Spun bearing in my 2.0L a week before race
01-21-2010, 01:52 PM
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Well I talked to the shop again this morning. He is saying that the motor was built fine, but the bearings were too soft in his opinion and looked like OEM substitute bearings. I asked about oil temps and he said what he was looking at was typical of too soft of bearings combined with pretty high oil temps. I told him I saw 270 when at the track and he replied that it was probably in the low 300's based on wear. There are no scorings anywhere on the crank or rods, so the bearing was just worn.
He is going to replace all bearings, rods, main, and thrust with some better bearings. This should take about a week to get everything in and get it finished.
Looks like I will be putting an NA 1.8L in my car for the MSR-H race next weekend. Worse things could happen.
He is going to replace all bearings, rods, main, and thrust with some better bearings. This should take about a week to get everything in and get it finished.
Looks like I will be putting an NA 1.8L in my car for the MSR-H race next weekend. Worse things could happen.
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01-21-2010, 02:17 PM
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Yeah I thought it was the best the situation could be. The machine shop told me it was very rare that they just have to replace bearings.
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01-21-2010, 06:57 PM
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It's good to hear the damage was minimal. That's pretty cheap overall. Best of luck with the fix.
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01-21-2010, 07:10 PM
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I was excited that there was this little of damage as well. He could have done it back to where it was with oem bearings and not replaced the rings for only $300, but it was worth it, even if I sell ti to get the LS1.
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01-21-2010, 07:16 PM
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This setup would be a dream on the street, but on the track I may upgrade to the .86. It felt very linear on the track and I really didn't need more than 275hp, so I'm going with a cammed LS1.
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01-21-2010, 08:04 PM
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Sorry to hear about your engine failure so close to an event and I'm glad to hear that the damage wasn't worse. Better now than later, otherwise the damage would be much worse.
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