car starts and makes a bunch of clanking noise

[cummins990]

1995 Eclipse GST 5 Speed Turbo

So this is the car I bought,

1995 Eclipse GST 5 Speed Turbo 14B (have a small 16g to go with it)
Front Mount Intercooler
Greddy BOV
Stage 2 Clutch (no grinds in tranny)
Short Throw Shifter
3" Turbo Catback
Full Bottom End Rebuild (crank bearings etc.)
Greddy Manual Boost Controller
Autometer Boost Gauge
Skunk 2 Lowering Springs
Greddy Turbo Timer
3g Lifters (not installed)
box of intercooler piping to go with it
its one of the cleanest 2g eclipse's ive seen in awhile


There is the info incase you cant click on the link. The car did not have the 3g lifters on in and the lifters were pretty noisy but the guy said it was normal and gave me the 3g lifters. The turbo had some shaft play but he gave me a new small 16g. The boost was only set to like 8 psi. I was driving it home and had the cruise on, I noticed that the car was boosting at cruise where it was normally at like 10 in of mercury. So I looked at the temp qauge and it was hot not all the way to the top but hot so I pulled over and it stalled. The coolant was boiling and the manifold was red hot. The car starts and makes a bunch of clanking noise and will run if i keep it running and will stall like the internals are stiff and it just quits. I looked at the dip stick oil and it looks fine, the coolant is still green and the turbo is not locked up.. I live in Mishawaka IN and i know nothing about these cars or who can fix them. So the first hr i owned a dsm look what happen. Any suggestions or places to bring it. Anyone wanna make some side cash?

 

[Dsmx17]

water pump may have seized.

 

[cummins990]

that would make the clanking noise? anyone know how to check or where to take it

 

[SiNiST3R]

I would start the car up leave the radiator cap off let the car warm up and once it gets up to temp you should see the water flowing inside if not your problem was stated above. You might have to dap it with a rag every once in awhile before it starts flowing if its flowing the water pump is doing its job.

 

[cummins990]

its wont run unless i stay on the gas and I dont want to lock it up..

I get that it could be the turbo and the HG but it is knocking but when i give it gas the knocking goes away

 

[Dsmx17]

water pump will make noise, and drag the engine down if it seizes.

the turbo being bad wont make the engine over heat, the head gasket blowing wont shut the engine down (under extreme cases maybe) its the water pump. This is not a boost leak test type fix....

 

[cummins990]

oh i know that.. i could see it being a hg or water pump, but still dont get the clunking. Do you think it is the lower end thats shot like a spun bearing? Or would it not run or be ceased

 

[96eclipzGsT]

oh i know that.. i could see it being a hg or water pump, but still dont get the clunking. Do you think it is the lower end thats shot like a spun bearing? Or would it not run or be ceased

Pull the oil plug man and you will have your bottom end. Trust me the same thing happened to me. It is a spun rod bearing caused from crankwalk.

 

[96eclipzGsT]

Sound like this??

YouTube - crankwalk?

 

[cummins990]

mine does not even run

 

[cummins990]

No it doesnt sound like that

 

[96eclipzGsT]

No it doesnt sound like that

You ever drain the oil yet?

 

[cummins990]

No i need to find/buy something to drain it into.

 

[cummins990]

Well i need a new motor guys!! Anyone have/ know where to get one!