts (if that is the cause) ????

In other words, you're saying that you would purchase an Evo if Mitsu told you your car could explode at 15,000 miles because they put in faulty parts? I don't think so.

If the cause is determined to NOT be weak parts, I would most definitely feel responsible. Due to the fact that there have been multiple 05's blow due to weak factory bearings, etc, I AM taking it to them to look at. I cannot tell the cause without tearing down the motor, and if I were to tear down the motor and find a bearing blew first mitsu would not warranty it then. The only way is to take it to them and find out (if they don't lie to you).