well I'm screwed

J-ville4.6 · 06-12-2005, 08:42 PM

I was driving to dinner tonight and I had just started out from a red light went through 1st gear then 2nd and when I went to shift into 3rd somthing came unglued. It sounded like a handful of bolts were falling out the bottom of the motor. The motor cut out instantly, I looked it the rearview mirror and oil smoke was coming out my pipes. pulled over and poped the hood smoke was coming out of the air filter, the oil breather cap. looked under the car and yep ther was oil and water coming from there. Good news is the motor did not lock up, but I don't know the amount of damage done. by the time I got the car towed home it was too dark to mess with. I could not find any oil leaking from up top or around the valve covers, no oil hitting the headers.

I thought it might be a blown head gasket but I would have seen some sort of sign leading up to this right?
Then I remembered all the sound it made and I'm afraid that it is a lot worse than that, Like the block is damaged.
Any feed back or help that anyone could give would be greatly appreciated.

QWKSNKE · 06-12-2005, 09:05 PM

That doesn't sound good.

How many miles are on your car and have you had anything done to the car lately?

94five0 · 06-12-2005, 09:11 PM

blocks usually don't go bad for no good reason. you have to be abusing them or pushing them beyond there thresholds or running reeeel lean.. any symptoms prior? weird idle, exhaust smoke, over all drivability?

J-ville4.6 · 06-13-2005, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by QWKSNKE

That doesn't sound good.

How many miles are on your car and have you had anything done to the car lately?

About 120,000 I replaced the lower intake about a month ago, the intake came from Sean Hyland and was stock exept for a aluminum crossover. I had been playing with the location of the ECT sensors trying to install an engine temerature gauge. Other than that nothing has changed. The guy I bought the car from had NOS on the car a one point, he had taken it off before selling it. Between the high miles and the NOS I knew that it was a matter of time before the motor would have to rebuilt If I was ever going to race hard. I was just hoping that I would have the funds to get it done before something like this happend.

J-ville4.6 · 06-13-2005, 05:32 AM

This has made for a great Bithday weekend.Hey at lest I wasn't but 2 miles from the house, I could have been on vacation somewere and had this happen.

J-ville4.6 · 06-13-2005, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 94five0

blocks usually don't go bad for no good reason. you have to be abusing them or pushing them beyond there thresholds or running reeeel lean.. any symptoms prior? weird idle, exhaust smoke, over all drivability?

I don't think it was the block that went bad I was thinking that somthing inside came apart and maybe cracked the block. But I really won't know until I can start tearing the motor apart. I would live to find a shop that I could work in. I don't have a covered carport or anything and with the weather we've been having lately, I could be waithing for awile.

Italian LX · 06-13-2005, 06:59 AM

Did you ever find out where the oil and water were coming from? Is it from around the head, from a hole in the oil pan, etc.?

99LS1 · 06-13-2005, 07:03 AM

Harbor Freight has pretty cheap carport covers that you can buy.

ChipR4cam · 06-13-2005, 08:13 AM

Yup, sounds like the classic bottom end coming apart sound to me

. Usually I've only heard of them coming apart that good under boost.

J-ville4.6 · 06-13-2005, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ChipR4cam

Yup, sounds like the classic bottom end coming apart sound to me

. Usually I've only heard of them coming apart that good under boost.

It wasn't under any boost the motor was running at 3000 RPM and 60% throttle when it did it.

06-12-2005, 08:42 PM	#1
J-ville4.6 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 210	well I'm screwed I was driving to dinner tonight and I had just started out from a red light went through 1st gear then 2nd and when I went to shift into 3rd somthing came unglued. It sounded like a handful of bolts were falling out the bottom of the motor. The motor cut out instantly, I looked it the rearview mirror and oil smoke was coming out my pipes. pulled over and poped the hood smoke was coming out of the air filter, the oil breather cap. looked under the car and yep ther was oil and water coming from there. Good news is the motor did not lock up, but I don't know the amount of damage done. by the time I got the car towed home it was too dark to mess with. I could not find any oil leaking from up top or around the valve covers, no oil hitting the headers. I thought it might be a blown head gasket but I would have seen some sort of sign leading up to this right? Then I remembered all the sound it made and I'm afraid that it is a lot worse than that, Like the block is damaged. Any feed back or help that anyone could give would be greatly appreciated.

06-12-2005, 09:05 PM	#2
QWKSNKE 3v's are slow Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Here and There Posts: 17,152	Re: well I'm screwed That doesn't sound good. How many miles are on your car and have you had anything done to the car lately? __________________ 2009 Porsche Carrera S 2008 ///AMG C63.. Eurocharge Tune. RIP 2019 AMG GLC43..wife's 03 F250 SD.. Edge Evo, AFE Stage 1 CAI 08 GT. JBA axle back, FRPP springs, FRPP swaybars.. daughter's 01 Cobra vert... wife's I need a new toy

06-12-2005, 09:11 PM	#3
94five0 S-6 Mafia Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: above a bowling alley and below another bowling alley. Posts: 1,670	Re: well I'm screwed blocks usually don't go bad for no good reason. you have to be abusing them or pushing them beyond there thresholds or running reeeel lean.. any symptoms prior? weird idle, exhaust smoke, over all drivability? __________________ Jason ATF should be a store...not a government agency.

06-13-2005, 05:32 AM	#5
J-ville4.6 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 210	Re: well I'm screwed This has made for a great Bithday weekend.Hey at lest I wasn't but 2 miles from the house, I could have been on vacation somewere and had this happen.

06-13-2005, 06:59 AM	#7
Italian LX Daddy x4 ...we're done Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oxford, AL Posts: 11,551	Re: well I'm screwed Did you ever find out where the oil and water were coming from? Is it from around the head, from a hole in the oil pan, etc.? __________________ -Brian '86 Mustang GT Convertible '88 Mustang LX coupe '11 Odyssey TE '21 Insight Touring

06-13-2005, 07:03 AM	#8
99LS1 WWIP Saving for Evo XXI Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: You like my biodata. B-i-o-d-a-t-a! Posts: 1,693	Re: well I'm screwed Harbor Freight has pretty cheap carport covers that you can buy. __________________ 08 cbr 1000 73 mach 1

06-13-2005, 08:13 AM	#9
ChipR4cam You can call me mister. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Plenty recovered. Posts: 3,518	Re: well I'm screwed Yup, sounds like the classic bottom end coming apart sound to me. Usually I've only heard of them coming apart that good under boost.