I was going to work the yesterday and I was accelerating onto i65 and the Cleanbalt starting acting crazy and shaking and sounded louder and more like a old 80s truck. Couldn't rev match when I downshifted. And the check engine light started flashing at my face. I was like FML. Went to aUtozone to get a scan. Said I was misfiring and my oxygen sensor went bad after the cat. Went home checked my plugs and found fresh clean oil all over the sparkplugs 1 and 4.

My buddy said I'm done. So I'm gonna need some parts. Any idea what it might be? Piston rings or cracked sleeves right. At least I have a good reason to rebuild my engine.

 

ringlands are gone time for new pistons and rings

 

Was oil on the top of the plugs, or on the bottom (electrode)

if it was on top... you just need a valve cover gasket..

 

your car is ruined, sell it to me for $500

 

I'll go $600


BID WAR!!!!!!

 

Oil was on The electrode.

What kind of pistons should I get? I want more power and better support for a future Turbo upgrade and. Should I bother to upgrade my valvetrain now too?

Any opinion of where I should order my parts from?

Any opinion of where I should order my parts from?

 

wiesco

 

research bud

ottp has a pretty extensive internal engine parts stock for our cars

 

**** thats a serious bummer. were you hammering on the car when this happened or it did this just outta the blue?

**** thats a serious bummer. were you hammering on the car when this happened or it did this just outta the blue?

 

you should also try and figure our how you blew the motor the first time before you rebuild it and make the same mistake twice, what mods do you have done? what where ambient air temps? Iat2s? Pulley?

 

I was in 5th passing a semi at about 11psi. Got a 2.79 pulley with a CA heatexchanger.
Got rebel 3" intake ls3 TB vibrant h/p and Megan exhaust. Idk the temp.

I was in 5th passing a semi at about 11psi. Got a 2.79 pulley with a CA heatexchanger.
Got rebel 3" intake ls3 TB vibrant h/p and Megan exhaust. Idk the temp.

I was in 5th passing a semi at about 11psi. Got a 2.79 pulley with a CA heatexchanger.
Got rebel 3" intake ls3 TB vibrant h/p and Megan exhaust. Idk the temp.

 

Rebuild time!

 

# 1 and 4 ringlands are cracked... stop running it or youll have to replace your sleeves.....

 

Should I bother to get new rods with my pistons. How good are my rods till.

It's parked in my garage since yesterday.

 

have you done a compression test or leakdown?

you dont need rods, you like crack a sleeve before throwing a rod, before buying all these parts I would pull the engine apart and make sure the damage isnt worse then you think

 

Thanks guys.

 

Engine is apart and rings are destroyed. Ordered new diamond pistons with teflex side coating rings and get a light port jobon my head. Will I be able to drive my car safely without a tune. Pistons are the same size and compression.

 

Was there any scoring on the sleeves?

 

yes you will be able to drive it safley but it will perform better with a retune

 

bad tune is likely what caused the rings to go. especially at 11psi in 5th gear is alot of boost for 5th gear unless you were doin like 90 already...

Retune before driving it again after build.

 

how many miles were on it before it went and who tuned it

 

60k. Tuned by wicked. It had been acting weird on me for a month or two.

My mechanic didn't mention any scoring on my sleeves.