So, here I am: Cruising westbound along Hwy 412 just 15 miles east of Tulsa, Oklahoma and I get this funny burning oil smell. About 30 seconds later, it starts making nose and smoking a fair bit. Put the clutch in and coast over to the side of the road. The engine is no longer running when I stop. Pop, the hood and take a look. I don't see anything in or under the engine. Check the oil. It's just over the add line (It was full 400 miles before when I left Arkansas). Turn the key and it starts up, a bit of noise and some smoke, so I drive it 300 feet to the next road and pull off the highway.
After a little closer inspection, I feel that I don't want to be this close to the side of the highway so I drive it uphill a few more 100 feet to a large turn out. A nice fellow in a Taco drivers up and offers some phone number for some local FJ guys, but they don't answer their phone so I call on a tow truck to get me to Tulsa.
Once in Tulsa, and it's on the ground I start it up again. No smoke and not really any noise, but it is clearly running on only 5 cylinders. Since I am on a schedule, I have hired a rental car so i can get home and arrange a transport truck to pick up my FJ and deliver it to California. If all goes well, my FJ should arrive back in California in a week or so.
What I know is this: Everything was fine until it was not. EGT: 800°F, Boost: about 7PSI, RPM: 2800, Speed: 65 - 68MPH, Oil Pressure: Good, Water Temp: Below 210. No oil in the water and no water in the oil.
Any ideas on what happened? Like I said, it in only running on five cylinders, so it is either a valve stuck, a hole in the piston or possibly both. However, in that condition I'd not expect it to run at all.
Anything? Anyone?
Thanks!
Michael
After a little closer inspection, I feel that I don't want to be this close to the side of the highway so I drive it uphill a few more 100 feet to a large turn out. A nice fellow in a Taco drivers up and offers some phone number for some local FJ guys, but they don't answer their phone so I call on a tow truck to get me to Tulsa.
Once in Tulsa, and it's on the ground I start it up again. No smoke and not really any noise, but it is clearly running on only 5 cylinders. Since I am on a schedule, I have hired a rental car so i can get home and arrange a transport truck to pick up my FJ and deliver it to California. If all goes well, my FJ should arrive back in California in a week or so.
What I know is this: Everything was fine until it was not. EGT: 800°F, Boost: about 7PSI, RPM: 2800, Speed: 65 - 68MPH, Oil Pressure: Good, Water Temp: Below 210. No oil in the water and no water in the oil.
Any ideas on what happened? Like I said, it in only running on five cylinders, so it is either a valve stuck, a hole in the piston or possibly both. However, in that condition I'd not expect it to run at all.
Anything? Anyone?
Thanks!
Michael
