Engine failure? Please help.
12-06-2006, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by WynnS123,Dec 6 2006, 06:22 AM
I bought it from a private owner. I checked my oil a few days before this happened. The oil level was right inbetween the high and low mark.
12-06-2006, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by RACER,Dec 6 2006, 12:53 PM
After the engine is torn down and the cause of the failure is determined, mebbie the seller will split the cost of the rebuild with you
12-06-2006, 12:31 PM
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If I do have to get a new engine, would it be better to get the 2.2L block. Would this be a direct swap? Will the wiring harness, etc. match up?
12-06-2006, 03:08 PM
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you will need to pull off the head firstly to inspect the bores.
i'm so sorry to hear that this has happened to you. i remember when it happened to me and i found out what the damage was and i only had the car 3 weeks i almost cried because the repairs were going to be around 8-9K and i paid top dollar for my car.
Yes depending it could be a rod knock, i think you might have the same as me which is piston slap in cyl 4.
well if the oil was between half and full then it wasn't dangerously low although could of taken a top up. A well maintained s2k has its oil checked every week and topped up accordlingly. I think in the past oil starvation has contributed to the problem and the roughed up bore has been scored heaps if you just bought it and ripped it real hard.
I dont think the 2.2 ltr option will be a good one because you will probably need to change ECU and some other crap, dash instrument cluster because the 2.2 doesn't rev to 9k.
i'm so sorry to hear that this has happened to you. i remember when it happened to me and i found out what the damage was and i only had the car 3 weeks i almost cried because the repairs were going to be around 8-9K and i paid top dollar for my car.
Yes depending it could be a rod knock, i think you might have the same as me which is piston slap in cyl 4.
well if the oil was between half and full then it wasn't dangerously low although could of taken a top up. A well maintained s2k has its oil checked every week and topped up accordlingly. I think in the past oil starvation has contributed to the problem and the roughed up bore has been scored heaps if you just bought it and ripped it real hard.
I dont think the 2.2 ltr option will be a good one because you will probably need to change ECU and some other crap, dash instrument cluster because the 2.2 doesn't rev to 9k.
12-06-2006, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by txs2knoah,Dec 6 2006, 06:20 PM
why would you be doing 120mph?
12-06-2006, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by WynnS123,Dec 6 2006, 05:53 PM
well hey if the engine needs to be rebuilt then might as well go with forged internals and turbo
12-06-2006, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by txs2knoah,Dec 6 2006, 06:20 PM
why would you be doing 120mph?
The reason why the thread starter was going 120 mph has absolutely no relevance to this thread, which is to offer any advice on determining the cause of failure, and to help the thread starter with what direction and Avenues he should take.