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One less C32 on the road, Mine is Dead :(

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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 02:46 AM
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One less C32 on the road, Mine is Dead :(

Driving home tonight on the freeway at about 80mph, my check engine light came on once again, it was solid. About 1 mile later it started blinking, I was planing to get off on the next off ramp, about 1 mile away. About 30 seconds later smoke came billowing out from under the hood and the back of the car. I get off the next exit and pull into a parking lot. By the time I park and get out of the car, there is a puddle of oil coming from under the drivers side and smoke is everywhere. I got it towed home and will check it out tomorrow. The top-end of the engine is clean so my guess is it through a rod either throught te oil pan or the bottom of the block. Either way it is not good.
It is a sad night, on a side note: Does anyone know of a used engine for sale?
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 02:55 AM
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Ouch!
your in Roseville too!

do u have a silver C32 dude??

ey hit us up dude, maybe we can help,

let us know how everything turns out.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 03:26 AM
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Yeah, I am in Roseville and it is silver. I go to school at Sacramento State. I'm going to dig into it tomorrow and once I find the extent of the damage I will go from there.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by chamm
Yeah, I am in Roseville and it is silver. I go to school at Sacramento State. I'm going to dig into it tomorrow and once I find the extent of the damage I will go from there.
Sorry to hear of your engine woes. Current mileage?

Keep us posted...
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 10:28 AM
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Truly sorry about what happened. Hope you can fix it and wont need a new engine. BTW, did that look like engine oil or tyranny oil on the ground?
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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Maybe a timing chain tensioner issue? Happened to me once. The tensioner backs out over time and can start to leak oil. I caught mine early, but if you dont the oil can leak, timing chain breaks and the engine jumps time. Hope that isnt what happened to you. Best of luck.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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a rod makes a LOT of noise long before it lets go. Unless you've been hearing a jackhammer under the hood for months, you're probably safe on this one. Let us know what you find!
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 03:01 PM
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At least you didn't crack an enginge block like someone's post.
But, still, OUCH!! I hope this doesn't hurt too badly.
Keep us posted.

BTW, weren't you in Fremont, CA for the LET tune last January?
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Yeah, I am in Roseville and it is silver. I go to school at Sacramento State. I'm going to dig into it tomorrow and once I find the extent of the damage I will go from there.

NICE!! so your the C32 i saw parked outside parking structure III dude this was a while back, super slammed on stock matte black wheels?


well let us know how it goes man, let me konw maybe buddies an i can help, DUDE! come out and play with the capital city kids! seriously where u been???
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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sorry to hear about that....keep us posted
GL!
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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I removed the belly pans this afternoon, and this is what I found. Thole is right above where the oil pan bolts to the block. It is about 3 inches across and about 1 inch tall. I found an engine at a local wrecking yard out of a 2002 SLK32 with 35000 miles for $1100, the engine has some minor damage to the left valve cover and the cam gear is broken, I will probably swap the entire head with the good one from my engine. Anything special I should check out or inspect before purchasing this used engine. Thanks
Hole in the engine

Engine from the wrecking yard
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 12:08 AM
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You have your work cut out for you. You're very fortunate you were able to find another engine in fairly decent shape. I would do an entire rebuild if you can. Maybe do a few upgrades while you are in there. Maybe upgrade the cams, various new gaskets, etc. I would figure out what happened to your previous engine and figure out what can be done to prevent that.

Here's a general guide on rebuilding your engine.
http://www.aa1car.com/library/engine2t.htm
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 12:33 AM
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Sorry...hope u get her on the rode soon..
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 07:15 AM
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So, what went wrong with your original engine? Other than the obvious hole, I mean. And, do you datalog at all?
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 07:39 AM
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Suspicious of a tune made way too lean
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Why not look for a 55K motor?
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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that sucks! i would definately look a little more before purchasing a slightly damaged engine. i think i've seen your car in the sac. area while i was visisting my uncle.
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DDUDDEE!!!!!!!! HIT US UP!! i wanna see this!

seriously, where did u go locally to find this engine?? INFO INFO!

TIA! GL with everything man, and one day i think u should come out and play with the rest of the CApital City kids
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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I have a "spare" motor w.out the s/c. It has 16k miles, and is located in the South Bay area.
I purchased it for approx $3.5k.
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