engine help, 98-02 corollas??

[jester1341]

just bought a '01 corolla about a month ago ran fine looks great paid next to nothing due to a very small trade-in offer.

this morning i started it and it had a much louder 'valve tap' than usual.....it had a quiet valve tap when i got it almost dissapeared once warmed up....i get about 10miles from the house and it misses a few times i put it in neutral to take the load off and it dies. i stop on the side of the highway and check for a belt missing or oil leaking or anything, but she looked just fine. get in and start it up starts right up but it sounds marbles in a jar......

i turn it off and check the dip stick even though i had no oil light[which works] and it is dry.....the car was on a slope but i didn't think it was enough to keep my dipstick dry.

i get a lift to a gas station and get som oil, go back and add some. start it up and it sounds a little better and i decide to move it off the highway.....extreme power loss.....i make it not far off the highway and there is a large thud/banging noise......oil all over the road clouds of smoke

thrown rod?? i didn't even bother to open the hood..... i was sooooo pissed i just didn't care


any help?? i'm not sure what to do with this car...
john

 

[toyotanos]

Sounds like you blew your motor, but they are SUPER easy to replace, especially the automatics. You probably spun a bearing which got steadily worse as you drove on. I've seen it before with these early 1ZZFE engines. Expect $1000 for a good used engine.

 

[super.secret.supra.club]

yeah. sounds about right. prolly why it was so cheap. go for the super charged 2zzfe. XRS FTW

 

[HardtopTE72]

Yup definitely sounds like you blew the motor. 01 Should be a VVT-i motor so expect to pay a little more money. 1000 sounds about right for a good engine. Go to your local junkyard. Those cars get wrecked all the time. You can probably find one with extremely low miles

 

[honestabe]

I really hope this doesn't happen to me. I just bought a 2001 Camry with the 1ZZFE motor too. Although mine has 100,000 miles on it.

 

[RazoE]

I really hope this doesn't happen to me. I just bought a 2001 Camry with the 1ZZFE motor too. Although mine has 100,000 miles on it.

2001 Camry's have the 2.2L 5SFE, (can be matted with a 3SGTE head to create a 2.2L "5SGTE") the Corollas' have 1.8L 1ZZ-FE's

 

[honestabe]

Oh, see what happens when I don't read. LOL. I feel better now.