Another surprise with my JDM HDJ81.
i will keep it short.
got the turbo rebuild 4 weeks ago (thanks Ciaran)
blue smoke (John you were right it was oil)...I removed the valve cover hose from the intake, took the the intake piping apart and found oil in it between the filter and turbo. Fine, old engine, 370K not 70k.
Next I run the valve cover gas return hose through a small filter and into the frame, with gravity forcing any oil back into the engine.
Test drive, no more smoke, great!
Then...
oil squirting (like a cut aorta) from the side of the block, F&%k!!!
no more vacuum inside the engine previously created by the intake suction, now just atmospheric pressure...and the blow by in the crank case.
Cracked block? SURE LOOKED LIKE IT!!!
NO, IT IS A HOLE NOT A CRACK
I pulled the started off ,cleaned the side of the block and this is what I found...
PICTURE:
IMG_8196 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
the hole is to the left of the rib in the center of the photo...on the right is the dipstick guide.
DID ANYBODY EVER SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!?!?!?
WTF??? casting flaw???
options...
re drill, tap a 4-40 and plug with a screw?
j-b weld. or similar
or
spot weld?
please advise.
BTW, Dan, I thing you are onto something when saying JDM suck.
"enough is enough, I am tired of this M%&er*& F^*&ing truck in my M%&er*& F^*&ing driveway" lol
cheers,
i will keep it short.
got the turbo rebuild 4 weeks ago (thanks Ciaran)
blue smoke (John you were right it was oil)...I removed the valve cover hose from the intake, took the the intake piping apart and found oil in it between the filter and turbo. Fine, old engine, 370K not 70k.
Next I run the valve cover gas return hose through a small filter and into the frame, with gravity forcing any oil back into the engine.
Test drive, no more smoke, great!
Then...
oil squirting (like a cut aorta) from the side of the block, F&%k!!!
no more vacuum inside the engine previously created by the intake suction, now just atmospheric pressure...and the blow by in the crank case.
Cracked block? SURE LOOKED LIKE IT!!!
NO, IT IS A HOLE NOT A CRACK
I pulled the started off ,cleaned the side of the block and this is what I found...
PICTURE:
IMG_8196 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
the hole is to the left of the rib in the center of the photo...on the right is the dipstick guide.
DID ANYBODY EVER SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!?!?!?
WTF??? casting flaw???
options...
re drill, tap a 4-40 and plug with a screw?
j-b weld. or similar
or
spot weld?
please advise.
BTW, Dan, I thing you are onto something when saying JDM suck.
"enough is enough, I am tired of this M%&er*& F^*&ing truck in my M%&er*& F^*&ing driveway" lol
cheers,
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