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So I knew I was experiencing an oil leak due to a worn gasket, but thought I would leave it until my next servicing, or until I installed my MBC this weekend.
Driving down one of the country roads by my house, the gasket apparently decided to crack and all of my oil spilled out, ran the engine dry.
Knowing not to keep running like this, I had the car towed back to my house and topped up my oil to a healthy level. I started the car, hoping for the best, but it was too late. The knocking and grinding stopped for a little while, about 10 mins, and then it came back with a vengeance and seized...
Now, I have to troubleshoot my 92 legacy turbo and either rebuild it, or sell it.(If sold I have a little bit of cash on the side that would result in a 1989 Skyline ) But really, I would love to keep the old scooby.
Anyone have any predictions on what I am going to find when stripping the engine?

Any help is appreciated.

OOOOOOOHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOS!

That sucks man.

I would expect to find the bearing material wiped pretty roughly from the steel backing of your engine bearings, and your crank journals will show similar wear...

ouch, meng. I know douglas has the pull and rebuild time down to 3 hours.. maybe take a page or two from his threads?

where might I find these priceless threads?
3 hours??? Damn, thats a quick pull and rebuild.
You should have seen how long it took to do my clutch lol

alright....my bad haha i found the threads.
are you sure 3 hours isnt a misprint?

Douglas is a maniac, i believe him.

It took me much less time to pull the legacy engine than it did to replace a head gasket on a mitsu.

scottzg wrote:Douglas is a maniac, i believe him.

I don't know him personally but from the readings of his posts. I agree with Scottzg

I think I was saying 3 hours ONCE THE ENGINE WAS PULLED. Big difference! Also this DIDN'T include cracking the block and new bearings, just pulling pistons and installing new rings.

I hope I didnt come across as saying I did the whole thing in 3 hours

Sorry to hear about your engine. If it's any reconciliation, my brother once ran his 83? (it was old) jetta low on oil and it threw one of the bolts that holds the piston halves together out the side of his engine block. Put a hole in about the size of a tennis ball.

Either way Douglas, you're still a maniac...

An engine can be pulled and rebuilt in a day and easily in a weekend.

Steve

where you from 92BlackBeauty?

if your close i could help or take that off your hands let me no

haha im actually located in edmonton,alberta.
I believe I'm going to do a rebuild, after boring it out to about 2.5L. and throwing in all aftermarket engine component, who knows maybe even new injectors while I'm at it.

nice sounds like a plan let me no how it gos