Engine Clanking -WTF!!!

[asshanson]

I think that rod had quite a few little dents in the top of it from whatever broke through the piston, is it ok to reuse at that point?

[sleepydsm]

PMed.

[scheides]

Sweet geebuz I think this trumps Ryan's carnage pics!

Brandon, is there anything in your entire intake tract that may have busted loose? A piece of silicone coupler, fin of FMIC, etc? Part of the BOV perhaps? Looks like something small got in there and was obviously obliterated or it would have taken out the turbine on the way out.....did you check that too? :(

Was the car sitting for any length of time w/o something covering the intake piping/IM inlet? Perhaps something small fell in there as you were swapping TB's....Gasket material or something?

Dude this sucks pretty hard, and like I said before I have a head for ya. If you have time Thursday night you can come take a look at it if ya want!

Also, check the oil pan. Your culperate might be sitting at the bottom (fell through the hole in the piston)?

[MustGoFaster]

Sweet geebuz I think this trumps Ryan's carnage pics!


I wouldn't go that far, I mean I did break a piston, rod, crank, block, oil pan and head. Not that we need to start a competition or anything, this shit sucks.

As for the rod and dents in the top, I'd say replace on that. Are they big or small? If they are small, like you can see that there are dents, but it's not like in the head, then maybe. Rods are high stress items though. You should be able to get just one.

[311evo]

those pics make me grind my teeth, buhhh.

good luck with whatever action you take to the motor.

[A//// Guy]

That is some crazy carnage, and it just makes me cringe. :(

[niterydr]

Sucks to see this Brandon. What valves are those? Valve springs?
I would make sure you clean everything as that oil pan is going to be filled with debris.

[tpunx99GSX]

Did a bolt or something get sucked in through the intake mani? I cant see how a piston would do that to the spark plug all by itself.

[scheides]

Find anything in the oil pan? Cheeseburger or perhaps a finger or something?

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Judging from the pictures, it looks like pre-ignition.

As far as just doing a hone, go for it, if the cylinder bores are decent enough. That's all I ever do with my own cars. My 1G has stock bore stock pistons in a honed block and my 2G has stock bore Wiseco pistons in a honed 4G64 block. I did a hone in my garage with my first build on the original 2.0l engine in my 2G and that one was also fine until the oil cooler blew off and killed the motor.