Driving on highway then lost all oil & coolant

[Wufei]

I was driving on the highway doing 80 or 90 when my car shut off. Not worrying too much about it, I turned my car back on thinking it might've been the battery again. Then I noticed that my temp gauge was at MAX, and suddenly white smoke started coming out of the engine bay and I was losing a lot of power. I started to pull over, but not before I heard some kind of scraping sound from the engine. After I pulled over, the engine was still giving off white smoke. There was no oil on the dipstick and the coolant tube in the reservoir and the cap had broke/melted off! My car also left a trail of fluid on the ground as it pulled over.

I haven't worked on the car in a few years but I suspect it's the headgasket. What do you guys think? Hope there's no damage to the head/block

Thanks guys!

 

[TrevorS]

I haven't worked on the car in a few years but I suspect it's the headgasket. What do you guys think? Hope there's no damage to the head/block

Thanks guys!

My guess is you need a replacement engine. At best, your head is severely warped, your cylinders are scored, and your rod and crank bearings are wrecked. You probably need replacement crank, pistons, rings, bearings, head casting, plus reboring of the block to next oversize. Makes more sense to just replace the engine.

(My 2 cents)

 

[dylnwit]

It doesn't sound good, but you'll have to pull it apart to be sure. I do agree that your most likely looking at more than just a head gasket.

 

[Lost_sol]

sorry to hear

pics?

 

[booostedGSX]

You can almost count that the motor is grenaded. The loss of coolant and oil isn't good for a motor. Starved bearings will make that scraping noise that you speak of. And, if the the car was overheating for an extended period of time, you can count on a warped head.

Your best bet is to pull the motor, assess the damage and take it from there.

 

[Wufei]

Thanks for the quick responses guys! The compression test numbers ain't pretty :

First time (1-4):
50
27.8
28
90

Second with some oil in the cylinders:
70
35
35
100

Trying to find a leakdown tester so I have an idea of what's broken.

 

[Kastigir]

Thanks for the quick responses guys! The compression test numbers ain't pretty :

First time (1-4):
50
27.8
28
90

Second with some oil in the cylinders:
70
35
35
100

Trying to find a leakdown tester so I have an idea of what's broken.

A leakdown tester is unneeded. Pretty much everything is broken beyond a simple fix. It will need a complete teardown and rebuild.

 

[Mrdrd_Laser]

I'd say the only thin you'll be able to salvage are the block, maybe the pistons, and the rods.

 

[DSM1G90]

Yea, save your time - get a JDM replacement motor. I wouldn't be surprised that the block is cracked as well..

 

[Wufei]

Thanks guys . Think a 6 bolt swap is possible in 2 weeks? Otherwise I'm now looking for 7 bolt blocks

 

[16vtawd]

If you have another car to drive take your time and do a full build. Don't waste your time with jdm motors.I went with a jdm motor and wish I would've just built my motor instead because its still a stock motor now I to do it again to fully build it. Whats your budget?

 

[Wufei]

If you have another car to drive take your time and do a full build. Don't waste your time with jdm motors.I went with a jdm motor and wish I would've just built my motor instead because its still a stock motor now I to do it again to fully build it. Whats your budget?

Thanks for the quick response Curt! Budget's pretty much as low as possible, my goal right now is to just get it back up and running with my Evo III 16g setup. I'm still in college and have 2 weeks to work on the car before my summer internship, after which I plan to take the car up to school (provided it runs )

 

[16vtawd]

I would pick up beater car for dd something cheap and reliable to get to work and school.Doing the motor is something your don't want to rush take your time do it right the first time. The only reason i went the jdm route was because i only had 1 car and had to get it running to get to work.

 

[DSM1G90]

I've had (have) 2 JDM motors and have been pleased with the two - no problems.

 

[16vtawd]

I have a Jdm motor also didn't have any problems with making power on the e16g with it. Only problems were it didnt come with the oil cooler or oil pressure sensor. Now that im on a bigger turbo I going to have to do a build to hold more power safely when I could've went with a built motor for a few hundred more.

 

[DSM_Zak]

Get the motor built.

Go with what you want, don't rush and settle for less because you miss driving the car.

I am so glad I built my block, and was patient and waited. Your car is beautiful, and with a built block, it will be just THAT much better, stronger, more reliable, and ready for good power when you make it.

 

[Wufei]

Thanks for the advice guys! I've decided to go ahead and build the motor with a budget of $1000 to $2000. Now the question is 6 or 7 bolt? At 115k miles, I think any crankwalk issues should show when the motor is apart.