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May 28th, 2009, 01:35 PM
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May 28th, 2009, 02:40 PM
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Sounds like a chainsaw on speed! 
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May 28th, 2009, 02:45 PM
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| | Rock of Ages
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No matter what you do, it's still an overgrown crackerjack box. 
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May 28th, 2009, 03:29 PM
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| | Megalomaniacal
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So the 4.0L's bottom end is being rebuilt.....apparently the oil pump was slowly giving out and I ran it quite a while like that without realizing. Switching to 10w-40 pushed it over the edge though.....
Fun times.
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May 29th, 2009, 03:17 AM
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| | Anime Otaku
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Not so fun times there. How much actual damage? Is the shop giving the top-end a quick glance, too? Might be a good time to check common wear items like valve seals while the engine is apart. | |
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May 29th, 2009, 03:32 AM
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May 29th, 2009, 09:49 AM
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| | Rock of Ages
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Originally Posted by RobRich  Not so fun times there. How much actual damage? Is the shop giving the top-end a quick glance, too? Might be a good time to check common wear items like valve seals while the engine is apart. | valve seals and new valves,valve springs are cheap.... should also do a compression test on each cyl, and see if you need to replace the rings as well..
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May 29th, 2009, 12:32 PM
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| | Megalomaniacal
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Originally Posted by RobRich Not so fun times there. How much actual damage? Is the shop giving the top-end a quick glance, too? Might be a good time to check common wear items like valve seals while the engine is apart. | Yea, I told them to make sure and check everything out because there is no point in me dropping the money only to bring it again a few weeks later.
The funny thing is, the engine made excellent power still and ran ok, just a lot of mechanical "noise" (knocking, clunking, etc) when I brought it in, and it got louder as it warmed up.
The good news is that the rair main seal will now be fixed too, so that saves on the labor aspect if I had did that separately.
I had the option of a 93' junkyard motor w/ unknown mileage but I decided to opt for my '88. It's actually quite a bit of a stronger block and it's been nothing but reliable (doesn't even consume a noticeable amount of oil!) . As I must confess, I am extremely far from easy on the motor. | |
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May 29th, 2009, 06:43 PM
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| | Onii-san
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Just filled up today for the first time in 2 and a half weeks. I am getting over 400 miles before my low fuel light comes on and the last tank averaged 26mpg. This car has been sucking down nothing but 93 Octane Shell V-Power since I drove it off the lot.
I planned on taking pictures, but I am too lazy and all I have is my camera phone. Its got a bunch of bug guts on the front of it right now.
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May 29th, 2009, 07:12 PM
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| | Megalomaniacal
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Originally Posted by Bizkitkid2001 Just filled up today for the first time in 2 and a half weeks. I am getting over 400 miles before my low fuel light comes on and the last tank averaged 26mpg. This car has been sucking down nothing but 93 Octane Shell V-Power since I drove it off the lot.
I planned on taking pictures, but I am too lazy and all I have is my camera phone. Its got a bunch of bug guts on the front of it right now. | It requires 93? | |
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