Re: Catastrophic engine failure, suspect pre-ignition (Pics to follow)
I pulled the oil pan off today and I was utterly amazed by the degree of damage to the block. Rod #3 is completely destroyed and there is only a small portion of it remaining. There is a large hole in the wall of cylinder 3 and the 2 bolt main is broken and the bottom of the block is blown out. The head of piston #3 looks like it is buried in the head so I was unable to get a good view of it without proceeding further.
I've included some pics.
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'91 VR4 - Rebuild in progress: Mods TBA.
Last edited by DoctorDex : 07-30-2008 at 10:05 PM.
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