 Engine Problems... Toyota says its Blown :( |
 Mar 7, 2008 - 11:13 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jun 13, '07 From Whitby, ON, CAN Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%)  |
Hey guys i have a 5sfe with 250000km on it. I did an oil change not long ago last week actually and everything went fine untill yesterday... My oil light started coming off and on again, so i checked the dipstick was a tiny bit low so i topped it up. Now my oil light is on constintly and my engine is making a terrible knocking sound like a diesel but only under 1500rmp anything above it runs fine no chug or anything. I was told at toyota that my engine is blown or about to blow and more then likely it is the rod bearings that are out.. but they only said this without checking into anything deeply. They quoted me 2300$ for a 91 5sfe installed and everything. My question is, is it hard to determine what the problem actually is? because if it was something cheap internally in my engine that did not do much damage then could i not just take apart my engine and figure it out? I wouldnt want to pay for a new engine and find out that it was a 100$-500$ repair. Let me know your thoughts or what i might be able to do to figure this out... i really love this car and i do not want to part with it yet.
Thanks for your help. |
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Mar 7, 2008 - 11:45 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 22, '07 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
yeah. i would just do all thte bearing though. rod && main bearings. but... you MUST correct the oil problem first. since it was just a little low when you said this happened it was more likely a bad oil pump.
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94celigts Engine Problems... Toyota says its Blown :( Mar 7, 2008 - 11:13 AM
Batman722 a 91 doesn't have a knock sensor IIRC, and the... Mar 7, 2008 - 11:34 AM rjbibeau change the rod bearings their like 30 bucks or so ... Mar 7, 2008 - 11:37 AM 99Celica repairing my Gf's old laser turned into a mone... Mar 7, 2008 - 1:29 PM monkey getem to swat a 3s into there.... order teh stuff ... Mar 7, 2008 - 2:03 PM 6G96GT The engine oil light doesn't mean low oil, it ... Mar 7, 2008 - 3:15 PM scothaniel $2300 for a 91 5SFE installed is insane (thou... Mar 7, 2008 - 3:21 PM Random_Stranger Everyone has given good advice. I had that proble... Mar 7, 2008 - 3:55 PM lagos QUOTE(6G96GT @ Mar 7, 2008 - 3:15 PM... Mar 7, 2008 - 4:15 PM 94celigts thanks for all the info guys... i do feel comforta... Mar 7, 2008 - 8:42 PM
scothaniel 3SGE would be a nearly identical to doing the 3SGT... Mar 7, 2008 - 9:26 PM |
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