What are my options after a rod bearing failure

[Lawineer]

What the hell broke the oil pan then? How does the block crack from bad oil?

[Mikey]

What the hell broke the oil pan then? How does the block crack from bad oil?

I forgot what part he said hit the oil pan, but that was the piece that I heard bouncing around during the failure

[Mikey]

After this is settled, hopefully without me having to pay for it...again, I'm done. I see the gallardo performantes are coming back down in price. If anyone can get me a decent deal on one, I'd be interested....after I sell this nightmare or course

[ViperSRT]

I forgot what part he said hit the oil pan, but that was the piece that I heard bouncing around during the failure

Very hard to interpret given the descriptions so far. But it sounds like a broken connecting rod. Which ended up damaging both the block and the oil pan. Bearing seizure is a likely cause for the rod fracture. If debris is the cause there should be clear debris related damage to the main bearing which feeds oil to the seized rod bearing, along with with other bearings.

This failure can happen very suddenly when debris is introduced. What isn’t clear is how long symptoms were present during the 500 miles.

[Lawineer]

This is all really wild. Sending a rod into the oil pan isn't exactly common.

Obviously, something catastrophic happened to crack the block and oil pan.

[13COBRA]

Ah man. In for some shop notes. There's a lot going on here.

[Mikey]

Does anyone have anyone they recommend for shipping the car? Kevin has most of the parts to get started on a rebuild and I'd rather start now

[Brian E]

Does anyone have anyone they recommend for shipping the car? Kevin has most of the parts to get started on a rebuild and I'd rather start now

Call Drew. Best transport service I ever used.
https://www.southernintegrityautotransport.com/

[Mikey]

Call Drew. Best transport service I ever used.
https://www.southernintegrityautotransport.com/

Done, waiting on a call back

[Mikey]

Surprise surprise, installer told me to kick rocks BUT he'd cut me a deal on labor lmao.

[VENOM-TA]

Surprise surprise, installer told me to kick rocks BUT he'd cut me a deal on labor lmao.

what a shame.. you’ve had incredibly bad luck with this car.. it’s not the car’s fault it’s the previous owner and apparently now the builder/installer.. this very same thing could be happening if you had a Lamborghini or a Porsche.. it’s really just an unfortunate set of events.. you’ve already got 30k+ invested and that sucks.. if Calvo or Nth Moto are available to do it I’d go that route.. there will be no finger pointing then..

[13COBRA]

Surprise surprise, installer told me to kick rocks BUT he'd cut me a deal on labor lmao.

Who is the installer?

[Mikey]

Who is the installer?

Luke Oas at L&L Performance

[Mikey]

what a shame.. you’ve had incredibly bad luck with this car.. it’s not the car’s fault it’s the previous owner and apparently now the builder/installer.. this very same thing could be happening if you had a Lamborghini or a Porsche.. it’s really just an unfortunate set of events.. you’ve already got 30k+ invested and that sucks.. if Calvo or Nth Moto are available to do it I’d go that route.. there will be no finger pointing then..

I already paid Kevin a deposit, I'm going to send the entire car over to him
Calvo was my next option but without a block and tx2k this weekend, I'd probably have to just buy an entire motor for him to agree to work on it. A mew crate would be ideal, but my portfolio is down 250k from last year, so I'm quite literally hemorrhaging cash at this point

[VENOM-TA]

I already paid Kevin a deposit, I'm going to send the entire car over to him
Calvo was my next option but without a block and tx2k this weekend, I'd probably have to just buy an entire motor for him to agree to work on it. A mew crate would be ideal, but my portfolio is down 250k from last year, so I'm quite literally hemorrhaging cash at this point

so this Kevin guy is doing it all and going to stand by his work?

[Mikey]

so this Kevin guy is doing it all and going to stand by his work?

I'm asking him about a warranty if I send the entire car

Warranty for 6 months. I don't race the car anyway, so that should be fine

[VENOM-TA]

I'm asking him about a warranty if I send the entire car

Warranty for 6 months. I don't race the car anyway, so that should be fine

He agreed to 6 months?

[Mikey]

He agreed to 6 months?

That's what he covers, yes

I don't want to go into the details too much as I'm starting up the legal process, but the evidence presented all indicates that debris got into the motor

[VENOM-TA]

That's what he covers, yes

I don't want to go into the details too much as I'm starting up the legal process, but the evidence presented all indicates that debris got into the motor

Good on both accounts.. if it’s proven the “cleaned” oil cooler is the culprit then the installer is on the hook..

[13COBRA]

I already paid Kevin a deposit, I'm going to send the entire car over to him
Calvo was my next option but without a block and tx2k this weekend, I'd probably have to just buy an entire motor for him to agree to work on it. A mew crate would be ideal, but my portfolio is down 250k from last year, so I'm quite literally hemorrhaging cash at this point

Kevin and Antonio are both great peeps.

[ViperGeorge]

Kevin and Antonio are both great peeps.

And Aaron Miller at Nth Moto is top notch too.

[ellowviper]

Call insurance company and ask about road debris coverage (you ran over something and heard a loud bang...lost oil pressure, and so forth) and how it cracked your oil pan causing catastrophic engine damage.

[Mikey]

Call insurance company and ask about road debris coverage (you ran over something and heard a loud bang...lost oil pressure, and so forth) and how it cracked your oil pan causing catastrophic engine damage.

I don't want to chance getting hit with fraud

[Dan Cragin]

Montway shipping is a broker that ships a lot of cars. the contract out, are insured and often pickup quickly.

[7TH_SIGN]

The engine builder just blamed the installer 100% for the failure. The installer is about to do the reverse. You may as well call your lawyer now.

Surprise surprise, installer told me to kick rocks BUT he'd cut me a deal on labor lmao.

As we predicted, the owner is the real victim in all this. I’m sorry Mikey. You should have never even had issues with the engine to begin with. FCA is trash. None of this is your fault. The only way I’d own a GEN V again would be if Calvo or Nth did a full rebuild on it. I completely understand you wanting to sell it after all this.