cpx3mbp

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?

C-losAp1

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.

cpx3mbp

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

hellspare

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.

C-losAp1

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.

ass2thousand

+1 for n1concepts.

thomsbrain

Any idea what conditions caused the oil starvation?

cpx3mbp

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.

s2kayyyy

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

hk_s2k

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