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Knock in motor??

HEy there, Picking your brains again.

I thought i had a valve problem, i took the cover off and everything inside is lovely. Under furthur inspection, it appears as though the lower end is the problem.

I've got a 164, 000 kms (100, 00Miles) on it.. SW2 Oil Changes done regularly using Amsoil Synthetic Since i bought the car at

83, 000 kms.

Noise just started one day then stop a few miles down the road and the a couple of weeks later it came back and seems to have stayed. Not driving it now, been riding my motorcycle since it happened. It is going to snow someday so i'll have to fix it.

Any ideas????

Graham

99 SW2
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Rogers
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My Machanic says that it could be cheaper to look at putting a used motor in rather than fixing mine. Says it is an hourly rate to get inside and see what is wrong.

Does this sound normal? He says it could eb a bearing on the crank going or something going on with the piston.

Any idea what a motor twin cam 99 or newer 1.9 with say 60, 000 kms would run me...

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Rogers

yeah sounds like your piston is blown. time to buy a new car.

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KentS

Automatic trany? check nuts holding torque converter to flex plate. Sometimes these work loose. Otherwise, pull the oil pan and pull the bearing caps on the crank/rod bearings and look for a trashed bearing or crankshaft. Often a really bad bearing will have enough play to feel when tapped with a soft face mallet. Could also be a worn piston causing a slap or a worn wrist pin. How was the oil pressure? Then it comes down to how good a mechanic you are or how lucky you are. Sometimes you can do better getting a junkyard engine for a few hundred bucks. Good luck!

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Oppie

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