blew a rod

[i.c.]

f* this....

i was slowing down for a bus and it cut off......so then i restarted and it made a nocking noise....well, i was on my way to get my little bro from daycare, and luckly the person there is a friend of ours who's husband is a mechanic....so the dx is sitting in there yard..... :thumbdown


so if it's declared terminal....(too much to cost to fix...) it's getting parted out maybe...

[BoneStock]

That sux man, although, you should be able to find a donor engine pretty easy so you can keep the 3g.

[DanLXI88]

Is a motor swap out of the question ? Or just get another 3g and use the blown one for parts.

[i.c.]

Is a motor swap out of the question ? Or just get another 3g and use the blown one for parts.

actually...i was shooting for a b20a

[Mike's89AccordLX]

good idea about the swap I would talk with rob or carotman if you're serious about it.

[i.c.]

a guy on another accord board said it might just be a vaccum line(i hope it is....i love my car)

[Rendon LX-i]

Dont let a Rod effect your plans man. If i blew my motor i would either get a Fuel injected A20 if i had a crab. or just swap it out to a Ls or something

[i.c.]

or i could just drive my f-150 and put it on 20s?

[AccordEpicenter]

you should find out why the rod broke... all the a20s that ive ever seen break a rod were either ran out of oil or severely overheated or somthing hardcore like that enough to cause catastrophic engine failure

[i.c.]

you should find out why the rod broke... all the a20s that ive ever seen break a rod were either ran out of oil or severely overheated or somthing hardcore like that enough to cause catastrophic engine failure

what about an abusive driver?


cause theres oil/was runnin cool....

[deadlight]

If you were redlining it or something, especially when it was cold that can do it in a hurry, I found that out quick with my Nova.

[Gregg86DX]

you should find out why the rod broke... all the a20s that ive ever seen break a rod were either ran out of oil or severely overheated or somthing hardcore like that enough to cause catastrophic engine failure

Based on the description, I am guessing he did not actully break the rod. If the rod truly broke, it wouldn't make a knocking sound, it would be more of a sudden BANG!, followed by some smoke and little pieces of engine laying on the ground.

Sounds more like a spun or wiped rod bearing. Actually not too hard to fix, just drop the oil pan, pull the rod caps and replace the bearings.

Gregg

[i.c.]

hmm...my mechanic thinks my car needs a new engine.....i think i need a b20a....he's pricing a20a1s tomarrow....why....i don't know

[my86dx4dr]

if you dont want another a20a1, then tell him!! the fuckers liable to go ahead and order it and we all know...... it wont be no 300$ item you would find here
go for the b20, that would be a nice upgrade!

[AccordEpicenter]

yeah ditto... if he broke a rod... itd just run on 3 cyls... a bad knock is usually a spun rod bearing. Im VERY abusive on my poor lxi that has 130k on it and ive never blown an engine and i bounce it off the limiter like... daily.

[k-roy]

I could possibly get you a running engine for a good price

[i.c.]

i don't know if i want to go work on my accord or work on my f-150....

[TippsTheFoo]

Think gas mileage...

[HondaBoy]

i'd hate to think you threw a rod or whatever. i saw a volkswagen that did that, it went through the block! i'll have to show the pix because its pretty unbeliveable you could penetrate the block. im guessing you didnt. anyway, first off, i'd take a look at the bottom end by taking the oil pan off, you'd be able to see if its a rod. since you said its in a mechanics hands, he should know what to look at. how many miles did the engine have on it?

[Justin86]

damn fix it, I blew a psiton and rings and fix it my self, only cost $96 for new pistons and rings.

[deadlight]

Yeah, if you spun a rod bearing you'll be alright, but I'm thinking you threw a rod, which means your block is most likely fucked. Have fun man. If you have something to get you around while the 3gee is down I'd go for the B20 transplant, otherwise, A20, you could have it by the weekend.

[AccordEpicenter]

if you spun a bearing you could easily change the rod/rod bearing but if the crank is fubar'd up (scored/scratched) then thats the real problem

[i.c.]

i got it back today.....it stalls unless it's over 1k...it shakes alot when sitting still....it's sounds like one of those old chryslers.....

[Gregg86DX]

i got it back today.....it stalls unless it's over 1k...it shakes alot when sitting still....it's sounds like one of those old chryslers.....

How about over 1K rpm? Does it smooth out or does it still fell like it's missing. Start with the basics: check plugs, compression, timing, cap/rotor, vacuum leaks, etc... This does not sound like a broken rod or even spun bearing.

Gregg

[i.c.]

it makes the knocking noise over 1k...