Welp by bye engine
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Welp by bye engine
So the oil pressure light has been coming on when i come to a stop and the revs are low. I parked the car the other night and everything sounded fine. Go to start it up a few days later and its making a awful noise. A loud ticking%
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So the oil pressure light has been coming on when i come to a stop and the revs are low. I parked the car the other night and everything sounded fine. Go to start it up a few days later and its making a awful noise. A loud ticking/thumping sound is coming from the engine so I cut it off. Take the car over to a local mechanic and he tells me there is metal in the oil and I should prob get a new engine.
While im no the most mechanically inclined person I do know that there is prob a better way to fix this problem instead of just replacing the engine. They werent exactly sure what the problem is unless they tear it apart and charge me a bunch of labor cost. So I called my dads friend who has a shop up in PA and he agreed to fix it for me on the cheap. He reuilt the engine in a 1st gen DSM I used to have so Im confident in his work.
I was just really shocked that this shop told me to just get a new engine. They told me a engine was $6800 and I was like um I paid a little more than that for the car. Situation sucks as the weather is perfect for some top down driving.
Just figured I would share and I hope everyone has fun driving their S.......
While im no the most mechanically inclined person I do know that there is prob a better way to fix this problem instead of just replacing the engine. They werent exactly sure what the problem is unless they tear it apart and charge me a bunch of labor cost. So I called my dads friend who has a shop up in PA and he agreed to fix it for me on the cheap. He reuilt the engine in a 1st gen DSM I used to have so Im confident in his work.
I was just really shocked that this shop told me to just get a new engine. They told me a engine was $6800 and I was like um I paid a little more than that for the car. Situation sucks as the weather is perfect for some top down driving.
Just figured I would share and I hope everyone has fun driving their S.......
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Originally Posted by C Ory,May 5 2010, 06:26 PM
Have you checked the oil level?
Oil pressure light coming on likely means you're very low on oil.
Also, why'd you double post?
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change your timing chain tensioner...it will most likely go away...i ordered mine from hard top guy and got it about 2 days later. super easy installation.
and check your oil weekly from now on!!!!!
and check your oil weekly from now on!!!!!
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Originally Posted by sal_flip,May 5 2010, 05:28 PM
So I called my dads friend who has a shop up in PA and he agreed to fix it for me on the cheap. He reuilt the engine in a 1st gen DSM I used to have so Im confident in his work.
I have a large following of DSM buddies in the PA region, more specifically York from my DSM days (had a 98 GSX with about 500HP). I know 2 of them run shops/side businesses.
It might be one of the guys I know.
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Originally Posted by BMeekS2k,May 6 2010, 01:40 AM
change your timing chain tensioner...it will most likely go away...
But I do agree about... "CHECK YOUR OIL" weekly