Blown Engine. Now A NEW Engine :) (w/3 vid's)

To answer some questions from above... It has been in 13 oil changes.* The rest have all been frustrating issues with the air bag (many times), auto lights (3 times), some board behind the dash that controls the auto wipers, engine (4 or 5 times now) & just other odds & ends.. but everything has eventually been taken care of.* Just took multiple trips for most things to fix it... find out it didn't work and then re-fix it.* :)

Back to topic.* Got the call from Erin Mills Mazda today to say they have reviewed my history and it has been approved under warranty & the engine is on its way.

Man I feel much better.* I felt like crap for the last few days.* But as always, it turned out better than I imagined and I must have thanked Frank @ Erin Mills 5 times during our 3 min phone convo.

Horray... It worked out... For now... Now just have to play the waiting game.

Thanks again everyone!

Glad to hear it looks like it's working out blackman.

Awwwwww thats good news everything was sorted out

How does one get a 'bent valve' though?

wiiiicked!!! good shit.. keep us posted.. !!!

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How does one get a 'bent valve' though?

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A few ways, but I believe the most common is a valve spring sticking and the piston striking the valve.

Great news about a new engine!

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How does one get a 'bent valve' though?

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Has something to do with the red light on a flip key combined with a incorrectly installed "Fuel Genie".

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How does one get a 'bent valve' though?

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Has something to do with the red light on a flip key combined with a incorrectly installed "Fuel Genie".

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i knew that fuel genie thing sucked!!

So when a car gets a new engine is it safe to assume that the odometer does NOT get reset back to 0?

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So when a car gets a new engine is it safe to assume that the odometer does NOT get reset back to 0?

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yup.. but if you were to get a new cluster.. you get a new odometer reading :)

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So when a car gets a new engine is it safe to assume that the odometer does NOT get reset back to 0?

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yup.. but if you were to get a new cluster.. you get a new odometer reading :)

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That seems so retarded.

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To answer some questions from above... It has been in 13 oil changes.* The rest have all been frustrating issues with the air bag (many times), auto lights (3 times), some board behind the dash that controls the auto wipers, engine (4 or 5 times now) & just other odds & ends.. but everything has eventually been taken care of.* Just took multiple trips for most things to fix it... find out it didn't work and then re-fix it.* :)

Back to topic.* Got the call from Erin Mills Mazda today to say they have reviewed my history and it has been approved under warranty & the engine is on its way.

Man I feel much better.* I felt like crap for the last few days.* But as always, it turned out better than I imagined and I must have thanked Frank @ Erin Mills 5 times during our 3 min phone convo.

Horray... It worked out... For now... Now just have to play the waiting game.

Thanks again everyone!

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Hey Great news Blackman, (Assuming you have Stick) and if you've got the cash, it may be a good time to put in a MazdaSpeed clutch and flywheel!! they'll have the engine out already, so zip-zap-zoom its done! :D

As for the question Kitten brought up about the bent valve, and if it was the valves, its possible the valves just overheated and bent, it dosn'"t take much and once their bent they slap against the valve seats and get even more damaged.This might be far fetched but it could have happened when he let the car warm up for 5 or so minutes the night before, at idle and when cold the fuel is delivered much richer hence the cumbustion is much hotter, thats why its not a good idea to let it sit too long......just a theory!


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Talked to Erin Mills today. The engine has come in (that was fast), my engine is out & they are about to drop the new one in any minute now. They were saying I could have it back as soon as tomorrow if everything goes well and it fires up properly.

Still no loaner car tho... I don't mind if I can get my car back in 1 week for a major fix like this.

So far I would give the dealership 4.75/5 for the speed & great customer service. They lost .25 points for not having a loaner for me this time ;) ha ha.

Wow, good work on the part of Erin Mills Mazda! That is incredible!

It's actually refreshing to hear a dealer treating their customer to such speed!

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Talked to Erin Mills today. The engine has come in (that was fast)

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WOW
That was FAST!
Holy shit....

I waited almost 7 weeks for my window trim (the one that started to rust)

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your engine sounds similar to what happened with mazda3_mike. he had a similar, if not the exact same, issue and the dealership told him the same thing and gave him back the car to drive sounding like shit.* the car eventually died on him in the middle of nowhere.* in the end, he got a new engine out of mazda (long story that was posted on the crashed tm3).

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Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the video.* :-[

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haha
yeah he's after goign thru about 4 new engines since hten (he's a dear friend who i talk to all the time)

Sweetness, congrats, Andrew!

Yeah we just received a 2.3 engine that was ordered on the 30th of October today.

Good to hear everything is working out for ya.

Another update... Got the car back today at 4pm... Wow that was super quick. Very nice people. At the dealership they were asking about my lip (thanks ssg), rainguards (thanks flip) & intake. Super nice. Didn't charge me a penny.

It will be weird doing another break in for the 2nd time :)

It idles super quiet. Its nice for a change... it was always really loud when I started it up until it warms up.

I will post another update after the weekend... that should give me enough time to see if everything works fine.

haha must be weird seeling your cluster back at 0 again?
or how does that part work?

Cluster did not change... still in the 70's :) but I do have a sticker to remind me when my new engine was put in!

Driving it home tonight... All of a sudden my electrical goes. My engine stayed on but my interior and exterior lights go out. Then my power steering goes. So I put my emerg lights on and pulled off the road. Shut it off. Turned it back on... and everything goes. 5 mins later same thing. By this time people are getting pissed behind me. Shut it off and do it again. 5 mins later same thing....

So... I think I will be spending most of the day back @ the dealership... :(

I am sure it is just a loose connection somewhere. The engine stays running even when the lights go out...

Died on me again tonight... Had to have it towed home... Back to the dealership tomorrow morning again :( I have a CEL on again... eek.

OMFG! man I'm terribly sorry that you're having to go through all of this.

totally not cool


thinks we may have another mazda_3_mike on our hands!!!

least your not a gimp!
hahahahah

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I am sure it is just a loose connection somewhere. The engine stays running even when the lights go out...

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Check the negative battery connection... sounds like that might be it.. maybe..