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

[Emre Washburn]

Michael,

I saw your car at Greg's Green S6 correct? Mine was there for the same
problem, but Greg's lack to answer any of my phone calls or messages
and having it for one full month with out touching it was the
motivating factor to do the work myself (as well as saving $$$).
Me and a buddy are tearing down the motor, ripping out the bad crank
and 4 good rods, one bad rod and replacing it with a good set from
Shokan in the next week.

Why are you getting a head as well, when yours is just fine?

Emre
92 //S4

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 06:58:46 -0400, Michael Bess <mlbess at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> 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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