clunking engine noise?

[joeyjojo]

engine now sounds as if there is now oil in it, that clunking sound as if it were out of oil,and I am pretty sure it aint(but is hard to tell with the freakn dipstick), I just put about 2 litres in it. and it still happn. This happnd to my mates b4 and then it died.

does it have to go to heaven?:( :(

[ExaHolic]

yeah unfortunetly it sounds like ur oil bearing is about to go
that happens when u drive around with no oil for a while and unfortunetly most mechanics will recommend an engine rebuild or an engine swap over because its not really a replaceable part of the engine.
i think its time for a ca18det or a sr20 :)

good luck

[joeyjojo]

Fu^k, this is not good, as i am a uni student and have no cash, arwwaahh well, exa parts 4 sale.

[exa gp 015]

what state are you in and are you interested in selling the car

[Lonx]

Its very likely the 2litres which was already in the car before you filled up isn't doing anything, and its probably thinner than water. If the stick now says the oil is full, i'd try this before putting it down to something terminal. You could replace the main end bearing yourself (before it breaks anyway) for around $150 and about 10-20 hours of your time (this involves removing the sump and pulling the crank out from the bottom to avoid a new head gasket and the time involved in pulling that off). If you decide to part the car out let us know what u've got and where you are :)

[Blood]

hhmmmm.
Bottom end maybe ??

If you can.. try and get a recording ?? so we can hear.. just a thought... :rolleyes:

[joeyjojo]

I think that it the tappets, cause it loosn oil, today if pissed out near the gearbox, b4 it was just dropin a little bit (i.e a drop a day) but now it drops patches the size of cheesebuger, had a look cumin from a seal.
About 6 months ago I told my mechanic about it and he said that it would cost a shit load to fix cause i he has to take out the clutch and box to fix it, should i use that engine stop leak stuff, or get it fixed?

[Lonx]

Which seal did he say was busted if he had to remove the gearbox to fix? I'm leaking the same way :p

[joeyjojo]

going to trie to get to see my mech tomorrow, tell u what he says about it,.

[joeyjojo]

Master oil seal, cost 21.95
Labour 360.00
oil 30.00

[Lonx]

sweet, guess what i'm doing in a few weeks when get the seal :) And hell if i find its not my problem i'll figure it out while i'm down there with everything out.

[Lonx]

Joey.... where exactly did you have oil leaking? Please explain where and how much as detailed as u can. I'm trying to decide whether to try and replace a hose, or just rip the gearbox out & start from the rear seal he fixed on yours. Oh I love my exa :hitwall:

[joeyjojo]

This is what he done, replaced the rear main oil seal, what he needed to do was remove drive shafts, crossmembers,associated hardware, remove gearbox and flywheel, fit new rear main oil seal, refit it all and filled with oil.

Fom what I could see the oil was coming from the bottom of the engine where it bolts together, it started to leake when I first bought it ( in july) and last staturday started to piss out. hope it helps in some wat shape or form.

[Lonx]

Cheers joey :) Last question is, did u have oil sitting on top of the gearbox or back of engine (facing firewall). Thanks for u're help with this mate, just trying to avoid a gearbox removal job if I can :D

[joeyjojo]

Nah there was no oil on top the gear box or on the firewall, I had to have the gearbox removed. DO you know any engineers whom can certify for rims to be 1.5 inches wider than standard.