cracked engine block vibe gt

[rally wagon]

my vibe gt is nomore. last weekend i was driving along when i heard an extremly loud raspy sound from under the hood then i pulled over to see what it was and saw all my oil on the ground. thats yamaha for you cracked an alumminum block first time i've ever hurd of an alumminum block cracking and it happened to me

[djb383]

More likely with aluminum than cast iron. Was it running hot or could the coolant have frozen and caused a cracked? In general, Yamaha makes really good engines.

[Raven]

Bummer!Check Nordstrom Automotive for an engine. They don't have one right now but I have seen many GT engines there , low mileage and cheap.http://stores.ebay.com/Nordstr....html

[VforVIBE]

That sux, my mom's 04 Bonnie did the same thing, not enough coolent not even 1,000 mlies on it

[northvibe]

yeah sorry to hear about that, that sucks. I too wonder about the coolant level. Yamaha does make good engines, but since most are more performance minded they need the regular maintenance done, like the ford taurus sho engine.

[ragingfish]

Quote, originally posted by rally wagon »my vibe gt is nomore. last weekend i was driving along when i heard an extremly loud raspy sound from under the hood then i pulled over to see what it was and saw all my oil on the ground. thats yamaha for you cracked an alumminum block first time i've ever hurd of an alumminum block cracking and it happened to me dude that sucks!your car was hot at the meet...what are you gonna do? replace the engine or replace the car?

[damronjr]

If it's any consolation I cracked mine and blew a hole out the back of it on my 1zz S/C when a rod snapped in half. Had to buy and replace my own engine. You could do it for about $1000-1500 if you did it yourself. Some junkyards will even install it for you if you bring it there.

[mcgusto82]

ohh man, that' the worse car based news i could get. Sorry to hear. I ran the vibe hard as hell. luckil it never pooped on me.

[joatmon]

sorry to hear about the engine. what's your warranty status?

[vibebob]

sorry to hear the news. whats are you saying yahama engine ? I thought the vibe had a toyota ?the aluminum block engine was one of the things that caused the demise of the chevy vega in the 70's

[djb383]

And look at how they have improved......the majority are now aluminum. 2ZZ (GT) and 1ZZ (base) are very different. Different bore & stroke and a bunch more differences

[ragingfish]

Quote, originally posted by djb383 »And look at how they have improved......the majority are now aluminum. 2ZZ (GT) and 1ZZ (base) are very different. Different bore & stroke and a bunch more differences From what I can tell, they're nearly identical except the GT has an extra ZZ in it...sorry, i couldn't resist...

[djb383]

No, they're radically different. The GT has a bunch more ZZZZZZZZ's to it than the base. LOL

[rally wagon]

yea the warranty issue is i dont have one and they wouldnt do anything for me anymore as for the coolant it was fine and the temp ran fine but my father seems to belive it was a defect cause everything worked perfect till it let go i got rid of the car now while i still could get some money for it and got myself a jeep wrangler all i could afford but its atleast i can get back and forth to work

[ragingfish]

damn, tha sucks dude, you put so much money and work into that car. looked awesome.shoulda kept it and dropped an LS2 into it...

[LUVROK]

What year Wrangler? YJ or TJ? I can provide you with plenty of info to set that thing up for fun times.