Well I was sitting in the parking lot at work today and My car started smoking... I was a little shocked b/c yesterday I got it tuned... I quickly shut it off and popped the hood to go take a look.... I look down and there is Oil all over the ground... I look underneath and theres a huge fire... I was like F**k this cant be happening.. I got the fire out and sure enough there was a MONSTER hole in the side of my block... I don't know what happened and I don't care to know... I'm done with that project and am selling it... it has been nothing but a headache since I boosted it.. I was running complete bolt on and this still happened I'm in it so deep its hurting my daughters college fund... I just gotta get rid of it.... anyone think 8k for a 06 with 40k is to much to ask.... the top end is fine It just needs the bottom end.... and I am supper ____ed at my TUNER.... I paid him a lot of $$$$ just so this wouldn't happen...

 

call up the tuner, sounds like something went horribly wrong. what kit do you have?

 

DEZOD... and he said it was running just fine when they were done with it last night...... which it was but GD I've only driven it for 2 weeks boosted

 

Wow that really sucks, did you do the install or did a shop do it? I would definitely call the tuner

 

Shop did everything... but he doesn't want to take responsibility for it... I called him and he said he can show me the log of how they tuned it and it was conservative so there is no reason it should have happened... plus I babied it to work today and I cant believe it happened

 

installer issue then. either way they should have some sort of insurance on stuff like that

 

Ahh crap... All these posts of trouble are scaring me...

 

damn sucks, you have details like afrs, boost, cels, or any activities that might have caused it to blow? how was the car running after the tune?

 

wow...that really sux....its scary too!....

 

show us the pics on how bad it is, so i will be scared more hitting boost without a tune

 

got any data logging?

 

thats why i wont EVER boost my car or have anyone other than Toyota/Scion touch my engine.

 

In the year+ i've been on this forum these are the most posts i've seen at one time.

 

talking about the dealer? haha they're only good if your engine is stock

 

i will never ever trust the dealer to do any important things to my car.

 

Damn man...I am so sorry to hear that. Trust me, I know how it feels...how it feels TWICE.

This car is not meant for boost and I know that now =/

If I were you I would have let the fire catch to the engine and collect insurance =/

 

So you've had the t/c on for 2weeks now and just had it tuned for the first time yesterday ? What kind of engine managment are you running and what map ?

 

no actually this is the 3rd tune in 2 weeks... 2 different tuners though... I'm running FIC and I changed the plugs last week it ran fine so I though it would be ok ... a few days later (Fri) It started acting up so I decided it might be some bad fuel but I drained it and filled it with fresh 94. It didn't help so I took it back to the tune shop Sat and he said he would get to it Mon morning... well heres tues and Im F**ked... I tried to reason with him but he has just gave me a run around

 

He had the car from Fri-Mon?

What did he all do to this as I am sure he only tuned it for an hour...

 

A hole in the side of the block is probably from a solid dentonation. That would be where my $$ went on!

Sorry to hear about your loss man.