My engine blew.....AGAIN!!

[biggie27]

well about a year ago my R8 was having white smoke comming out of the tail pipe, the computer never threw any codes but the performance of the car was lacking, when i took it to the dealers it turned out that cylinder number 8 had oil leaking into the chamber and the engine needed to be replaced, the car had 14,000 kilometers at the time......reluctantly I accepted the engine change as long as they warrentied it as a new engine and they accpeted.....well last night while i was driving home, i heard a realy faint knocking sound, at first i thought it was the heat shield from the stasis exhuast could have loosend up...but by the time i got home the knocking became loud and had a pattern to it, well took it to the dealers this morning and the machanic told me looks like i have a blown engine and it sounds like one of the pistons is shot........the car has 28,000 kilometers and never had its first service done since the first service is done at 15,000 kilometers.....so basicly in 1 years i blew 2 engines......needles to say im not accepting a new engine this time, either a new car or they buy out my old car ad use it as a deposit for the v10......do u guys think i have a case here ?

[Davey_Dee]

needles to say im not accepting a new engine this time, either a new car or they buy out my old car ad use it as a deposit for the v10......do u guys think i have a case here ?

Definitely the right choice imo, it's their fault it's happened so they can sort it out how you want it to be sorted.

[RS4Cab]

That sucks, definitely making me rethink putting in a supercharger when I still have 3 and 1/2 years of warranty left. Car just hit 4,000 miles and I don't want to be on the hook for a blown engine when they blame the SC. I tend to drive my car very hard, The way I think this car was intended to be driven, but nice knowing if something goes I'm covered

[London Lad]

That's bad news biggie.

I guess you are in the USA ?
In the UK I doubt they would have covered you at all with an after market exhaust system fitted!

[mngolfer]

He says he had 14,000 km. That must mean he is not in the USA because we measure miles, not KM.

[biggie27]

im in kuwait actualy, and we have a modification freindly dealership, the dealership is actually the ppi/mtm dealer in kuwait and they installed the exhuast for me

[London Lad]

Well at least that a good thing!

[R84ME]

That sucks, definitely making me rethink putting in a supercharger when I still have 3 and 1/2 years of warranty left. Car just hit 4,000 miles and I don't want to be on the hook for a blown engine when they blame the SC. I tend to drive my car very hard, The way I think this car was intended to be driven, but nice knowing if something goes I'm covered

I sure agree with you here. The cost of an engine replacement would easily eclipse the cost of the supercharger itself. I would feel much more comfortable installing a SC or other engine mods after the factory warranty is up. If the engine makes it to 50K without incident, chances are it's a good one. It's all about risk management, with a little luck mixed in.

[biggie27]

i was actualy in talks with one of the shops here in kuwait for a supercharger install last week......im glad i didnt go that route

[ianerrid]

That's bad news biggie.

I guess you are in the USA ?
In the UK I doubt they would have covered you at all with an after market exhaust system fitted!

My local dealer said they would honor the warranty if it (the exhaust) is fitted by them.