Well...it's the stuff that doesn't come with the oil change that's the problem.
As far as parts go- I really like doing these jobs once- so oem head gasket and bearings from a big name brand- don't get me wrong- I'm running a new Ebay head, rock oil pump and water pump- timing cover, all low tech but the quality is where it counts. I researched the head vender- it's not AFR but what the hey, the pumps are easy to change and I always have an eye on the guages. I take alot of advice from my mechanic who is also a good friend- nobody makes money on comebacks.

 

I would rather do something right the first time, use all quality parts and spend time on putting a motor together rather than later having to worry about failures or problems a person brings back because of something that was cheap or done wrong.

 

thats the way i feel as well. and i have no idea what the eff happened or why.

and i have used engnbldrs rebuild kit on other motors before and havent had any problems... just my luck i guess..

 

THAT SUCKS. Sorry to hear! Good luck!

 

Yeah good luck dude getting it running again,how about some pictures of your rig.Tried4x2signN you mispelled consumption,lol.

 

Well, if you use that bock again- you need to pin down why it failed.

 

i found metal chunks logded in the number three journal. there was also a metal chunk/casting looking mark in every other oil hole in the crank.












some more pix for you guys...

 

the all white is what it looks like most currently.

 

I'm diggin the green paint. You've got the exact engine paint scheme as my buddy does on his G54B. Sweet.

 

nice!

 

Did they manage to get debris into the oil passages when the machine shop re-bored it? It seems to me like you've eliminated just about everything except for the block.

 

I'm surprised you have anything like that in the oil holes. Maybe a piece broke loose?

What brand of crank did you use? Did you clean out the crank's oil passages? How about the oil galleys in the block?

 

when i put it all together everything was clean and perfect.

the crank is from www.japanengine.com

i am going to call the machine shop and see how much it will be to hot tank the block and head to make damn sure everything is clean once again. im also going to bring up the suggestion of him not doing it right the first time to see what he says...

 

I think I see one possible problem in this pic, is that a Fram oil filter? Dude, cut that open and have a look at it. Those things are junk.

 

I don't see what people's problem with Fram is...

Although I am NOT using them on my current motor (I've been using the K&N filter), I've used them for YEARS, on every other vehicle that I've owned in the past, and never had problems

If you do cut that filter open and look at the elment, well I garanty you'll find metal shavings in it; what do you expect to find after scorching a bearing like that

just my $0.02

 

The object of cutting it open is to see if it failed, not to see if it has metal shavings in it. back at ya.

 

I am sorry to hear that this happened to you but i can tell you what happened. If you bought a new crank for this engine or had it machined then i can guarentee that there is metal in the journals of the crank and Number 3 was blocked. This is a common problem when machine shops do this and dont clean it properly. i bought s re-ground crank for my 3vze engine and specifically had them reclean the crank and blow it through. I had had many an engine fail due to this.

 

What a waste- over 5 minutes of cleaning with a blowgun.

 

i made sure everything was clean when putting it back together. i must have missed something..

anywho. im putting my engone back together again. and when i was cleaning out the pan. i pulled out a handful of metal shavings.. oh well... lets hope for the best on puttin it back together this time.