Blown Engine 2002 3.6
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From: Alexandria, VA
Ouch! Just driving 45hp.
Quite a few options:
1) new 3.6,
2) upgrade to a 3.8 (see Jake)
3) LS1
4) Electric
5) sell as is
6) sell for parts.
You have done so much I would look at 1 or 2 if you have the cash flow.
Quite a few options:
1) new 3.6,
2) upgrade to a 3.8 (see Jake)
3) LS1
4) Electric
5) sell as is
6) sell for parts.
You have done so much I would look at 1 or 2 if you have the cash flow.
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From: Cleveland Georgia
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Sounds classic. Sounds like the story behind the 17 others it will join in our storage area if you decide to ship it down for resurrection. We consider Virginia "local" in regard to shipping the car down as most of the cars we have here now are from the west coast.
As crazy as it may sound, the engine may not be "blown" and we may be able to repair it, even if that means a complete disassembly. At our level such a project is not complicated.
Or it looks like a nice, well kept car (Its never the nasty, abused daily thrashed cars that experience engine failures) and my wife has been looking for a cab 996. So either we can repair the engine, reconstruct the engine, or offer you a fair cash price for the car.
Call the office tomorrow and speak to Dean at 706.219.4874 extension 627. If I am available, I have no problem speaking at an advanced technical level as well. I should be in the office until noon tomorrow, when I head downstairs to the lab for the remainder of the day.
We have a truck heading to the shop from the northeast this week, if he has space remaining he'll be passing right through your neighborhood, more than likely.
Wow, sorry - how did it happen?
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Nothing special... just died going 45mph...engine light... no power... clanking noise....
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Nothing special... just died going 45mph...engine light... no power... clanking noise....
As crazy as it may sound, the engine may not be "blown" and we may be able to repair it, even if that means a complete disassembly. At our level such a project is not complicated.
Or it looks like a nice, well kept car (Its never the nasty, abused daily thrashed cars that experience engine failures) and my wife has been looking for a cab 996. So either we can repair the engine, reconstruct the engine, or offer you a fair cash price for the car.
Call the office tomorrow and speak to Dean at 706.219.4874 extension 627. If I am available, I have no problem speaking at an advanced technical level as well. I should be in the office until noon tomorrow, when I head downstairs to the lab for the remainder of the day.
We have a truck heading to the shop from the northeast this week, if he has space remaining he'll be passing right through your neighborhood, more than likely.
Former Vendor
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From: Cleveland Georgia
I agree that pulling codes is a good initial action; however the majority of full engine failures that find their way here never threw a CEL and have zero fault codes stored.
The fact that he did experience a CEL is troubling as it screams that the car was probably attempted to be restarted after the initial failure (creating more damage that we refer to as "being driven to death") or that the failure wasn't instantaneous; though its symptoms may appear to suggest that it was.
The fact that he did experience a CEL is troubling as it screams that the car was probably attempted to be restarted after the initial failure (creating more damage that we refer to as "being driven to death") or that the failure wasn't instantaneous; though its symptoms may appear to suggest that it was.
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Sorry to hear the engine trouble. Looks like the best scenario is the bank 1 camshaft sensor (p1341) went kaput. I think if the IMSB went, the engine probably won't have time to flag error codes.
Can you check the sensor, remove the camshaft plugs to check all timings are correct while hand cranking the engine a couple of revolutions? I think there's still hope. Can you describe the clanking sound more and whether you tried to restart the engine (not recommended at this point). If cam timing checks out and no interference is felt, probably worth to replace the sensor with a new one and try to start it?
Can you check the sensor, remove the camshaft plugs to check all timings are correct while hand cranking the engine a couple of revolutions? I think there's still hope. Can you describe the clanking sound more and whether you tried to restart the engine (not recommended at this point). If cam timing checks out and no interference is felt, probably worth to replace the sensor with a new one and try to start it?