[s-cars] RE: Ate a rod bearing: part 2

[Emre Washburn]

That is what I am doing to my car, I lost the same bearing. I'm
getting a set of good rods and a crank from Shokan.

Emre

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 07:41:49 -0400, Mike Sylvester
<msylvester at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> Michael,
> 
> Why don't you just replace the crank?  I just bought one from Audi for $800.
> That has to be cheaper than another engine.
> 
> Mike Sylvester
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --original message--
> 
> Well, Greg at Autofirme pulled the pan and called me with the bad (really
> bad) news.  Not only did the #5 rod bearing spin, but pulling #2 rod cap
> showed the crank to be deeply scored.  The option route it looks like I am
> taking is dropping in a new used motor that came out of another stock '95 S6
> that was T-boned at 70,000 miles.  While it appears that finances will not
> permit taking this motor up to a full RS2 conversion, I would like to throw
> on the RS2 EM or equivalent (IA, etc.) to prepare for the future.
> Unfortunately, I missed out on Ray Tomlinson's deal.  Anyone know of a used
> or good deal EM on the market?  We'll obviously install a new timing belt,
> water pump, etc. before installation.  Any other recommendations?
> 
> Greg also described what he saw in the crankcase after pulling the pan.  No
> significant metal bits.  However, there was a bunch of rubber/plastic bits
> from an oil pick-up tube there.  Plus there was a chunk of the stuff stuck
> in the present pick-up, limiting oil flow.  It would appear that prior to my
> ownership of the car, something bad had happened, and the oil pan and
> pick-up were replaced.  The diminished oil flow was apparently the cause of
> what we are now seeing.  The recommendation made to insure everything is
> really cleaned out when you do any bottom end work should be taken fully to
> heart.
> 
> It would therefore look like I'll have various bits & pieces off the old
> motor available for sale in the next few weeks.  The head will be available
> plus whatever else we do not have to transfer over to the new motor
> (manifolds, etc.).  Let me know if anything is of interest.
> 
> Michael Bess
> 
> '95 S6.hurting
> 
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