A while back I posted that my motor had blown. Well, due to working too many hours I really haven't had time to work on it. The other day I was climbing around underneath i and found this. It came off the engine right behind where the headers disconnect. Any ideas?

Also, I will be posting pictures here soon of the car. I'm afraid with the lack of manpower at work, and all the OT I have to work, I do not have time to fix this car. I think my only option is to sell it as is with a blown motor. I'd rather not part it even though I will most likely take a loss just because of the time factor and it doesn't need much work other than a motor. Thanks

 

balance shaft housing...or part of it

 

Yup. That is the rear seal of a balance shaft cover....I bet is was leaking a bit!

 

Back corner of one of the balance shaft housings. The puck is one of the back seals (a supremely retarded design on Porsches part there).

 

Thanks guys. So if that blew out like that, and there are holes in the oil pan, what kind of internal damage would you expect? Just curious even thought it doesn't much matter now.

 

Probably a thrown rod. What were you doing when it blew?

 

I wasn't doing anything really. I just pulled out of my sub-division and wasn't even on the throttle and kaboom. I would have been more understanding if I had been beating the **** out of it but I wasn't. Just a bad break I guess.

 

mine did that my balance shaft cover exploded, dont know wht but i got a new engine from the shop that did some work on it

 

The only way I could see a balance shaft seizing an engine is if the balance shaft belts got tagled and caused enough force to pull both shafts out. From there, they would either tear the block or push the pistons into the cylendar (sp) :big chug: and really screw the pooch. If that happened, you have a lot more damage than just the balance shafts.

 

The most catastrophic of all my engine failures was at idle speed, very little load. It was a rod failure that caused similar damage to what you show there. My theory is that the spun rod bearing built up enough friction between the rod and the crank that it had sufficient force to snap the rod in half and send it out the side of the block.

 

At idle or low rpm and no load is when the oil pressure is at it's lowest. If something related to lubrication is going to go, that's when.

 

Well, I appreciate the input. I was sure a rod went because there is a huge hole in the pan. I just wasn't sure why the other side of the motor exploded. Now I know. Now who wants to change my motor.....<crickets chirping>....

 

Where are you located five-o. Do you still need the motor that I have for sale?