supramacist said:Don't give up man.
Be the next breed of gear head. Keep it alive.
LilMissMkIII said:It's good there's no more sound, but why did you drive it without investigating the issues further?
johnathan1 said:Rod knock can come and go...But once you hear the sound...the damage is done...
The rod bearings float on the crankshaft on a super thin layer of oil...they don't actually touch each other...and if there is no oil in there to lubricate...then there is metal/metal contact, which wears out the bearing, and makes the bearing tolerances WAAAY too big, which is why it makes a "knock" sound...because everytime the cylinder fires, the rod is pushed down with a LOT of force and slams into the crankshaft...you shouldn't drive the car until it's fixed...the knocking rod could break while driving, shoot out of the side of the engine block, and you could have an oil fire as a result...not to mention the repair bill will increase exponentially...
IJ. said:I knocked my GE many years back on the return leg of a trip to Sydney......
I didn't check it before leaving and had to stand on the Brakes to avoid an accident and instantly CLACK CLACK and as I was still 5 hours from home I figured I'd top it up with 90 weight gear oil and save the Expense of a tow.
I learnt my lesson from this and have always run +1qt and now run both a Group A Mag sump and a 3qt acumulator.
NiGMa said:now you guys are scaring me! :aigo:
IJ. said:I didn't check it before leaving and had to stand on the Brakes to avoid an accident and instantly CLACK CLACK and as I was still 5 hours from home I figured I'd top it up with 90 weight gear oil and save the Expense of a tow.
IJ. said:See if you can "hire" a spare car from a friend rather than buy one.
(no use buying someone elses rubbih then having to spend $$ on it to make it run right)
johnathan1 said:Be afriad!...Be VERY afraid!! lol
But seriously, you have a pretty serious problem, and you shouldn't drive the car any distance until you have it sorted out...You'll just be doing more damage and costing yourself more money.
Also, I ALWAYS run my car at about 1 quart over, its about a quarter inch above the "full" mark on the dipstick at all times, to buy me precious time in case anything happens...
IJ. said:+1 litre ALWAYS in a 7M.
NiGMa said:OK, i'm sold, you've got 12,000+ posts so I guess I can listen to you.