yonexsp Ken Ormsby Newmarket, ONtario (9 posts) Registered: 03/08/2009 07:13PM Main British Car: Rover SD1 Rover V8 3.5l |
I think my engine is dead! Help
I think I killed my engine.
What do you guys think is wrong? [www.youtube.com] 1) Rod bearing failure 2) Something fell into a combustion chamber through he intake manifold when it was being changed. 3) Other and less expensive than either 1 or 2 above |
ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: I think my engine is dead! Help
That's really hard to diagnose over the net - but it sounds more like top end rather than bottom end noise.
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flitner John Fenner Miami Fl (168 posts) Registered: 03/11/2010 10:58AM Main British Car: 1972 MGB 350 CHEVY |
Re: I think my engine is dead! Help
It does not sound internal, You can hear it swapping sides as in a pulley is loose, pull the plugs and turn it over by hand with a breaker bar or any other means to pinpoint the noise.
What was the last thing done to it that may have backed off or failed? |
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smelfi Steve Melfi Alexandria Ohio (90 posts) Registered: 04/26/2008 07:35AM Main British Car: 1977 MGB 302 |
Re: I think my engine is dead! Help
In the video there are two very small white dots near the bottom of the screen - a little down left from the u shaped tube. Those little dots are blinking at the same rate as the noise. What are those dots? Might just be light reflections but I'm curious.
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DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1367 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
Re: I think my engine is dead! Help
That sounds a lot like something in a cylinder. Pull your plugs and check for damage. I suspect that this happened suddenly?
Cheers Fred |
DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1367 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
Re: I think my engine is dead! Help
So most likely a foriegn object in one of the cylinders.
Pull out the spark plugs and have a look at them. You will probably see one that is beat up pretty good. Have a look through that plug hole and rotate the engine by hand. You should be able to spot the offender. If you're very lucky, Have lived an honest life and been kind to small animals you might be able to remove the offending part through the plug hole. But who are we kidding. Get ready to pull the head and see how bad it is. Cheers Fred |