[tech]: hemmorhaging oil-->bad noise

[skerocdriver@juno.com (Shawn C Meze)]

On Thu, 02 May 2002 18:50:03 +0000 "Michael Abatzis"
<abatzis2@hotmail.com> writes:
>changed the oil today. started the car for about 30 seconds (maybe) 
>till i 
>heard a high pitched noise, looked at the ground, and saw $20 of mobil 
>1 
>there. the gasket from the old filter hadn't come off with the filter. 
>fixed 
>it, filled with new oil, and now there's an ominous low pitched 
>knocking. 
>not incredibly loud, but definitely noticable. did i fry a bearing? 
>what 
>should i do now? sigh...
>-michael


Id say with my best medical advice, YEP. 
if it is rod knock, it will only get worse as you drive it. The ability
to repair this before the crank gets fragged is now. if you let it go, it
could destroy the crank. Best case is you polish the rod journal and
replace the bearing. Otherwise your looking at a larger repair. 


Shawn Méze
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