Tareim 343 Report post Posted December 17, 2016 5 hours ago, Lauren said: Well, it does have a Fensport remap, so the rev limit will be raised. my rev limit wasn't raised on the fensport remap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surrey86 352 Report post Posted December 17, 2016 Ironically if you fitted a baffled sump or oil cooler for track safety you've more chance of warranty problems in the case of a blow up as you've modified your engine. You can't win! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted December 18, 2016 10 hours ago, Bfranklyn86 said: I was thinking of the sump with track safety in mind. But it just gets me worried seeing NA engines go like this. Want to take all precautions, if you see what I mean. I would also assume oil surge is something that is quite hard to prove or disapprove, unless there is another smoking gun. I've done three years worth of sprinting in mine and a number of track days. I've done 93K miles. My car doesn't use any oil that I can notice. Engine is still strong, no issues either. In terms of the rev limit, Adrian did certainly increase them a few hundred rpm on a remap. Whether or not he offers that as an option or does it to all of them, though, I don't know. I remember talking to him about remaps and he did say that he increases it and I have seen an increased rev limit in cars he has remapped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted December 18, 2016 7 hours ago, maurice said: Ironically if you fitted a baffled sump or oil cooler for track safety you've more chance of warranty problems in the case of a blow up as you've modified your engine. You can't win! The general consensus is that you don't need a baffled sump, particularly with them actually causing a problem due to poor design which is just shocking really. Did Grover ever track his car anyway though? 1 Ade reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
long-gone 152 Report post Posted December 18, 2016 Nope. When I ran two cars I would take my 'fun' car to airfield and track days, but as this is my only form of transport I've never taken it on track. It's been driven 'normally' it's whole life, very rarely to the red line and I can think of only a couple of occasions when it's hit the limiter. My days of thrashing it are behind me - the Griff was epic, but I'm older and (a little) wiser now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted December 18, 2016 Well - watching with interest to see what the diagnosis is. The mods should be a red herring as very mildly tweaked. Let's see. Hopefully it's an unlucky failure and Toyota properly stand behind it... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bfranklyn86 52 Report post Posted December 18, 2016 19 hours ago, maurice said: Ironically if you fitted a baffled sump or oil cooler for track safety you've more chance of warranty problems in the case of a blow up as you've modified your engine. You can't win! In my case the warranty has already put in quite serious jeopardy by the harrop supercharger! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted December 18, 2016 I've come to the conclusion that my warranty was in actual fact 3 years rather than 5 as Toyota are becoming increasingly uesless and wont fix a thing on my car. So with that in mind we should stop worrying about our warranties. 1 nikndel reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikndel 509 Report post Posted December 18, 2016 8 minutes ago, rob275 said: I've come to the conclusion that my warranty was in actual fact 3 years rather than 5 as Toyota are becoming increasingly uesless and wont fix a thing on my car. So with that in mind we should stop worrying about our warranties. That's what I think with my lot anyway it was one of the reasons for getting the car as I hoped I would have 4 years with peace of mind but in my case it is a farce or prehaps they should state 5 years limited to whatever they like warranty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
long-gone 152 Report post Posted December 19, 2016 Update: Another change of mind... Just had a call from dealer to say they are going to proceed with the repair under warranty. No real indication or explanation of why, or what's changed - I'm just relieved they have. 10 GT86-Ian, surrey86, rigsey and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tareim 343 Report post Posted December 19, 2016 good to hear things are moving again 1 long-gone reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted December 19, 2016 Good for them :-). Doing the right thing I think... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 long-gone reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surrey86 352 Report post Posted December 19, 2016 That's good news. I think a few of us were scared they were going to do a 'Subaru' on the engine warranty. 1 long-gone reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ade 517 Report post Posted December 19, 2016 Glad its getting sorted chap. Would be good to know what caused the issue. 1 long-gone reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
long-gone 152 Report post Posted December 19, 2016 Feeling a little more sanguine about it all now. Hoping they can't change their mind again. As soon as I hear more I'll let you know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robins 4 Report post Posted December 20, 2016 Glad to hear its getting sorted mate. Not going to lie though I had to google 'sanguine' Been following your thread on here and pistonheads and like what you've done with it 1 long-gone reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul 442 Report post Posted December 20, 2016 On 18/12/2016 at 7:51 PM, rob275 said: I've come to the conclusion that my warranty was in actual fact 3 years rather than 5 as Toyota are becoming increasingly uesless and wont fix a thing on my car. So with that in mind we should stop worrying about our warranties. If mine goes bang I'll be hunting a 2JZ replacement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodename47 446 Report post Posted December 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Paul said: If mine goes bang I'll be hunting a 2JZ replacement. That'd be cheap.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
remal 85 Report post Posted December 20, 2016 On 18/12/2016 at 10:13 AM, LordGrover said: Nope. When I ran two cars I would take my 'fun' car to airfield and track days, but as this is my only form of transport I've never taken it on track. It's been driven 'normally' it's whole life, very rarely to the red line and I can think of only a couple of occasions when it's hit the limiter. My days of thrashing it are behind me - the Griff was epic, but I'm older and (a little) wiser now. Sorry to hear this news bud. As for getting to old haha your never to old. And knowing u on PH it's a shame I find out you owned a kit car (Griff) also haha kidding. Hpoe this gets sorted and you find out the cause. 1 long-gone reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
long-gone 152 Report post Posted December 23, 2016 Got the call yesterday morning - all done. New bottom end supplied and fitted. Battery was also replaced under warranty. While the engine was out I also had a new clutch and spark plugs, effectively free of labour charge. New engine and clutch plus transmission fluids and the new billies installed a couple of months ago, it feels like a new car again - including having to run it in again. 2.1/2 hour drive back home was uneventful, ran well. Now have to decide whether to keep it... I've lost a little faith, but still love the car. 4 surrey86, Lauren, Keethos and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted December 23, 2016 Good, stuff that was a nice quick turnaround. 1 long-gone reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted December 23, 2016 I reckon keep it, these things happen. The good thing is it cost you nothing due to warranty! 1 long-gone reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 There are plenty of us running around with no issues. It's still covered under warranty, reckon put it behind you and enjoy the car. 1 long-gone reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 That's great news. Any insight into what happened/caused the failure? I'd also say keep it. I suppose in the end you don't know the history of the car. A previous owner might have run it low on oil for example. Now you have a brand new motor you can look after it... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodename47 446 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 13 minutes ago, Nicebiscuit said: I suppose in the end you don't know the history of the car. A previous owner might have run it low on oil for example. He's had it since release, no other owners 1 long-gone reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
