HELP!!!! My motor may have croaked!

SaleenGTS · 09-22-2001, 08:26 AM

OK, here it is short and sweet. I went to the track last night and something happened.....BAD. I had my helmet on so I didn't hear anything. After I hit the traps, I noticed that my car was missing awfully. Missed the whole way home. Every time I would accelerate, it would stink really bad and smoke from the dip stick tube. It feels like it is running on 7 cylinders, and runs reallllly rough.

It isn't leaking, or overheating. No water in the oil. but even at idle, smoke pours up through the dip stick tube. Any Ideas???? Head Gasket,piston, rings, valves????

PLEASE HELP

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Dustin
89 Saleen GT Sport,428 rwhp,TFS Street Heat Intake,TFS TW Heads,TFS #2 cam,BD-11A 9 psi,Crane 1.6 rr's,BBK 70mm TB,Pro-M 80mm MAF,MSD 6BTM, FMS 9mm wires,BBK longtubes,BBK Short H-pipe,American Thunder cat back,3.55's

12.3@119 street tires

11.496@121.08slicks

5ohCOUPE · 09-22-2001, 10:33 AM

SOUNDS LIKE YOU LIFTED A RING LAND OR BURNED A PISTON. COULD ALSO BE BROKEN OR CRAKED RING.

PKRWUD · 09-22-2001, 02:31 PM

Your sig doesn't say what type of pistons you have, but I'm guessing one of them has a hole in it now. Have you pulled the plugs yet? Compression check? What have YOU figured out?

Take care
~Chris

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09-22-2001, 03:56 PM

Sorry to hear that Dustin. That sucks. It doesn't sound like a blown head gasket or valve to me....but check compression anyway, like PKR said. It could be as simple as you fryind a plug or two.

2FastLX · 09-22-2001, 04:26 PM

I don't think Chris was suggesting it may be a bad plug, but to see which cylinder may be the culprit by looking for a bad plug. That is my guess anyway.

I think a compression check is in order too.

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PKRWUD · 09-23-2001, 04:21 AM

I read his sig, and it sounds like a piston burning machine to me. If it did burn a hole through one of the pistons, the spark plug from that cylinder will have dozens of metal fragments welded to it. If the smoke is predominantly exiting from the dip stick tube, then it's obviously a new hole in the bottom end, not in the heads. It could be several things, but the description lends itself to the probabillity that the engine leaned out and burned a hole in the piston. This guy is a racer, and I presume he knows a few things about the engine, so it would only be natural for him to have done some diagnostics himself, the most basic of which are to check the plugs and the compression. I was just inquiring to see if this had been done, and what the results were.

Take care
~Chris

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09-22-2001, 08:26 AM	#1
SaleenGTS RICE taste like Chicken Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 687	HELP!!!! My motor may have croaked! OK, here it is short and sweet. I went to the track last night and something happened.....BAD. I had my helmet on so I didn't hear anything. After I hit the traps, I noticed that my car was missing awfully. Missed the whole way home. Every time I would accelerate, it would stink really bad and smoke from the dip stick tube. It feels like it is running on 7 cylinders, and runs reallllly rough. It isn't leaking, or overheating. No water in the oil. but even at idle, smoke pours up through the dip stick tube. Any Ideas???? Head Gasket,piston, rings, valves???? PLEASE HELP ------------------ Dustin 89 Saleen GT Sport,428 rwhp,TFS Street Heat Intake,TFS TW Heads,TFS #2 cam,BD-11A 9 psi,Crane 1.6 rr's,BBK 70mm TB,Pro-M 80mm MAF,MSD 6BTM, FMS 9mm wires,BBK longtubes,BBK Short H-pipe,American Thunder cat back,3.55's 12.3@119 street tires 11.496@121.08slicks

09-22-2001, 10:33 AM	#2
5ohCOUPE Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ORANGE PARK FL. USA Posts: 208	SOUNDS LIKE YOU LIFTED A RING LAND OR BURNED A PISTON. COULD ALSO BE BROKEN OR CRAKED RING.

09-22-2001, 02:31 PM	#3
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Your sig doesn't say what type of pistons you have, but I'm guessing one of them has a hole in it now. Have you pulled the plugs yet? Compression check? What have YOU figured out? Take care ~Chris ------------------ Retired Moderator MustangNet My site: JimPorterRacing RACECAR spelled backwards is RACECAR HEY !!! Are you ASE Certified ??? If you are, ask me about iATN. The best tool you'll ever have, and it's free !!!

09-22-2001, 03:56 PM	#4
bada$$lx Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry to hear that Dustin. That sucks. It doesn't sound like a blown head gasket or valve to me....but check compression anyway, like PKR said. It could be as simple as you fryind a plug or two.

09-22-2001, 04:26 PM	#5
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	I don't think Chris was suggesting it may be a bad plug, but to see which cylinder may be the culprit by looking for a bad plug. That is my guess anyway. I think a compression check is in order too. ------------------ Gunning for 12's! Buy your parts here ICQ# 42269241

09-23-2001, 04:21 AM	#6
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	I read his sig, and it sounds like a piston burning machine to me. If it did burn a hole through one of the pistons, the spark plug from that cylinder will have dozens of metal fragments welded to it. If the smoke is predominantly exiting from the dip stick tube, then it's obviously a new hole in the bottom end, not in the heads. It could be several things, but the description lends itself to the probabillity that the engine leaned out and burned a hole in the piston. This guy is a racer, and I presume he knows a few things about the engine, so it would only be natural for him to have done some diagnostics himself, the most basic of which are to check the plugs and the compression. I was just inquiring to see if this had been done, and what the results were. Take care ~Chris ------------------ Retired Moderator MustangNet My site: JimPorterRacing RACECAR spelled backwards is RACECAR HEY !!! Are you ASE Certified ??? If you are, ask me about iATN. The best tool you'll ever have, and it's free !!!