Good call. Ill look closely when I drop the pan.
Good call. Ill look closely when I drop the pan.
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
Normally crack where tube meets flange that mounts to block.
One minute yall have me wanting to try a Neon, the next I read stuff like this......
That sucks. Take a breather.
it's ALLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
What happened??
It heard you talking about a Prius and got nervous, right?
In reply to TVR Scott :
Lol. Nope!
Oil pan came in Tuesday. I've been having trouble sleeping, so i got it swapped over and a new oring on the pickup over the last couple nights. Test drive this morning.
I have a cam sensor issue, and need to finish flushing the cooling system. Air intake hits the hood, nitrous needs reinstall, nut and bolt check. I made a new dipstick from an ls dipstick that i modified so it reaches the bottom of the pan. Shifter needs adjustment, and the glovebox hinge broke and dropped the glovebox out on tbe test drive.
Its good. Quiet, pulls STRONG. Feels like vtech kicks in at 5k-ish, which brap and i attribute to the cam sensor issue. But, seems healthy! Time to work on the list and get someiles on it.
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
So what was the smoking gun on the oil pressure?
In reply to NOHOME :
Combination of failed pickup oring and the pressure port im using reading low. Additionally, the oil restrictor im using to limit the issue of starving the pan at sustained high rpm makes the readings wonky.
Hopefully, its cured. When I get it on the lift I am going to t fitting the factory in block port to get accurate readings.
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
Ditch the idiot light, put pressure sensor in that location.
In reply to Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) :
Instead of doing the t fitting? I like having both the light and the gauge in race cars.....
Is there something about the light that makes it pointless in this application?
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
I had a stainless T setup that way in white trash for a while, the t ended up cracking. Honestly the dummy light is set so low if it comes on at anything but idle the motor is cooked.
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) said: Honestly the dummy light is set so low if it comes on at anything but idle the motor is cooked.
This^
They're famously useless. And if it's any sort of concern, removing and unplugging the sensor will not trigger a check engine light. At least it didn't in my old '02 Neon when I installed an Autometer sender/gauge setup in the stock location.
Unplugging it won't turn on dummy light unless it's a ngc car.
Hooray! Glad to see you're almost out of the woods.
Looking good! I'll crank out more of those center caps.
got the oil pressure gauge hooked to the block port. 25psi idle hot, 60 at cruise with 5w30. Fixed.
Got the cam magnet dialed in, no more cel and more power. Fixed.
Getting some miles on it yesterday and today. We took it to harbor freight for a new backpack sprayer amd today im driving it to church and family lunch.
Im really liking it again, but that just may be because its new and shiny again.
More miles will tell!
Ive got two tanks of has through it now.
This thing rips. Its really the way i remember it being now. My memory was of a much faster, more capable car than it actually was with the 2.0. With the 2.4, the actual performance matches the memory of it's performance when i sold it the first time.
It needs a bit more sorting yet, but its close. Just some rattles and such, nut and bolt check, realignment, wheel center caps, some tidying up in the engine bay, nitrous installed, and ac recharging. But, its at the "rolling and Saturday project " phase which makes me really happy
I also grabbed a set of flowfit seats, as the stock acr stuff sucks. They aren't challenge budget, but its easy enough to change back. Hotta build brackets yet before i can test fit them.....
Glad you are liking the 2.4! 2.4 master race.
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
I can leave one of those turbos with you if you promise to put it on the 2.4.
In reply to Stampie :
I still haven't pushed the button. This thing will be stupid with the 75 shot
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
I'm sorry but I think I read that wrong. You said a 150 shot right?
Stampie said:In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
I'm sorry but I think I read that wrong. You said a 150 shot right?
You doing the next engine?
13:1 compression and a 75 shot with hot timing is as froggy as i feel.
If i could fit the msd dis2 and timing retard box in the budget, 150 would be awesome.
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
Moral support good enough?
Alignment done. -2 front, 1/16 toe out. -1 rear, 0 toe.
I also put the 225/45/15 on the kosei k1s. The dunlops stu gave me (195/55/15) were just about corded on the fronts from last season. The black was changing shades like they do just before the air starts to show. Rob gave me these off his champ car.
Charged the ac almost all the way. Ran out of freon.
The shorter tires and alignment have really brought the chassis to life. Engine pulls way harder at high rpm, and it transitions way better than the ohatsu's on the slips. The new alignment specs make it tend to slight oversteer, but very easily caught at least on the roundabouts near the house.
WINNING!!!
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