Broken engine need help!

420aStonerBlock · 08-25-2008, 12:18 PM

Ok so i have a 96 eclipse rs non turbo. It has been running fine for its 199k miles, except for burning some oil. I was pretty sure that i needed to replace the head gasket and was going to do that soon. There was never any coolant in the oil and it only smoked when i idled for a long time or when driving it like a bitch lol. Anyway yesterday i was jumping my friends car that has a bad ground or somthing cause it wouldnt start for about 5 or 6 minutes. Everything was going fine, I saw a SMALL poof of smoke out of my exhuast and my temp on the dash was about 1mm above normal. Nothing to be worried about, the ECT on my reader was at 203, normal. Then all of a sudden my intake gets REALLY loud, sounded like a damn jet engine and my rpms were fluctuating from about 250-500 for about 5 seconds, and i gave it some gas to try and keep it running. This made it sputter for about 1 second longer and then finally died

. I tried to start it again and it tries really hard and almost started but also sounds like somthing might be loose inside the engine. Not rod knock or anything like that. Kinda like sand or somthing. My friend said it could just be a chink of the head gasket. It did not start again last night, but i tried it again this morning after it cooled down overnight and it started! I did not try and move but it ran but you could definetly tell somthing was wrong. There is now coolant in my fresh oil that i changed about 300 miles ago. I had a small lifter tick but was barley noticable, now it is louder not really loud but its there. Could this just be because my intake was open up so much (seeing as it was loud as hell) or could it only be that i messed that up to? So what do you guys think? Is it my head gasket? Somthing else? Did my friends 91 ws6 just hate it so much and kill everything it touches? Lol. Luckily i have my dads 99gsx for a few days until i get it fixed lol, UPGRADE! Anyways help would be greatly appreciated. Btw my car is stock minus a k&n intake and a hacked intake box.

knochgoon24 · 08-25-2008, 03:03 PM

Did you check for shaft play? The lifters might get louder because the oil/water mix is the wrong viscosity. And were you still on the original HG after 199k. Wow.

420aStonerBlock · 08-25-2008, 03:16 PM

Shaft play? Meaning turbo shafts? I don't have a turbo lol. And im pretty sure the head gasket was changed at the 100k tuneup because i know that the belts and everything were changed. It was at a Mitsubishi dealer because my dad bought it used right after they did that in 01 i think. But if i was the original hg, was that a wow im a retard or wow thats impressive? lol And what would make my intake loud as balls?

Defiant · 08-26-2008, 01:43 PM

199K?
It died a natural death. It's just used up.

However, no, it's not shaft play. And a boost leak test probably won't help much, either.

420aStonerBlock · 08-27-2008, 05:35 PM

So im just going t rebuild it, bearings and everything i think, i am going to turbo it as well. Just wanna make like 250-300hp for my daily driver. I took out the spark plugs and there was water in cylinder #1 (far left/passenger side piston. ) when i cranked it without the plugs in. Anyone know of any good rebuild kits? I dont need the pistons and rods (hopefully) just the bearings and rings and gaskets, etc. Thanks guys.

knochgoon24 · 08-27-2008, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 420aStonerBlock

Shaft play? Meaning turbo shafts? I don't have a turbo lol. And im pretty sure the head gasket was changed at the 100k tuneup because i know that the belts and everything were changed. It was at a Mitsubishi dealer because my dad bought it used right after they did that in 01 i think. But if i was the original hg, was that a wow im a retard or wow thats impressive? lol And what would make my intake loud as balls?

My bad.

420aStonerBlock · 08-27-2008, 08:35 PM

Its all good.