Engine Removal Done! Now just need a new engine :(

[Ehawley]

BlkZoomZoom and I just finished pulling the engine from my MSP. Still not sure where my massive oil leak is coming from, but it is most likely a failed ring. Now I just have to wait for my new short block from MAM to arrive so I can do it all in reverse

 

[terbow]

wow looks fun. howd it blow? I think im gonna get a mam block also.

 

[Ehawley]

wow looks fun. howd it blow? I think im gonna get a mam block also.

Not really sure. I was more of a whimper than a blow. Just started smoking real bad and misfiring. Can't really pinpoint any specific time that it went. We will see if it is a bad ring when I pull it appart further. Had the MAM block on order anyway, so i'm not really bummed all that much.

 

[changedman]

when did you order it? also, Beau's prices on the engine build have gone way up, so your price may increase. just don't be too suprised.

 

[Ehawley]

when did you order it? also, Beau's prices on the engine build have gone way up, so your price may increase. just don't be too suprised.

I ordered and paid for it a long time ago. I would be more than a tad upset if the price increased considering it's already paid for.

 

[terbow]

werd to that.

hopefully when im ready for one it doesnt go up more. Keep this thread updated id like to see the progress.

 

[BlkZoomZoom]

MAM isn't the only one that sells shortblock assemblies....

I'm pretty sure it was a failed oil ring but we won't know for sure until a complete teardown is done.

 

[terbow]

im new to vendors here, i only see the popular ones.

 

[vindication]

good time to scrub daown that engine bay and put the rear awr motor mount

 

[terbow]

i can see how that rear mount would be a pain with the engine in.

 

[black_rob00]

How long did it take for you to get the engine out? Was it a pain?

 

[changedman]

I ordered and paid for it a long time ago. I would be more than a tad upset if the price increased considering it's already paid for.

how much did you pay? if i may ask

 

[Ehawley]

Already had the rear mount in, had the dealership put it in last year before they realized it takes more than the hour their manual says it takes.

I don't remember the exact cost for the short block. I already had the pistons and rings and headstuds I had gotten from him, and I had some extra stuff done (thrust bearing and coating of piston).

Erik H.

 

[changedman]

oh thats right. did the block you had delivered to the shop have a problem ?

 

[RyanJayG]

HOLY CRAP!!! thats a huge ass oil pressure sender

 

[Ehawley]

oh thats right. did the block you had delivered to the shop have a problem ?

Ya, it had a crack in it, so he said he replaced it with one he had around. I still owe him some for the bearings and his labor, but he hasn't gotten me the total yet. If you talk to him, see if you can get me a ship date. Last I heard he was picking it up from the machine shop on Friday and then said it would take him a couple days to put it together. I'm hoping I will have it by Friday this week.

 

[changedman]

don't want to bust your bubble, but friday is pretty unlikely it takes a bundle of time to assemble it, and then shipping on a car engine takes a few days longer than simply ground shipping. I'll see what he says next time I talked to him.

The other guy that had a cracked block (tekkie) had to pay out of his own pocket AND find another block (since his is useless), so you're lucky you dont have to buy another

 

[Ehawley]

don't want to bust your bubble, but friday is pretty unlikely it takes a bundle of time to assemble it, and then shipping on a car engine takes a few days longer than simply ground shipping. I'll see what he says next time I talked to him.

The other guy that had a cracked block (tekkie) had to pay out of his own pocket AND find another block (since his is useless), so you're lucky you dont have to buy another

I paid for the block out of my own pocket, and I guess it wasn't a large crack, just one that needed to be welded up near the engine mount. But I still consider myself lucky that Beau decided to use a non-cracked block gratis

 

[changedman]

heh, what i meant to say is (yeah you paid out of your own pocket lol) that he wasted $400 on a cracked motor. lucky beau hooked you up

 

[poboxjosh]

Already had the rear mount in, had the dealership put it in last year before they realized it takes more than the hour their manual says it takes.

I don't remember the exact cost for the short block. I already had the pistons and rings and headstuds I had gotten from him, and I had some extra stuff done (thrust bearing and coating of piston).

Erik H.

Dumb Question I can bring my car to the dealer with an aftermarket motor mount and they will put it in for the price of one hours labor?