420A i hope this isnt serious

[blaindsmith]

i was goin down the highway at about 70-75 when i started hearing the loud clanking noise and then all of a sudden the car started to slow down when i still had my foot on the gas. so i got off at the next exit which was like 500 feet from me. when i got to the end i stopped and the car just died.

i popped the hood and saw it was smoking. since i dont have a temp gauge on my RS i guessed it was overheated. i checked for oil leakage after the tow truck came because i was sitting for a bit and there was nothing on the ground. i was lookin around and then i notice this rubber hose piece that is covering the top radiator hose. i take that off and notice there is a slash in the top radiator hose and its spewing steam. i tried starting the car a few times after a while of waiting for it to cool but i got nothing. acted like it had a dead battery.

my guess is that some asshole didnt fix it right in the first place and just covered the hole with another peice of hose instead of replacing it and could the alternator be an issue? i am gonna replace the hose after work and refill the radiator and try her again. is there anything else to try or any other comments as to what went wrong?

thanks

 

[Eclipsed]

I suspect that the person you bought your eclipse from wasn't a big fan of frequent oil changes and may have had a habit of running the engine while the oil level was low. Notice the carbon build up on some of the lobes of the camshafts as well as the carbon and excessive varnish on the inside of the valve cover. I suspect that that your engine saw some very high temps.
I think you may find more extensive damage in the bottom half of the engine (crankshaft and bearings specifically). Also, you may wish to check out the head gasket and cooling system for additional clues as to what went wrong.
So, you blew an engine! Welcome to the club! Learn from it, laugh about it and chalk it up to experience.

Yea, agreed, amazing it didn't go well before your experience. That engine is just hideious.