Re: *ENGINE CEASE UPDATE* (long)

[Jerry Carter <jerry.carter@shaw.ca>]

Wasn't this settled as a possible plugged oil drain hole?the pump pushes all
the oil to the head but due to a blockage the oil wouldn't flow back down,
or at least that the way that I remember it (I don't think I paid much
attention to that thread)I'd say take the thing out, take it apart, clean
EVERYTHING and put it back together and drop it back in! How's that for a
fun winter project?

Jerry Carter
'81 Mk1 Scirocco
----- Original Message -----
From: "B-Boy Krazy Horse" <nightmare16v1988@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:05 AM
Subject: *ENGINE CEASE UPDATE* (long)


> 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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