motor may NOT be toast
Well, today was not a good day. Some customer equipment failure resulted in me having to make a 120 mile drive to replace it and of course the only company vehicle wouldn't start due to sub-zero temps. No problem....my cruiser has never let me down. Made the trip, mostly highway miles in bad weather, high winds, slippery roads....which meant I may not have noticed the lack of oil pressure until it was too late. When I got off the highway into town and stopped at a light....I could hear a distinct rotational engine knock. It was very apparent when pulling away from the light. It was then that I see the oil pressure....which oddly was higher at idle than higher rpm.
No idea how long the pressure was low....limped it the mile home. While driving no real lack of power, no smoke, never quit, no CEL, no oil light.....but very bad sounds from the motor.
At this point I'm guessing the motor is toast which is a real bummer since I put considerable work and money into it over the summer and it was driving great. New suspension, all new brakes, new birfs and full front axle rebuild.
I'm going to get it in the garage and check the crank bolt, pull the EFI and check for oil pressure, drain the oil, pull the pan.
The thought of a repair is daunting as I would do it myself and I don't have the $ to pay someone and I've never been inside a motor before. Diesel swap would be nice but likely way over my head.
Any thoughts on this? It is over? Part out time?
Hope your day was better than mine.
Well, today was not a good day. Some customer equipment failure resulted in me having to make a 120 mile drive to replace it and of course the only company vehicle wouldn't start due to sub-zero temps. No problem....my cruiser has never let me down. Made the trip, mostly highway miles in bad weather, high winds, slippery roads....which meant I may not have noticed the lack of oil pressure until it was too late. When I got off the highway into town and stopped at a light....I could hear a distinct rotational engine knock. It was very apparent when pulling away from the light. It was then that I see the oil pressure....which oddly was higher at idle than higher rpm.
No idea how long the pressure was low....limped it the mile home. While driving no real lack of power, no smoke, never quit, no CEL, no oil light.....but very bad sounds from the motor.
At this point I'm guessing the motor is toast which is a real bummer since I put considerable work and money into it over the summer and it was driving great. New suspension, all new brakes, new birfs and full front axle rebuild.
I'm going to get it in the garage and check the crank bolt, pull the EFI and check for oil pressure, drain the oil, pull the pan.
The thought of a repair is daunting as I would do it myself and I don't have the $ to pay someone and I've never been inside a motor before. Diesel swap would be nice but likely way over my head.
Any thoughts on this? It is over? Part out time?
Hope your day was better than mine.
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