TurkF26
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- Sep 6, 2003
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vacaville,
California
So a couple years ago i bought my 97 GSX from a craiglist guy who said the timing belt broke while he was driving on the freeway. Long story short, i got the car for dirt cheap knowing the motor was trash. I found another "rebuilt" longblock from a mechanical shop in the bay area. I pulled the trashed motor and installed the "rebuilt" 7 bolt.
Not long after installing it and getting the car running, I notice and hear 2 not normal things. The first is a very random, loud clack coming from the drivers side of the motor. I spent weeks trying to narrow down the sound but could never pin point the noise. The noise was not constant but random and more persistant while under boost (14lbs). The second issue was that there was oil getting onto my new kevlar timing belt! I had checked and replaced all needed gaskets and seals on the motor before installing it. The oil seemd to be seeping from between the oil pump case and the block. So i stripped down the timing side, got a new oil pump casing and gasket, reinstalled everything and yet again, oil started getting on the belt.
I started feeling very uncomfortable about the motor. I did a compresson test and got 195-205 across the board! I knew that was too high. Well come to find out, I pull the head and see what is pictured below! I am pretty sure i have my facts right but wanted to make sure 100% i was correct. I amlost have the block and trans out so i will be able to flip the motor over and check the rods.
Does it look like this "mechanic" put N/T 1g pistons into a 2g block? I am afraid to pull the rods to see what is attached there. I am assuming the "clack" i was hearing was from the bottom end? He said he bought all new 2g piston rings, bearings, etc... Is it even possible to put 2g turbo rings on N/T pistons?
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated, sorry for the long story.
UPDATE: I pulled the block out of the car and took it apart. I only drove the car for maybe 5 miles and let it idle for a combined time of 30 minutes. Does this bearing wear look normal for that short amount of time? Also 3 of the rods have a "V" imprinted in them and 1 has a "W". They all look the same but also say GS on them as well. What kind of frankenstein motor does this look to be? Also there does not seem to be a VIN imprint on it? Im pretty sure its suppose to be on the trans side above the bell housing? I am not familiar with interal DSM markings so any help would be greatly appreciated!
Not long after installing it and getting the car running, I notice and hear 2 not normal things. The first is a very random, loud clack coming from the drivers side of the motor. I spent weeks trying to narrow down the sound but could never pin point the noise. The noise was not constant but random and more persistant while under boost (14lbs). The second issue was that there was oil getting onto my new kevlar timing belt! I had checked and replaced all needed gaskets and seals on the motor before installing it. The oil seemd to be seeping from between the oil pump case and the block. So i stripped down the timing side, got a new oil pump casing and gasket, reinstalled everything and yet again, oil started getting on the belt.
I started feeling very uncomfortable about the motor. I did a compresson test and got 195-205 across the board! I knew that was too high. Well come to find out, I pull the head and see what is pictured below! I am pretty sure i have my facts right but wanted to make sure 100% i was correct. I amlost have the block and trans out so i will be able to flip the motor over and check the rods.
Does it look like this "mechanic" put N/T 1g pistons into a 2g block? I am afraid to pull the rods to see what is attached there. I am assuming the "clack" i was hearing was from the bottom end? He said he bought all new 2g piston rings, bearings, etc... Is it even possible to put 2g turbo rings on N/T pistons?
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated, sorry for the long story.
UPDATE: I pulled the block out of the car and took it apart. I only drove the car for maybe 5 miles and let it idle for a combined time of 30 minutes. Does this bearing wear look normal for that short amount of time? Also 3 of the rods have a "V" imprinted in them and 1 has a "W". They all look the same but also say GS on them as well. What kind of frankenstein motor does this look to be? Also there does not seem to be a VIN imprint on it? Im pretty sure its suppose to be on the trans side above the bell housing? I am not familiar with interal DSM markings so any help would be greatly appreciated!
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