AAMCO Blew my engine while test driving it after a repair (1 Viewer)

[RobMikulskis]

It threw a rod,

 

[Mark W]

It threw a rod and punched holes in a head?

Or the block more likely I expect?

Which engine? 3.4?


Mark...

 

[RobMikulskis]

yea it put holes in the block, 3.4L, had a new one put in, runs like a champ, just depressing, the one time i dont do somthing myself,

 

[TheDurk]

I can't imagine anything AAMCO could have done to cause it to throw a rod other than to deliberately red-line it for an hour or two. Or bypass the rev limiter and max her out for a while. Sometimes stuff happens.

 

[IanB]

I can't imagine anything AAMCO could have done to cause it to throw a rod other than to deliberately red-line it for an hour or two. Or bypass the rev limiter and max her out for a while. Sometimes stuff happens.

Agreed. It sucks that it had to happen when someone else had the vehicle, but it sounds like it was just that engine's time to go.

 

[lehiguy]

If it threw a rod, it was going to happen no matter who was behind the wheel. I had a 540i that ran flawlessly right up to the moment the number eight rod broke in two. Strangest failure I ever experienced, I never could find the reason for it. The two mangled pieces sat on my desk for year while I considered the possibe causes. Sometimes all you can do is just move on.

 

[SRSRunner]

makes me start to question mine lol..228k and counting... at least you got it back on the road