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clockworktoy
Squish Face
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:08 pm
Posts: 4327
Location: LBC
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 RIP motor #3 So on my way to get some lunch today i was driving down the street, pull up to a light and smell some burnt oil. Look in the rear view and see a cloud of smoke coming out the exhaust. Pull away from the light and see the smoke cloud grow so i pull into a parking lot and check it out. Pop the hood to see the catchcan oozing oil out of both openings and see oil in the muffler. Pull the intake pipe and check the turbo but it looks normal so i decide its something in the bottom end. Got her home and broke a few things out of anger. My theory is that a ringland cracked and or the rings are gone. Guess its time to pull the motor out of the fwd early, at least i still have the awd to drive around in. 6bolt bottom end with 200k+miles ran hard for over a year, and took a good beating. Due to personal finance ill probably look for another stock bottom end to run again for a while even though i would love to build a bottom end.
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| Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:57 pm |
 
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-red97rum-
Senior Member
Joined: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:57 am
Posts: 1077
Location: Ontario, CA [IE]
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Re: RIP motor #3 Sounds like you and I are in the same club, fucking dsms..  _________________-Dustin 1992 Tsi Auto Swapped 10.67@126mph
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| Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:03 pm |
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Havoc
helmet polisher
Joined: Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:49 pm
Posts: 1178
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Re: RIP motor #3 at least you can drive the gsx around...
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Black_gst
Death to Head Gaskets!
Joined: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:38 am
Posts: 1979
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Re: RIP motor #3 damn that sucks... sorry to hear that
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Erix
Senior Member
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:10 pm
Posts: 4767
Location: 818
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Re: RIP motor #3 Gusbuilt™
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Current: '97 GS-T Spyder Past: '90 2.0L GS Turbo, '98 GS-T Spyder, '90 1.8L GS
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| Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:48 pm |
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clockworktoy
Squish Face
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:08 pm
Posts: 4327
Location: LBC
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Re: RIP motor #3 Pulled out all 4 plugs and they are all dry, gotta keep looking for the dead cylinder.
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| Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:38 pm |
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Illeagle
Talon of Doom
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 10:07 am
Posts: 3615
Location: Long Beach
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Re: RIP motor #3 do a comp test. .That will tell all. You can have a o-ring behind the compressor backplate and push boost into the crank case.
_________________1/4 ET-11.657@121.18mph w/ 1.682 60' 445whp/427tq on RRE Dyno All on 91 pump. Do you need your car tooned? Got some extra cash? PM me for details. I offer street and dyno tunes
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| Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:15 pm |
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clockworktoy
Squish Face
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:08 pm
Posts: 4327
Location: LBC
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Re: RIP motor #3 That was a possibility I considered as well but i will be doing a comp test this weekend to know for sure what the dmg is. I'm shooting for something small but I have a bad feeling.
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| Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:33 pm |
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TALONTED
DSM Regular
Joined: Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:39 pm
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Re: RIP motor #3 im glad i could help you out with that throttle body elbow earlier! i hope everything works out for that gst
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ghetto_bird
The Don!
Joined: Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:18 pm
Posts: 1113
Location: south el monte
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Re: RIP motor #3
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| Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:57 pm |
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clockworktoy
Squish Face
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:08 pm
Posts: 4327
Location: LBC
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Re: RIP motor #3 Does anyone have a compression tester and/or a leak down tester that i could borrow? I still haven't been able to confirm what failed since i don't have either of these.
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| Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:52 pm |
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amskater
Official Photographer
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 5:00 am
Posts: 3726
Location: 626
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Re: RIP motor #3 sorry to hear this Gus
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H8VTEC
Quagmire
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 5:41 pm
Posts: 2343
Location: Alhambra
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Re: RIP motor #3
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Never buy a car you can't push
12.8 @ 109.75mph
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| Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:54 pm |
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clockworktoy
Squish Face
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:08 pm
Posts: 4327
Location: LBC
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Re: RIP motor #3
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turboawdfanatic
Moderator
Joined: Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:39 pm
Posts: 3013
Location: La Habra
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Re: RIP motor #3 Depending on his response, I can bring my compression tester to the meet if need be.
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