Hi Ken, Aha I see.... so change bearings or throw in a new engine? Is this one likely to give up the ghost spectacularly (should I tell her to stop driving it?)?
Cheers Steve On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Ken Bogart <[email protected]> wrote: > I would predict a crank/rod bearing. Off throttle, the play in the gap > causes a knocking sound. It will probably get worst over time. > > Smell the oil. Does it smell of engine death? > > Ken Bogart > ----------------------------------------------------- > 96 Montego Blue FFS Coldside (His) > 97 Black & Tan (Hers) > 90 Crystal White (sons) > ------------------------------------------------------ > http://www.miatacare.com > http://www.cincimiata.com > http://www.miatagathering.com > http://www.bcchallenger.org > MiataMail.com list owner > > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Stephen Rigley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> A "friend" of mine ran their 99 mk2 with low oil (read: this could mean >> none) for some time. It was eventually noticed when the engine started >> making noises. Oil was added and it still running. I took it for a spin at >> the weekend, it accelerates + idles fine, no noises, but when lifting off or >> *just* slightly applying trottle it makes a cyclic deep click noise. Its >> been suggested that the crank is done for, but it sounds more top end to >> me.. actually.. the engine feels pretty strong. I suspect its had its engine >> wrung out on a regular basis too ;-) >> >> What should I be looking at first here? What kind of damage? >> Likely the noise is crank floating back and forth? >> >> Cheers, >> Steve >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Miatapower mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower >> >> >
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