krystar

man i really toasted that bearing! hahaha

so as i see it, crankshaft is burned up. prob not worth salvaging this engine. #4 cylinder is also scored from the debris.

so....who's got engine options for me? hehe.

INURGRL951

How about pics of the cylinder walls?

944Ross

Before you toss it, get the crank checked for being straight -- a rod pounding on a journal can distort them. If it's straight, have that journal cut to first undersize; if it's clean, all you need is one new rod, and new bearings.

krystar

yea but #4 is scored really bad. it'd need a new sleeve. we're not talking catching fingernail scores, we're talking visible chunk of scoring. close to mig welding spatter size.

krazykarl

ouch. could find a turbo, 3.0L or 968 motor to drop in. Or as you mentioned earlier, go all out and do a V8 conversion.

Kurt R

I have an early motor I'd let go for $300. I bought it from a guy parting his car.

Or tell you what - $150 and give me the head and a few other parts from your engine.

xsboost90

damn thats a good deal!!!

krystar

oh DAMN kurt that IS a good deal hehe.

V2Rocket

holy christ lol that thing is TOAST

Banshee

Lol wish i knew what i was looking at, someone care to give me a 1 sentence summary ? Like...where the underside of that first picture is, what the second picture is..at all. Im such a nooby :P

JohnKoaWood

Pic #1 is pieces of a rod bearing in his oil pan...

Pic #2 is the inside of the bearing journal at the bottom of the rod...there should be a bearing where there is just carnage...

Looks like the rod threw up the bearing into the oil pan.... not good at all...

944Ross

Krystal, did the rod cap come off (by itself)? or did it just stretch?

krystar

naw. rod cap was still securely bolted on. i have no idea how the thell the bearing shreded itself like that. as far as i can tell, there are no solid pieces left, only shavings.

Matt Sheppard

Who put RTV all the way around your oil pan!!?

That right there is a clue - someone with limited understanding has been into that bottom-end before. When the RTV glob(s) break loose, they clog up anything and everything including an oil galley. Remember when using it, as much gushes in as gushes out.

FRporscheman

Even IF your crank is salvageable, you would have to disassemble it to find out. And you'd have to do a complete rebuild from that point. It would be way cheaper to just replace the short block (or long block). If you want to make things interesting, you can put in a turbo! Or a 3.0L to keep it simpler.

$150 is a ridiculously good deal, if the cylinders are good get it!