I just got word from my mechanic that my 01 motor is done from oil starvation cylinders #3 and #4 are toast. The bearings were all kinds of charred, the spark plugs soaked in oil and an assortment of metal filings in the pan.

So far, I'm having trouble finding a motor. I know the guys at n1 concepts will do a great f22c swap if I can only find them a motor. I was just wondering if anyone has any advice about what to do from here?

 

had my f22 swap done at N1-Concepts. great guys, and they do great work.

they really helped me out when i was in your shoes.

 

Yeah they sounded very knowledgeable about the swap. Did you end up swapping the ecu also?

 

i had a f20 swap done by them
you'll want to run the usdm ecu because the jdm ecu is tuned to run on much higher octane than we have here.

 

yeah johnny was able to get me a ap2 ecu programmed and installed.

even though i was running the ap1 ecu for a week, i did not want to risk having to buy another engine.

 

+1 for n1concepts.

 

Any idea what conditions caused the oil starvation?

 

not sure, it got to a point where it was burning oil to more than 5 quarts every 1000 miles. then my oil pressure light came on at idle and by then it was obvious the bearings were done.

by the way, this is a 01 f20c so it may have the original 2-hole oil jet bolt (don't have documentation from previous owner of it being updated per tsb). **based on what i've read** it has been attributed with #4 failures especially when subjected to high load for extended periods of time. I can account for the high load and extended periods of time because with 4.77 gears I tend to cruise at 5-6k rpm on the freeway.

 

http://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/1905623373.html f20

 

i just recently had the same issue you are having. #4 cylinder starvation, and i managed to shoot the rod out of my oil pan...i believe it was a clogged oil pump that caused my motor to fail...maybe some other reasons..who knows.
Hope you are able to source out a motor soon and get the car back up and running.

here's my thread in case you are interested, or want to see a rod sticking out the oil pan

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=783576