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Could be wrong,but it sounds like a possible snapped timing chain? Providing the rest of the car is in good condition, I would replace the engine and keep the car. It should then be good for another 91k. You would only get around £2k selling it as it is anyway. Good luck.

The engine is non-interference, so just needs a new belt and if necessary a tensioner. I followed FrostyBalls wiki link and right near the end of the description, in the paragraph on the 7A you find the statement about non-interference. Since the valves will never come into contact with the pistons, plus the inlet cam is driven by gears off the exhaust cam locking them together, this engine should have no problems. Another thing is that there may be timing overlap where the valves are open with the piston at top dead centre. The water pump does not have to be changed, only remove the bolts holding the pulley to give clearance. The only thing I would suggest is to fit a new belt and turn the engine by hand to feel the compression. That way you will know if your engine is okay before actually starting it. I had a tensioner break on a Maestro at high speed, fitted a new one and running fine. Better than a chain cam breaking!!

I know you guys are too far away for this event I'm hosting but I thought you would like to see how we do it here in Cali. I'll be posting up lots of pictures after the event this Saturday. Aloha! This is an open invitation to all Scion iQ owners. A meet and greet for all iQ owners. All Scion iQ owners are invited to come hang out at FIVE:AD in Huntington Beach CA on Saturday June 8, 2013. 11 am - 2 pm. Meet other iQ owners and spend some time checking out each others rides. Free lunch for iQ owners and their passengers. Special VIP swag for iQ owners. Whether your iQ is modified or bone stock you are welcome to join us. The following vendors will be on site or donating prizes for our raffle to benefit the Valley Restart Shelter in the Inland Empire... FIVE:aD OEM Auido + Primo Powder Coating Beat-Sonic USA DC Sports Amsoil WAK Shop VIP Vinyl Killerwaxx Dr. Stickers Bulky Boy PowerBass USA FIVE:aD is located at 7612 Woodwind Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 The raffle will be held to benefit the homeless shelters in the Inland Empire. We have some awesome prizes and more are being donated daily. Whether your iQ is modified or bone stock be sure to come hang out with us for an afternoon of fun and check out the rides of other Scion iQ Owners in So Cal. We even have one iQ coming from Arizona for the event. A huge thank you to Troy Sumitomo and Matt Teske from FIVE:aD. They have taken this event and blown it up. If you have an iQ and are in the So Cal area you do not want to miss this event.

That looks a fantastic day Taz. Some really nicely turned out iQs as well. I like the colour scheme of Jo's mat red and black looks good. Never seen a RC iQ either. Thank you for sharing and showing us what we are missing.

The only fuel consumption figures that car manufacturers are legally allowed to quote in advertising, etc are the official EU fuel consumption testing figures - http://www.dft.gov.uk/vca/fcb/the-fuel-consumption-testing-scheme.asp' These are obtained under laboratory conditions and do not relate well to 'real world' fuel consumption - ie the actual mpg that owners can expect to achieve. If you want to get an idea of what mpg owners are getting have a look at http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/ or http://www.whatcar.com/truempg/

For quite some time now I have been getting PMs from members asking questions about the engine issues and the procedure as to how Toyota decide on replacement or not and what happens and also what to expect ect ect... Now I have always responded to these questions and have never once ignored a PM.. But with HUGE respect most of the answers are here and not so hard to find.. Many of the members here are also very competent (Most more than me !) of answering the questions .. I just don't have the time these days to come on so often and I don't want anyone sending a PM to think I am ignoring them as sometimes I flit in and out without much time.. I sincerely hope no one is offended by this and I will continue to reply.. But expect it to take a little time.. Charlie.

Troy, the owner of Five Axis / FIVE:AD thanking everyone for coming and announcing the winner of the 50% off coupon for a FIVE:AD Aero Kit and Rear Wing!... Many thanks to Troy and FIVE:AD for hosting the location of the event... David, the winner of the Aero Kit and Rear Spoiler with Troy... Troy applying the FIVE:AD plaque to the dashboard of my iQ... Thank you Troy, I've been wanting this highly prized item for quite a while!... Thank you to some of the members of my car club FUSCION who came out to help and support the event... We had sixteen iQ's come to the meet along with their owners, family and friends. It was such an enjoyable afternoon. We raised a bunch of money for charity, had a delicious lunch, got to chill with other iQ owners and win a ton of cool prizes. We will be starting the planning for Hi iQ 2014 Scion iQ Owners Meet and Greet soon. Troy has offered the FIVE:AD location for us to use again. I'm looking forward to it already!

Time for lunch from La Choza, so tasty... Troy brought out the Five Axis claw machine, filled with all kinds of Scion goodies and you didn't need to put in a quarter!... Ernie and Bella watching the fun inside the claw machine... Kassandra from La Choza experiencing the Five Axis / Pioneer FR-S sound machine... Eric and Rodney in the Beat-Sonic USA booth... Rodney's collection of RC cars, yes, that's an iQ RC on the end... Some of the raffle prizes winners... Rain was the winner of the Primo Powder Coating gift certificate for a one day turn around wheels service. Her wheels will be dismounted, powedercoated, mounted and balanced all in one day. Valued at over $500. Congratulations Rain and thank you to Brenda from Primo Powder Coating for donating the prize! Could be a beanie, could be a car cover for an iQ...

Charles has made some nice mods to his Hot Lava... Daniel has only had his iQ for two weeks but he has big plans for it... Showing how compact the iQ really is... Tinisha has chosen a Hello Kitty theme for her iQ and is doing it up right... There is a subwoofer between the front seats providing bass and doubles as an armrest... This Hot Lava belongs to Rain... Joe came with his amazing iQ... Jerry couldn't be with us in person but he did send his super clean iQ... Jesse and his Panda iQ... My HAOLEBUILT II was there... My wife Kelly modeling for me with my iQ... Franky brought his clean iQ as well... Sandy and her husband joined us too with their Blizzard Pearl but we somehow missed a photo of her car. Sorry Sandy. It looks great with the spoiler and rear sway bar. Hope to see you again soon. The iQ's lined up...

Some of the Five Axis cars on display... This Hot Lava iQ with the Disney Cars theme belongs to Ernie... Mikes iQ... Another Hot Lava belonging to Carlos... Edwards iQ with some cool mods... His one off frame brace... Mike's iQ with so many details that the longer you look at it, the more you see... His dual rear subwoofers... This Blizzard Pearl belongs to Curtis...

Saturday June 8, 2013 was the day for the Hi iQ 2013 Scion iQ Owners Meet and Greet. The event was held at the headquarters of FIVE:AD in Huntington Beach, CA. I wish the personally than Troy Sumitomo the owner of FIVE:AD / Five Axis and Matt Teske the marketing and events genius at FIVE:AD. The original venue had to be changed and they stepped up to provide an excellent place to hold the event and did some awesome promotion to help make the event the success that it was. The event was an informal gathering of Scion iQ owners so they could meet face to face and spend some time enjoying each other's rides. FIVE:AD provided us a great location and even had lunch catered in from La Choza Mexican Restaurant. The owners were all very nice people and the lunch was delicious. This thread contains photos of the event. A special thank you to all the vendors who participated in the event either by attending with a booth or donating prizes to the charity raffle. There was more than $2000 in donated prizes. A little over $800 was raised for the Valley Restart Shelter in Hemet, CA. iQ owners may have small cars but they have huge hearts! The vendors included: FIVE:AD Beat-Sonic USA DC Sports Primo Powder Coating OEM Audio Plus WAK Shop Killerwaxx PowerBass USA Varad Lighting Amsoil Scion Corp Toyota LA Regional And now the pictures.. The FIVE:AD booth... Daniel from OEM Audio Plus... Eric from Beat-Sonic USA... Brenda from Primo Powder Coating... Art from Killerwaxx... The owner registration table... And the prize table for the raffle... My wife Kelly on the left and my friend Desiree on the right selling raffle tickets... Mike chose the option of buying raffle tickets by paying $40 to wrap the iQ, he wrapped it twice around... Mike also wrapped his iQ... And Tinisha wasn't shy about buying raffle tickets either... Rain wrapped her iQ three times around and it payed off, she won a ton of prizes...

Looks great Taz, do you fancy bringing your roadshow over to the UK ?