Whilst driving along a gentle left hand bend in a 40limit (being rather sensible!) there was a large bang, quickly noticed I had no oil pressure, stopped the engine and got out to find my sump had dumped it's contents onto the road.
The engine is a stage 4 mini mpi, using the standard box and diff. The engine was new 2000miles ago, at the same time the box/diff was inspected and everything seemed to be in good order.
Has anyone seen this damage before? Is it likely to be a blown diff?
Is it true you are unable to replace just half of the diff casing due to them being a matching pair?
Will the engine need to be removed to get it sorted?
Many thanks in advance!
Damaged Diff?
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alex-cooper
, May 06 2014 11:20 PM
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alex-cooper
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Posted 06 May 2014 - 11:27 PM
Sorry struggled to upload a photo, please see my later post with the photo
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Posted 07 May 2014 - 05:04 AM
Any gearbox damage at all and it's engine out time.
If your diff has gone bang, or the main bearing picked up, then there is likely to be a hole in the casing - extra likely as you've dumped the oil.
The other possibility is you've thrown a rod through the block, though you tend not to lose as much oil that way.
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