So much for reliability

"Zaphod's Heart of Gold" (anavriniv) 05/02/2020 at 11:20 • Filed to: None

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after almost 5 years and 73k miles of ownership my beloved car died on me this morning. Things aren’t looking good...

jimz > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 11:24

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symptoms?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 11:29

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High pressure fuel pump?

dogisbadob > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 11:30

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cool shade of blue tho

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 11:37

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5 years is not a bad run 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 11:50

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I’m sorry I love me a sharp looking MS3...

ChevytoMazda > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 11:52

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What oil are you using? Done any modificatio ns?

Nom De Plume > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 12:03

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73K is pretty low for modern vehicles isn’t it?

Whatever the mechanical problems it looks quite good.  One of the very cars I’ve seen that looks good wearing fun blue paint.

DipodomysDeserti > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/02/2020 at 12:26

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Hello, fellow BMW owner!

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 12:51

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Pfft tell that to my 2013 Odyssey, who's about to blow it's engine

Zaphod's Heart of Gold > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 05/02/2020 at 13:18

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No, the autotechs in this car have been going strong for 150k miles in 2 different cars. Pulled the pump today after I got it home and they look brand new

It threw P0340 cam position sensor.  I have it apart now, took the valve cover off to make sure the timing chain is in tact (it is) and everything under there is immaculately clean.  I’ve found a few issues under the hood (recirc tube, shocks are leaking, some parts getting touchy with each other) but nothing that looks like it could cause this problem.  I’m hoping it’s just the sensor, if a couple friends come through I may have it fixed or at least diagnosed today

Zaphod's Heart of Gold > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/02/2020 at 13:18

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It’s 10 years old, I’ve had it for 5 of those

Zaphod's Heart of Gold > Nom De Plume 05/02/2020 at 13:20

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It’s at ~113k total, I bought it at 40k.

I absolutely love the color.  When I was replacing my ‘07 speed this was on a local lot and I bought it partly because of the color

Boxer_4 > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 13:49

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Even broken, it still looks happy!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 14:20

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Exactly 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > DipodomysDeserti 05/02/2020 at 14:21

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Yes I bought a 100,000 mile BMW.

If I get 5 year out of I’d without major repairs I’ll be ecstatic  

thatsmr > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 14:39

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Ex wife had an 08 Mazda 6 4cyl which was a nice ride but by 100k became very needy, leaked everything, noisy ride..cant say it never got her from a to b, but the 99 Accord was way cheaper to maintain properly even at 140k

Victorinoo > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/02/2020 at 16:24

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What happened to it? when I was looking into getting a speed3 I heard that they are known for spontaneously blowing the motor. I forgot what the exact failure mode is, but it’s been recorded in the forums.

Zaphod's Heart of Gold > jimz 05/03/2020 at 10:29

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No compression. Pretty sure it slipped timing

Zaphod's Heart of Gold > Victorinoo 05/03/2020 at 10:30

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early one were known for tossing rods, this isn't that though. Pretty sure it slipped timing which means all kinds of bad things on an interference engine

Victorinoo > Zaphod's Heart of Gold 05/03/2020 at 11:46

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Hopefully it didn’t slip too far and valves are okay. Best of luck 

Zaphod's Heart of Gold > Victorinoo 05/03/2020 at 15:53

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No luck. All 16 valves are bent to the point of being stuck open