I AM ROYALLY PISSED OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I took the head off my CA today and this was how it went... Wow, cylinder #1 and its piston look goregous! Wow, cylinder #2 is awesome too! Cylinder #3 is great! What the fu<k happened here!!!!?????? The piston is cracked/possibly shattered!!! How could this happen? Everything else was beautiful but this is terrible! I now need new pistons and stuff to get this going. GRRR!!!! FV<K S/-/IT BIt<H a$$HOLES!!! Sorry had to rant, but I dont know what to do. Hopefully I can get some pistons ASAP!
-Ian
Fv<k Venus Auto~!!
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boost_boy wrote:Hey Sean,
Remember this, yours was compression tested and everything checked out okay:rolleyes "Lying Bastards" just trying to make a dollar and don't care who gets screwed in the process:mad:.
damn straight...stupid a$$holes! I spent a ton of time and extra money on that engine replacing seals and electronics and stuff...not to mention all the labor of pulling the KA, putting the CA in, pulling the CA out and putting the KA back in all in a week's time! while working all day at Nissan!!! At least i know how to do engine swaps now!lol
(oh and boost, i can't find a 12 pt 10mm here or at my neighbor's house, so I'll have to borrow one from the guys at work tomorrow...maybe pull your part tomorrow during my lunch break!
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Re: Fv<k Venus Auto~!!
CA18Fastback wrote:I AM ROYALLY PISSED OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I took the head off my CA today and this was how it went... Wow, cylinder #1 and its piston look goregous! Wow, cylinder #2 is awesome too! Cylinder #3 is great! What the fu<k happened here!!!!?????? The piston is cracked/possibly shattered!!! How could this happen? Everything else was beautiful but this is terrible! I now need new pistons and stuff to get this going. GRRR!!!! FV<K S/-/IT BIt<H a$$HOLES!!! Sorry had to rant, but I dont know what to do. Hopefully I can get some pistons ASAP!
-Ian
give them foos a chance to make it right, they might take care of you, maybe, I hope.
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new fun information for you guys.... 
After going out to remove the oilpan(which we inspected for leaks before installation) we noticed a bracket around the back of the oilpan(near transmission, below cylinder #4). we removed the bracket and guess what I found... A BIG HOLE in the oilpan. Protruding out from the hole was none other than a connecting rod. Doesn't this just keep getting better? The rod was broken off where the piston used to connect to. Picture are attached.
-Ian
After going out to remove the oilpan(which we inspected for leaks before installation) we noticed a bracket around the back of the oilpan(near transmission, below cylinder #4). we removed the bracket and guess what I found... A BIG HOLE in the oilpan. Protruding out from the hole was none other than a connecting rod. Doesn't this just keep getting better? The rod was broken off where the piston used to connect to. Picture are attached.
-Ian
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all i can say is ask for one that has no modifications, etc. mine was bone stock, everything was great, freakishly low miles, etc. only problems that i got from it were the water pumps because of the mis-balanced fan, and all the stuff caused by rampant shards of water pump. im really sorry to hear that, but talk to them, they told me they would replace anything wrong with it, they stand behind the stuff they sell.
wait, how long have you had the motor in the car? quite a while hasnt it been? were you overboosting, running lean? how did you not spot all that oil drain from the pan? im just putting another view into this just cause you blow up the motor doesn mean its automaticly the importers fault, whos to say it was fine and maybe you were DET but didnt know it . but this is making me want to compression test my venus auto motor to see if my funky running is caused by a melted piston or somthing to that effect, but when i changed my oil today i didnt see any metal fragments at all so i think im still in the clear! ian please dont get mad at me for asking or making those other assumptions, but look at it fromt another angle maybe you caused the damage from DETing and didnt know it
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Quote »ian please dont get mad at me for asking or making those other assumptions, but look at it fromt another angle maybe you caused the damage from DETing and didnt know it[/quote] That thing was knocking before it did this! It's looks like more of an abuse deal with an extreme amount of pressur on the motor. That's why when you guys get your motors, yo can do your own compression test before getting the engine into the car by simpling removing the coilpacks and adding 13volts to the starter. Letting the motor sit awhile before attempting to do anything is a recipe for trouble. That's why most engine importers give you a 30 day start-up warranty. Take the spark plugs out, get a mag lite and do a light inspection of the crown of each piston. If your engine is too clean, someone is hiding the smell of a "Rat". Expect some oil on the valve covers and around those areas that are prone leak a bit under normal operation. Don't be afraid to turn the crank to check for smooth operation. And most importantly, don't get played with these motors. The average importer know nothing about a CA18DET or the contents of it nor do they know the abuse these things are prone to. WE know them for revving really high, what do you think those Japanese folk did when they owned it " Drove like an old lady":) . The bottom line is, if and when you guys spend money on these motors, you have to give them a full cavity search and be wary of the turbo crapping it's seal. A smart fool will get a rebuild almost immediately. A foolish fool will just take their chances with what they got and may very well get away with it for a while, but will get "Got" eventually. These engines are not new! I would say that AWD version that I use will tend to have less abuse on them and are in better shape than the RWD versions, but I don't let my guard down. And even though I buy my engines from my friend, he still doesn't warrant the turbo for me or no one and this I accept. The FWD turbo and manifold is just as hard to remove as the RWD and I know this because I've had the opportunity to experience both and they both drink major donkey "Cum":eek: . So inspect your investments well and dot all "I's" as well as cross all "T's" before installing these motors in your car. Don't get yoked-out because you own a CA18DET and the importer says it has low miles on it. That's the worst line I've heard yet. If they tell you it has HKS cams, valve springs, GREX pistons, etc, are you going to believe them without opening it up? You all have been briefed.
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slw240sx-IT WASNT ME!! LoL. Wanna know why? I never even wired the damn thing. Unless it was detonating with no wiring or battery hooked up to it, lol. I was just removing the head to prep it for the new headgasket and to check the pistons. Unfortunately it had a crap piston and threw a rod really bad before I even got it. The thing that pisses me off is that the hole was hidden by this bracket on the oilpan so I couldnt see it. I e-mailed Venus and it seems like they are going to handle it properly. The asked me to fax my invoice and show some pics then we'll go from there. Oh well, hopefully this will go quickly.
-Ian
-Ian
