Wow. Houston we definitely have a problem
#1
Wow. Houston we definitely have a problem
So my brothers motor (02 TA) took a dump a week or so ago and we thought the timing chain had snapped. Not sure yet if that was done too but we have another problem. We got the heads off today and noticed on the 5 cylinder there was valve marks all over the piston, seven marks total so we were thinking somehow it was spinning in the cylinder. Then off to the passenger side head. I took it off and the 6 piston was...well...take a look for yourself.
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...x/CIMG0149.jpg
My brother literately just pulled it right out with his hands. I couldn't believe it when I saw it. We are like 99% sure the block is trashed too by looking down in the cylinder. So now off to find a shortblock...anybody know of a good place to find one?
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...x/CIMG0149.jpg
My brother literately just pulled it right out with his hands. I couldn't believe it when I saw it. We are like 99% sure the block is trashed too by looking down in the cylinder. So now off to find a shortblock...anybody know of a good place to find one?
#6
Nothing out of the ordinary. It's a bolton car that isn't raced and not driven hard very often. He says he's missed third a few times and hit the rev limiter but like I said nothing that we think would have done this. It must have just been ready to go. I guess it's a good thing this happened now though he was just about to have some heads ported and put a cam in too. Now he needs a new motor.
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So my brothers motor (02 TA) took a dump a week or so ago and we thought the timing chain had snapped. Not sure yet if that was done too but we have another problem. We got the heads off today and noticed on the 5 cylinder there was valve marks all over the piston, seven marks total so we were thinking somehow it was spinning in the cylinder. Then off to the passenger side head. I took it off and the 6 piston was...well...take a look for yourself.
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...x/CIMG0149.jpg
My brother literately just pulled it right out with his hands. I couldn't believe it when I saw it. We are like 99% sure the block is trashed too by looking down in the cylinder. So now off to find a shortblock...anybody know of a good place to find one?
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...x/CIMG0149.jpg
My brother literately just pulled it right out with his hands. I couldn't believe it when I saw it. We are like 99% sure the block is trashed too by looking down in the cylinder. So now off to find a shortblock...anybody know of a good place to find one?
#14
But the valves have definately been touched by the pic you provided.
It might be cheap insurance to do heads or at a bare minimum get your brothers current heads checked out. Those gouges on top of the piston look like they could have caused a bent valve or two
It might be cheap insurance to do heads or at a bare minimum get your brothers current heads checked out. Those gouges on top of the piston look like they could have caused a bent valve or two