engine siezed up!

[Jbrogan]

i just got done putting my turbo on and was driving it home. the car stalled and now it is siezed up. i looked and the oil filter fell off, so it was running for at the most 5-10min withe no oil. i was just wondereing what is the usual parts that go bad and if i should try and keep er goin if i should keep

[Superdave]

cam bearings, rod bearings, main bearings, crank, cam, rods, possibly the oil pump.. maybe even more.

time to find another engine, that one is toast... sorry

[IsaacHayes]

Wait, you have a turbo on there all of a sudden? Pics! What are you doing to tune for it?

I'd just grab a full 3400 for cheap from a junkyard with less miles. Probably end up cheaper and you have a bigger/better engine to start from.

[loner666]

that sucks man. Time to get a 3400 in there. Alot better plattform to start with. Just beware of the trans not holding up. I dunno on a stock 3400 but with mine the trans arent staying happy long

I was going to do a basic tune for him to get him going safely

[sprucegagt]

How the hell does an oil filter just "fall off?"

[1988GTU]

New engine time! Maybe go 3500?

How the hell does an oil filter just "fall off?"

Engine Gremlins.

[john_V63400]

sorry to hear that man, once my oil line poped off my S/C on my Grand Am and I ran dangerously low. Luckily I was in town in stop and go, and heard my engine starting to knock, I about shitted my pants. I dont mind blowin em up from fun, but dang simple mistakes like that sucks. More like accidents! good luck man!!! It happens. Luckily I caught it

[Jbrogan]

well guys i took off the oil pan and the conecting rod bearing at waht you would call the front off the engine welded itself to the crank. so i took 1000 grit sand paper and sand the journal until there was no more rod bearing stuck to it. then i replaced all of the connecting rod bearings to be safe. now before it seized it didnt even knock at all so that tells me that none of the bearings actually spun. i checked all of the journals and they all were smooth with no signs of wear. so we will see how long it lasts. im considering it lucky to have gotten this far. but the turbo is toasted. oil poors out the exhaust until the turbo spools and then it will quit so iu gotta get another t25 or rebuild it.

[Jbrogan]

these are the pis i took when i was mocking it up, i will show updates soon.

[ForcedFirebird]

That looks similar to Loner's, lol, but he has the BMW headlights that made the pipe routes tight (and he didn't want to 86 the washer tank )

[loner666]

i didnt want to but that still havent put it back in..im gonna redo some more the of the piping when i change my headlights so maybe ill be able to put it back in

Jbrogan took my idea when the pipe routing..lol

[3.1cutlass]

dude how did i not know about this? sweet. I need to see this soon!

[ForcedFirebird]

i didnt want to but that still havent put it back in..im gonna redo some more the of the piping when i change my headlights so maybe ill be able to put it back in

Jbrogan took my idea when the pipe routing..lol

LOL, at first glance that looks like it could be your engine, even. Just needs a colored fuel rail.

[IsaacHayes]

Wow, you've been busy. Do you post on any other boards like the beretta boards? Got rid of ABS I see. Odd placement of the turbo, how does the downpipe route? Go for a larger turbo if you can, the T25 isn't that great for the 3100.

[1988GTU]

I think you should just route the down pipe in front sticking through the middle of the bumper. When people ask about the pipe, tell them it's your waste pipe.