1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX

[Noranuzoki]

This is the Build Thread for 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX. Reply below.

 

[1cleangsx]

Nice car

 

[Noranuzoki]

The car has a grey oil with a metallic sheen. I used ARP lube, redline lude, redline 15w-50 oil. This is a new engine build. The car hasn't been tuned yet. Less than 50 miles on it. Was logging data and it started smoking. Unsure if it was blue, black, white, or a combo. The car ran hot, 305°F said ECMLINK. Oil was globby and magnetic. Oil was a little old. I think it has a blown head gasket. I used ACL Race bearings. Cut crank. Need to know if I need to pull the motor.

 

[Noranuzoki]

The car has a grey oil with a metallic sheen. I used ARP lube, redline lude, redline 15w-50 oil. This is a new engine build. The car hasn't been tuned yet. Less than 50 miles on it. Was logging data and it started smoking. Unsure if it was blue, black, white, or a combo. The car ran hot, 305°F said ECMLINK. Oil was globby and magnetic. Oil was a little old. I think it has a blown head gasket. I used ACL Race bearings. Cut crank. Need to know if I need to pull the motor.

This is the rag I used for the "globs"

 

[Noranuzoki]

Ran into some horrible luck, a field mouse put deer feed into my top radiator hose and I didn't catch it. This caused the car to blow a head gasket and damage rings, walls, bearings, and possibly the head. Coincidentally, I had my ECU temp sensor wired wrong and it was fixed the night it blew a head gasket. ECMLINK said the car hit a top temp of 305F! Hottest I've ever seen a car. Now if this is accurate, I'm not sure. Probably accurate to where the sensor is located. Crazy situation