I thought I was finally done restoring the TTA. Had it in the body shop last week to get the body work finished and painted. It looks like new again both inside and out.
That feeling quickly ended when I started it up and drove it home. It was making a different noise that I had never heard before, Like a grinding, but I thought maybe it was just cold and needed to warm up.. I drove it home, less than 10 miles and it was getting louder but would also go away depending on the rpms and the oil pressure was bouncing from 0 to 40 and check engine light was coming on and off and knocking something fierce when I got home. I think it is a a spun bearing. There is no visible damage to the block or oil pan that I could see but the oil level was low and very dirty. The car had been driven less than 2000 miles since I bought it and the oil was changed 2 times. I was having an issue with it running hot and installed an aluminum 2 stage radiator, but I think the overheating may have taken its toll on the engine and lead to the spun bearing. It has a T63 turbo on it, 60lb injectors, alki kit, 3 inch downpipe, wide band, and scan master. Boost was set for 25 PSI and I never had any knock on the scanmaster before now. My buddy who rebuilds engines is coming over on Saturday to help me take the engine out and access the damage.
I am a novice at this and need advice from those who have been there, done that with these cars before. Can something like this be fixed or does it need new engine? My buddy thinks it is a spun bearing for sure but is confident it can be fixed. He said we just need to replace the damaged area, bearing and crankshaft. I have been searching online for parts and can't find many parts for it. Rock Auto has a good list for our car, but no crankshaft. They do have a crankshaft kit for a 1987 Buick GN. Would a GN crankshaft and bearings work in this car? It seems the same engine only different heads, right? How do you determine if it can be fixed or if the engine should be replaced? Does it depend it the block is damaged? Anyone done this before and have any advice on where to get the parts and how much the repair can cost?
Thanks in advance for your help and advice.
That feeling quickly ended when I started it up and drove it home. It was making a different noise that I had never heard before, Like a grinding, but I thought maybe it was just cold and needed to warm up.. I drove it home, less than 10 miles and it was getting louder but would also go away depending on the rpms and the oil pressure was bouncing from 0 to 40 and check engine light was coming on and off and knocking something fierce when I got home. I think it is a a spun bearing. There is no visible damage to the block or oil pan that I could see but the oil level was low and very dirty. The car had been driven less than 2000 miles since I bought it and the oil was changed 2 times. I was having an issue with it running hot and installed an aluminum 2 stage radiator, but I think the overheating may have taken its toll on the engine and lead to the spun bearing. It has a T63 turbo on it, 60lb injectors, alki kit, 3 inch downpipe, wide band, and scan master. Boost was set for 25 PSI and I never had any knock on the scanmaster before now. My buddy who rebuilds engines is coming over on Saturday to help me take the engine out and access the damage.
I am a novice at this and need advice from those who have been there, done that with these cars before. Can something like this be fixed or does it need new engine? My buddy thinks it is a spun bearing for sure but is confident it can be fixed. He said we just need to replace the damaged area, bearing and crankshaft. I have been searching online for parts and can't find many parts for it. Rock Auto has a good list for our car, but no crankshaft. They do have a crankshaft kit for a 1987 Buick GN. Would a GN crankshaft and bearings work in this car? It seems the same engine only different heads, right? How do you determine if it can be fixed or if the engine should be replaced? Does it depend it the block is damaged? Anyone done this before and have any advice on where to get the parts and how much the repair can cost?
Thanks in advance for your help and advice.
