Well, I changed the oil, fixed the hood latch and drove the Spider on over to the Auto Hobby Shop on Camp Pendleton. On the way there the oil light came on, so I pulled over to the side of the road. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary, I had a good amount of oil in the engine, and I was only a few miles from the Hobby Shop, so I started it back up, oil light stayed off this time. I made it to about a block from the Hobby Shop and all of the sudden the oil light came on, and the engine started making kind of a clunking noise with a minor loss of power.
I was only going to replace the water pump at the hobby shop and wasn't prepared to spend my time doing much else, but this was clearly the bigger headache now. I asked one of the mechanics if they would mind taking a look at it while I went back to work and haggled to get a few extra hours off.
The mechanic said there was some definite piston slap and he says he thinks the connecting rod in the first cylinder is broke/breaking. With the lack of oil pressure, water pump going bad, and with first cylinder going out, he recommended trying to find a new engine and just replace it.
I had it towed to a mechanic out in Oceanside just for a second opinion, and he identified almost identical symptoms, except he adds that it looks like the Tranny mount should be replaced as well.
What're your thoughts on where to go from here? Time to replace the engine? Mark, I just got the head from you, would it be beneficial to just replace the block or should I do it all at once? And is it a better idea to just replace or should I try to rebuild the engine? Any ideas on where to get a complete engine in a relatively quick manner?
Should I just replace the engine?
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So Cal Mark
the answers to those questions begin with budget and time available for repairs.
Rebuilding will take some time and be most costly. A used engine will be cheaper and quicker, but may be hard to verify how the condition of it is.
I may have something, but it would still be in a car, so removal would take alittle time
Rebuilding will take some time and be most costly. A used engine will be cheaper and quicker, but may be hard to verify how the condition of it is.
I may have something, but it would still be in a car, so removal would take alittle time
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Jon
If you have something Mark let me know! I could drive up there to help pull or at least transport the engine in my old beater of a truck.
I'm thinking of replacing the engine and then rebuilding what is in there over a period of time. It can't hurt to have a back up!
I am thinking of replacing it in a fairly expedient manner since my career in the Marine Corps is coming to a rapid close!
I'm thinking of replacing the engine and then rebuilding what is in there over a period of time. It can't hurt to have a back up!
I am thinking of replacing it in a fairly expedient manner since my career in the Marine Corps is coming to a rapid close!
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So Cal Mark
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fiatS2000
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Jon
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bandit
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So Cal Mark
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Jon
Hey Mark,
I just tried calling you, and couldn't get through..
With the 2L, where would one get an appropriate cross member?
Right now I am interested in whatever possibilities are available really. So I'm poking around pricing and whatnot. I probably would've forgot that the cross member is a possible issue!
I just tried calling you, and couldn't get through..
With the 2L, where would one get an appropriate cross member?
Right now I am interested in whatever possibilities are available really. So I'm poking around pricing and whatnot. I probably would've forgot that the cross member is a possible issue!