bottomed out and wont start
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bottomed out and wont start
hey guys.
i live at a spot where my garage is down a steep ramp which normally i scrape the bottom of the front bumper a tiny bit if i dont turn the wheel and go down at an angle. my car is not in anyway slammed or nothing its just the nature of the beast. worst garage ever...
anyway, i got a flat real close by so i limped it back home and as soon as i went down the ramp i heard a huge metal hit and scrape like i hit the bottom frame or something up front which obviously had to do with one rim basically being on the ground. my car completely shut off and now does not run. cranks over, starts, does not stay on for more that 3 seconds. my first initial suspicion is i popped off a charge pipe or messed up my intercooler which upon inspection thankfully was not the case. theres nothing i can instantly and obviously see going on down there that would cause concern. no leaks or any fluids or nothing just a straight up bang and dead. only the front end hit so whatevers up front has to be the culprit im just at a loss here and have no idea whats going on.
any of you ever dealt with this or have any ideas? all help is appreciated. thanks!
i live at a spot where my garage is down a steep ramp which normally i scrape the bottom of the front bumper a tiny bit if i dont turn the wheel and go down at an angle. my car is not in anyway slammed or nothing its just the nature of the beast. worst garage ever...
anyway, i got a flat real close by so i limped it back home and as soon as i went down the ramp i heard a huge metal hit and scrape like i hit the bottom frame or something up front which obviously had to do with one rim basically being on the ground. my car completely shut off and now does not run. cranks over, starts, does not stay on for more that 3 seconds. my first initial suspicion is i popped off a charge pipe or messed up my intercooler which upon inspection thankfully was not the case. theres nothing i can instantly and obviously see going on down there that would cause concern. no leaks or any fluids or nothing just a straight up bang and dead. only the front end hit so whatevers up front has to be the culprit im just at a loss here and have no idea whats going on.
any of you ever dealt with this or have any ideas? all help is appreciated. thanks!
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is it possible to bust the insides of it? cause nothing is visibly damaged from the outside and the piping looks great. its still my number 1 prime suspect though so i have no clue.
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i dont have the means of doing a proper boost leak test right here. i plan on dropping the front bumper and inspecting further. i really hope i find something because this is very odd.
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yeah the crazy thing is it wasnt even that hard of a hit. rolled on in, and i guess the weight of the car all up on it did it in. it broke upwards for sure and that missing screw on the bottom definitely didnt help out either
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got a new intercooler, installed it, car fired right up and everything is great BUT... now the crash bar doesnt line up. if it isnt one thing its another lol
did i miss something here? whats going on?
did i miss something here? whats going on?
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As long as you find someone who knows what their doing welding aluminum you wont have any issue. Itl be just as strong as before, just not as pretty.
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well if i didnt already get a whole new setup i wouldve been down to just weld it. i was gonna replace it anyways so it was finally an excuse to do so.
if any of you guys are in the north jersey/jersey city area and want the core to weld it and stuff you can come take it. the charge pipe that goes with it to. merry christmas
if any of you guys are in the north jersey/jersey city area and want the core to weld it and stuff you can come take it. the charge pipe that goes with it to. merry christmas
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