Kaboom

mcqueen · June 20th, 2011, 05:32 PM

Is pretty much what my car did today. I was going out for something to eat, had been driving the car for maybe 5 minutes and it was acting a little funny, but not bad enough that I was worried. Suddenly I've got hardly any power in any gear, then the RPMs just drop until the car dies. I pull off onto a back road (coasted there) so I was out of traffic. Tried starting it a few times and it didn't want to do shit. Popped the hood, hopped out, opened the hood, and found the entire driver side of my engine bay was covered in oil. Looked under the car and oil was dripping from everywhere (it has sprayed all over the wheels, steering column, struts, spring, control arms, lower pulleys, etc). I saw oil leaking pretty steadily from the oil filter and possibly around the oil pan. Pulled the oil cap off the valve cover and it was smoking pretty good.

I ended up calling a buddy who just so happened to be eating at the place I was headed to so I was like 100 yards from him. He had his dad's F250 Super Duty so we borrowed a car dolly and got my car back to my place (fucked up the front bumper bad getting it on the dolly, 4x4 stance is still too low for that shit). Now the car is just sitting there. My buddy thinks I might have thrown a push rod but we're not totally sure.

Any guesses on what's wrong before I go start taking the engine apart?

carney · June 20th, 2011, 05:35 PM

maybe the gasket blew on your oil filter or you somehow got a whole in your filter? I know the seal went bad and in mine spewed oil everywhere, ended up being a simple fix.

mcqueen · June 20th, 2011, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by carney

maybe the gasket blew on your oil filter or you somehow got a whole in your filter? I know the seal went bad and in mine spewed oil everywhere, ended up being a simple fix.

Did your car refuse to start? I'm going to pull the oil filter off first and hopefully that's all it is but I would think it would at least start even with a bad filter. I left drip marks about a half mile down the highway until I stopped and it gushed oil all over the ground where I stopped.

1st_Time_Stanger · June 20th, 2011, 05:38 PM

Glwf

6ER THEN I 8ER! · June 20th, 2011, 05:46 PM

wanna buy my GT

but seriously...i hope you find out the issue. start checking every seal possible

ESG-642T · June 20th, 2011, 06:14 PM

When you try to start it...

It turns over but won't fire?

mcqueen · June 20th, 2011, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by ESG-642T

When you try to start it...

It turns over but won't fire?

It just tries to crank once and stops. Won't fire. I know there's basically no oil left in the motor. Like I mentioned on FB, I think the oil may have come from the filter. Going to get fresh oil and a new filter in a bit. Praying to god that will get her going but I'm not counting on it.

carney · June 20th, 2011, 06:27 PM

Mine grinded terribly when i tried to turn it over but it turend over and started spewing from the filter so i found my problem. couple quarts of and a new filter and good to go

6ER THEN I 8ER! · June 20th, 2011, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by mcqueen

It just tries to crank once and stops. Won't fire. I know there's basically no oil left in the motor. Like I mentioned on FB, I think the oil may have come from the filter. Going to get fresh oil and a new filter in a bit. Praying to god that will get her going but I'm not counting on it.

i know it's dumb to ask, but i've seen people do this...when you put the filter on your car did you accidently leave the old seal on the housing w/o noticing and have been running the car since? pressure buildup on that can cause the eruption.

mcqueen · June 20th, 2011, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by 6ER THEN I 8ER

i know it's dumb to ask, but i've seen people do this...when you put the filter on your car did you accidently leave the old seal on the housing w/o noticing and have been running the car since? pressure buildup on that can cause the eruption.

It's been a long time since I changed the oil, but I don't believe I left the oil seal on there. I didn't see it when I pulled the filter off a bit ago but I wasn't really looking for it

6ER THEN I 8ER! · June 20th, 2011, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by mcqueen

It's been a long time since I changed the oil, but I don't believe I left the oil seal on there. I didn't see it when I pulled the filter off a bit ago but I wasn't really looking for it

couldn't hurt to check

polemonkey · June 20th, 2011, 06:47 PM

im pretty sure if u threw a rod you would see a nice hole at least thats what happened when a buddy's of mine cummings threw a rod, put a hole clear through the engine block

Six Banger · June 20th, 2011, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by 6ER THEN I 8ER

i know it's dumb to ask, but i've seen people do this...when you put the filter on your car did you accidently leave the old seal on the housing w/o noticing and have been running the car since? pressure buildup on that can cause the eruption.

I did this when I changed the oil on my F250 in the dark, it smelled like burning oil after 5 mins of driving so I pulled back home and realized it was slowly spraying oil everywhere. Im lucky it got on the exhaust manifold because if it didnt burn I wouldnt have noticed until it was too late.

McQueen, If you ran your car w/o oil for too long and it wont turn over, you might be preparing for the worst. Good news is used 3.8s are out there for pretty cheap.

Lumoon · June 20th, 2011, 07:30 PM

sounds like a good excuse to go 4.2 to me just saying... I hope its something as simple as a bad filter.

mcqueen · June 20th, 2011, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Six Banger

McQueen, If you ran your car w/o oil for too long and it wont turn over, you might be preparing for the worst. Good news is used 3.8s are out there for pretty cheap.

Well I'm pretty sure it's as bad as it gets. I fucked around with it for a while and couldn't get anything. I can hear it tries to crank once then stops. Pretty sure it's seized

And yeah, 3.8s are cheap but I'm moving 400 miles south in like 6 days plus I'm flat broke at the moment. So I think tomorrow I'll pull the black wheels off, put the stock Bullitts back on, take some pics, and put this bitch up on CL.

Six Banger · June 20th, 2011, 08:44 PM

That blows man, I'm sorry to hear about it. If there was someway to do it, fixing your car would be a lot cheaper than buying another one.

stephen · June 20th, 2011, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by mcqueen

Well I'm pretty sure it's as bad as it gets. I fucked around with it for a while and couldn't get anything. I can hear it tries to crank once then stops. Pretty sure it's seized And yeah, 3.8s are cheap but I'm moving 400 miles south in like 6 days plus I'm flat broke at the moment. So I think tomorrow I'll pull the black wheels off, put the stock Bullitts back on, take some pics, and put this bitch up on CL.

Try turning the engine with a socket and breaker bar. If it won't turn then it's seized. If the starter just clicks and doesn't crank the engine that's a pretty good indication also.

Sounds like the filter leaked and lost all the oil from the engine.

JTs03v6 · June 20th, 2011, 09:11 PM

Sounds like you threw a rod in it. How many miles were on it?

btw...Just because you cant see a hole in the block doesnt mean theres not one there. This was the one we just took out of my brothers 98', We could not see it until we removed the engine...

mcqueen · June 20th, 2011, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by stephen

Try turning the engine with a socket and breaker bar. If it won't turn then it's seized. If the starter just clicks and doesn't crank the engine that's a pretty good indication also.

Sounds like the filter leaked and lost all the oil from the engine.

We tried turning the crank pulley and pop starting the car. No luck with either. I think tomorrow the car is getting the old wheels put back on and getting listed on CL.

HMERacing · June 20th, 2011, 09:47 PM

Just deliver that bitch to my house. You can keep the engine, trans, and your wheels.

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June 20th, 2011, 06:14 PM	#6
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June 20th, 2011, 07:30 PM	#14
Lumoon Regular 2001 Mustang V6 Its a V6 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fairfield, Ohio Posts: 460 iTrader: 0 reviews	sounds like a good excuse to go 4.2 to me just saying... I hope its something as simple as a bad filter. __________________ Done so far: 3.73 w/ lsd rear end. custom 91 octane tune by R Style Performance rebuilt 4r70w 24% UDP pulleys aluminum drive shaft Windstar ready to be installed pending ported lower intake arrival

June 20th, 2011, 08:44 PM	#16
Six Banger Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 - 3.8 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,978 iTrader: 1 reviews	That blows man, I'm sorry to hear about it. If there was someway to do it, fixing your car would be a lot cheaper than buying another one. __________________ Look on the bright side: If you're reading this, you're alive. And that's fucking awesome.

June 20th, 2011, 09:11 PM	#18
JTs03v6 Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 mustang 7.48x1.56=11.67 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,318 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sounds like you threw a rod in it. How many miles were on it? btw...Just because you cant see a hole in the block doesnt mean theres not one there. This was the one we just took out of my brothers 98', We could not see it until we removed the engine... __________________ New combo: Forged SC short Block,280cfm heads, Precision 6262 turbo, cx 31x12x3 fmic http://photobucket.com/JTsTurboBuild http://youtube.com/user/JTsStang Last edited by JTs03v6; June 20th, 2011 at 09:17 PM.

June 20th, 2011, 05:46 PM	#5
6ER THEN I 8ER! Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 17,515 iTrader: 3 reviews	wanna buy my GT but seriously...i hope you find out the issue. start checking every seal possible

June 20th, 2011, 06:47 PM	#12
polemonkey Regular 2001 Mustang V6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: jefferson city missouri Posts: 97 iTrader: 0 reviews	im pretty sure if u threw a rod you would see a nice hole at least thats what happened when a buddy's of mine cummings threw a rod, put a hole clear through the engine block

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