*ENGINE CEASE UPDATE* (long)

["B-Boy Krazy Horse" <nightmare16v1988@hotmail.com>]

here is the reiteration of wtf happened to me, im clueless and feeling quite 
blonde (no offence to and blonde lister out there).

Saturday, November 24, 2001 10:30pm
hey guys, something happend last night. i was comming home from Santa
Maria, getting it on with some riced out BMW. we were holding it at
115-123 from about Nipomo. when i got to Arroyo Grande (its about 10
miles from Nipomo), i heard a buzzing noise, i look down...shit, my
oil light. look at my oil pressure guage...dead, nothing. i swerve to the 
off ramp and turn my car off; im now coasting down the offramp. when i got 
to the bottom shoulder i pop the hood. as i pull out the dip stick, its 
smoking a little. i think to myself, "This, is not good..." and it says 
there is no oil at all. i check the oil filter, its still there and its hot 
as hell. look at the drain pan, drain plug is still there, no holes in the 
pan either. no oil in the engine compartment, or in my muffler pipes. i did, 
however, see little whips of smoke coming out of my tail pipes when i was 
going to get more oil (Kmart was right there). i pour a gallon of oil in it 
and wait a bit. as im pouring in the oil, it starts smoking a little out of 
the oil fill cap area and i think to myself, "Damn this engine got hot". now 
im starting to worry. we let it sit for five minuets and check the oil 
level, at first it says there is nothing, but new oil is impossible to see 
in the dark. i touched the dip stick and there was oil on it, fresh oil. i 
turn the key...one little turn over...then nothing. wait about 10 more 
minuets, doesnt even try to turn over. so im like..."FUCK! The engine 
seized!". i live only about two or three miles from where i was, so i had 
AAA tow me home.  thats the bad news. the good new is that now i really have 
some guption to put in that new engine. i also was having fun with another 
car worthy of my race (at least it was a BMW, not a Honda).

Monday, November 26, 2001
well today i went out to see how bad it really was. car would not
even turn over. i checked under the car for leaks, there were none. i also 
check my oil level, it was double what it should be. i drained out a gallon 
of oil (that was how much i put on on the side of the road) and put my car 
in 4th. i tried rocking the car, and luckly, the belts started to move. i am 
now able to push the car in gear for a little bit,before i have to start 
rocking it again. i also have it turning over,but it wont start. i will take 
the spark plugs out to see if there is anything weird on them (i dont really 
know what the hell i am looking for, they were *brand new* Bosh Platinums 
too!!) i will also see how the engine turns over with the plugs out and if i 
am getting compression.does anyone have any idea wtf happened to me that 
night? could this be a failed oil pump? is there any electrical that could 
be wrong? wtf?

Tuesday, November 27, 2001
checked out the plugs, they look brand new. there was oil, however,
around the threads, a little more than usual, but it might be that i
am just noticing it more now. i still have to check the compression
(dont really know why, it will just make me sleep easier knowing its not 
that fucked). the engine did turn over much easier with the plugs out, but 
its still wont turn over with the plugs in. i thought about taking the oil 
pan off, but i dont really have the gumption anymore. i also check for metal 
shavings in the oil, it was clean, pretty much like new oil.

Today, December whatever, 2001
kinda ironic that i got this new g60 engine (im the one that got it
off eBay) about a week or two before all this went down. i am getting a 
Garrett T3 for $125 (used), the ECU and engine wire harness for $100 (also 
used) and i am still looking for the fuel rail and injectors (perferably 
used). if anyone knows where to get an 8v turbo manifold used, please, let 
me know. i really dont want to have to get one new for $275 (i am one cheap 
Mo Fo when it comes to these things, if you cant tell, i try to get them 
used). right now i saw on eBay the complete engine wire harness, fuse box, 
and ECU w/ Neuspeed P-Chip with the "Buy It Now" for $325 (of course, used). 
seems a little high, but i dont know.


-Craig

"Nightmare" '88 16v (in Critical Condition from a massive heart
attack)



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