Overheating and more?

[julybighouse]

Finally got a response from the dealership:

"Car has been in and out of the shop at this point. The turbo went bad on it, the worst-case-scenario situation. Apparently, the bearing in the turbo burned out, ate a whole bunch of oil, then disintegrated, sending pieces of sharp metal into the intake and exhaust. The whole engine is gone.

A remanufactured engine isn't going to do it, because it's apparently not available for the turbo engine. There are more than a few different components on the turbo engine due to the greater need for strength from forced induction. They'll have to replace the whole short block, then machine the head. You'll wind up with a completely brand new engine, turbo, and the lot."

Estimated cost of repairs: ~$8-10K s***

only good news I have....essentially new mazdaspeed for about 8-10K. Lets just hope the body will hold up for a bit...

 

[kamon8404]

Yea the engine is exactly the same, nothing reinforced. Only part that's different is the windage tray. For that price you should get a forged bottom end and a gt28rs

 

[SCMP3]

Yeah that happened to a local friend of mine with I forged motor. It sucked the ball bearings out of his Turbo through his motor. The only thing that survived was the rods and crankshaft.

I'd say go forged for half of that price.

 

[shane02pro5]

I'd get your car out of there and pay a reputable shop to swap in a longblock (look here: car-part.com) from a protege swap in your windage tray and find a used turbo maybe in the fs section and have it back on the road with labor for less than $3k easily

Finally got a response from the dealership:

"Car has been in and out of the shop at this point. The turbo went bad on it, the worst-case-scenario situation. Apparently, the bearing in the turbo burned out, ate a whole bunch of oil, then disintegrated, sending pieces of sharp metal into the intake and exhaust. The whole engine is gone.

A remanufactured engine isn't going to do it, because it's apparently not available for the turbo engine. There are more than a few different components on the turbo engine due to the greater need for strength from forced induction. They'll have to replace the whole short block, then machine the head. You'll wind up with a completely brand new engine, turbo, and the lot."

Estimated cost of repairs: ~$8-10K s***

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Give me $5000, I'll build you a complete forged engine good for 450HP, and ship it to you, ready to bolt in the car.

 

[julybighouse]

I finally got the car back. Over a month in the shop and lots of headaches. New engine, turbo, intake, clutch, timing belt, water pump, and more. Final cost was over $9K, but the car is practically brand new at this point. Everything under the hood has basically been replaced with new stuff. I at least won't need to pay for repairs anytime soon.

 

[StealthWyvern]

I finally got the car back. Over a month in the shop and lots of headaches. New engine, turbo, intake, clutch, timing belt, water pump, and more. Final cost was over $9K, but the car is practically brand new at this point. Everything under the hood has basically been replaced with new stuff. I at least won't need to pay for repairs anytime soon.

Damn that sucks you got raked over the coals on that deal! You could do a built motor in a months time frame including headwork around half of that easy and toss in 1k for a new turbo, and another 1k roughly to install it all. I guess on the bright side of things thats a hell of a lot less things you need to worry about now! I hope you got one hell of a warrenty on that drivetrain!

 

[kamon8404]

Geeez. That's wayyyyyy more than the car is even worth.