my engine went kaboom! no more car

[ScottyCBoy at aol.com]

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In a message dated 5/1/03 8:51:58 PM Central Daylight Time,
maytagasm at sympatico.ca writes:


> havent checked compression yet... the oil line went about 2 minutes after
> the problem started... i tracked the oil spill back on the highway and the
> leak
> was way after the problem started...
> i think it was really really pissed off lifters...
> not sure yet though... when i bring it home tonight im going to start
> tearing apart to see.
>
> luke
>

I've seen this before.. you oil pressure relief valve stuck shut, oil
pressure spiked to a few hundred psi, causing the lifters to pop out of their
case, blowing the oil line, and possibly mushrooming the filter.

in the case I am speaking of the engine had no compression, cause the lifters
were blown causing the valves to be slightly open. Remove the cam and inspect
the lifters, it will probably tell the whole story.

scott