The carnage.... w/pics 56k beware

[extC]

Those pictures pain me to look at them. Good luck with the rebuild man.

[ooeygooey]

Originally Posted by Alex3000GT

That is a very good question. How many miles are on the motor? What type of oil did you use, and which cylinder was it that the bearing seized on?

Was it the cylinder furthest away from the oil pump on the right?
Diagram:

Tranny
X O
X X
X X
T-belt

Was it the cylinder with the O marked in my goofy little diagram?

the car has 145,000 miles and i've always used mobil 1 fully synthetic since i've owned it and changed the oil every 3000 miles.


Tranny
O O(this one needs to be replaced due to broke rod breaking off the skirt)
X X
X X
T-belt

[Alex3000GT]

Originally Posted by ooeygooey

the car has 145,000 miles and i've always used mobil 1 fully synthetic since i've owned it and changed the oil every 3000 miles.


Tranny
O O(this one needs to be replaced due to broke rod breaking off the skirt)
X X
X X
T-belt

That's what I suspected, the two furthest away from the oil pump. Were you high revving your engine a lot? There's nothing implicitly wrong with that since the engine was designed to rev that high, but with a 145k old oil pump, oil starvation comes to mind.

Good luck with the rebuild and keep us posted. Don't forget a new oil pump!!!

[ooeygooey]

Well my oil pan was dented and i guess i never really payed any attention to it, and when i got it off, i noticed that the pickup screen was bent up a little bit.

I'm actually ganna probably end up fixing it and selling it because i just got a 06' cobalt ss/sc..... and save up some money until i can afford a vr4, the 3s platform is by far my favorite....

will keep updated on my rebuild.

[Alex3000GT]

Originally Posted by ooeygooey

Well my oil pan was dented and i guess i never really payed any attention to it, and when i got it off, i noticed that the pickup screen was bent up a little bit.

I'm actually ganna probably end up fixing it and selling it because i just got a 06' cobalt ss/sc..... and save up some money until i can afford a vr4, the 3s platform is by far my favorite....

will keep updated on my rebuild.

yeah keep us posted

It's amazing how a dent in the oil pan can destroy an engine. Crazy

[ooeygooey]

I got an engine ordered and should be here this week i hope... had to convince my dad that it would be much easier to drop in an engine then to rebuild it...and yes i know... its been a long as time but i had been out of a job and my parents are making payments on my new car and finishing our basement