Crankwalk

[Squigs]

Ok so, i have a 1997 mitsubishi eclipse gs-t spyder with a 7 bolt engine, with 139k miles on it. Are all 7 bolts going to walk for sure?

I found a 6 bolt engine with 55k miles on it to use incase it does? any ideas

 

[cruisintalonawd]

Depends on how hard you are on it are you thinking that yours crankwalked

 

[JusMX141]

I've seen '97s with 60k on them that were POORLY cared-for that walked.

Then again, my buddy's modded '95 TSi AWD (supposedly one of the worst years) has 136k on the stock low end with <b>zero</b> signs of crankwalk. He only uses Mobil 1, and changes between 2500-3000 religiously.

Find out the history on the car.

 

[b00st_catalyst]

There is a plethora of info on this. Do yourself a favor....

 

[Squigs]

no, car runs perfect, no noises or problems, was just curious

 

[emoguitarboy]

I've heard of 6-bolts walk, and 7-bolts run perfict. If you're skittish then you may want to go with the 6-bolt... but if you're brave you could try to build the 7bolt

 

[99gst_racer]

Crankwalk is overrated.

Any engine is susceptible to crankwalk. Not every 7-bolt engine will walk. Most wont.

If you've got 139K on the clock and it hasn't happened yet, chances are that it probably never will.


Either way, this is a topic that needs to be searched. There are too many crankwalk threads already started as it is; one more just adds to the cluster.