Rebuild or replace?

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:14 pm

Listening to it with a wrench it doesnt sound like its in the top end...

I would like to think it was (in a way) but its just not. Whatever it is its coming from the lower part of the motor...

It has to be bearings... hasta!

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:50 pm

Try parting it out first and see how that go's

Because the junkyard is always there for the last straw

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:07 pm

Well I paid $45 to have the car scanned.

I was told the knock sensor is showing for #6 cylinder. #6 is the cylinder that had the largest amount of rust in it.

I have bought a replacement piston.

Tonight I pulled the motor from the car. Its the only way to do this.

Ive got enough money in the car I dont mind throwing another $250ish into it.

I gotta buy a ring set ($68), head bolts($28), head gaskets($30), and a crank shaft w/bearings($137).

WIsh me luck

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:29 pm

good luck and godspeed!!

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:57 pm

Hey, by the time you're done, it'll be good as new! For a few miles at least... :)

JoshKeller · Post by **JoshKeller** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:21 am

i can testify for the tranny fluid working. Fixed my old sunfire's tapping. thing has 210,000 and my sister still drives it to school everyday.

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:33 pm

Way past a small tick or knock, its a cracked piston.

Im going to take the pistons/crank out tonight. WIll post pictures of my findings soon.

MobileAudio219 · Post by **MobileAudio219** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:01 pm

Ryan from Ohio wrote:Way past a small tick or knock, its a cracked piston.
Im going to take the pistons/crank out tonight. WIll post pictures of my findings soon.

I'm going to guess a spun bearing...

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:38 pm

Well I got #6 out. No crack that I can see in the piston.

THe pin didnt appear to be cracked either. I pressed it out on the hydraulic press @ work. Messed up the old piston

Pressed on the new one and it doesnt float well?

I guess it was supposed to be heated first???

arghhhh