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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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ON engine blown.....??

so heres what happened !!

i came out of a parking lot stepped on it till about 7,000 rpm and got her a bit sideways and let off and shifted into second , the car then backfired like usual and then the car just bogged right down to nearly walking speed , no power what so ever , and when at a stop struggled to even keep a consistant idle .

sounded almost like it was running on 2 cylinders / an old muscle car spitting and popping , the engine turns over but i have to nearly flood it with the gas for it to start up and i fear the worst.

everything is stock in the engine , no upgrades anywhere
93 FD rhd

thanks for all the help and advice
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 11:50 PM
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check the map sensor you may have just had the line blow off. with the map sensor unplugged it runs like you described. If not that check the compression on all the surfaces and see if it is blown.
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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sounds blown.

did you have stock boost control systems in place? boost gauge? what were you boosting?
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 12:40 AM
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check the map sensor you may have just had the line blow off. with the map sensor unplugged it runs like you described.
close... but not quite, I just had mine do this to me, it started a little hard, but just cruising around and keeping it low in the rpms she was fine, I couldn't step on it at all tho.

from the sounds of it, he got on it while the motor was cold, and it went boom
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 02:59 AM
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check the MAP, car runs drives like **** without it connected. altho in my experience it should idle fine.

start small and work your way big. how many miles are on your car, how long did you let it warm up for?
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 08:38 AM
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Do a compression check:

http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/3r...ion_check.html

No one can tell you over the internet for sure your engine is blown. Get your hands dirty a little.
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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Do a compression check:

http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/3r...ion_check.html

No one can tell you over the internet for sure your engine is blown. Get your hands dirty a little.
This takes all of ten minutes, yet so many people refuse to do it
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 09:31 AM
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Same symptoms of my engine failure
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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im running the stock boost , 8.10.8 as well the car was completly warmed up , i had been driving it for nearly 30 min at that point , and ya im starting small , im checking the spark plugs today and ill check the map sensor as well to see if anythign was unhooked
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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uh, do you have a Check engine light on? how many miles are on the car? does it idle fine? check for noises, like rattles and knocks. and you really do have to do a compression check before you assume anything
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by scotty R
im running the stock boost , 8.10.8 as well the car was completly warmed up , i had been driving it for nearly 30 min at that point , and ya im starting small , im checking the spark plugs today and ill check the map sensor as well to see if anythign was unhooked
What vacuum is the car pulling when you get it started and at what rpm is it at when you take the vac reading?
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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It's like deja vu.... all over again
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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It's like deja vu.... all over again
Guy will likely spend countless hours diagnosing the car not wanting to drive to the store to pick up a $20.00 compression tester and find out if he is wasting time by performing a 10 min test. You can preach all you want, doesnt mean anyone will listen
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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just going to tell you what everyone else said... do a compression check.

besides that check the map sensor
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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from the sounds of it, he got on it while the motor was cold, and it went boom
Or, if warmed up, the IAT may have been reading a high heat soaked temperature so, again, boom.
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by moconnor
Or, if warmed up, the IAT may have been reading a high heat soaked temperature so, again, boom.
thats how my engine went...

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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by moconnor
Or, if warmed up, the IAT may have been reading a high heat soaked temperature so, again, boom.
yeah, he did say it was warmed up, this sounds familiar to what happened to my buddies car in april, sad sad day, now he's got the new motor and we should be putting it in in the next month or two hopefully.
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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so im getting a compression test done next week , my check engine light does not work , when i first got the car i found oil was pretty much everywhere as well , intake , intake manifold etc.. so i new i didnt have long till this motor would soon be done as well i can still start it but its a struggle right now , it turns over but you have to practically flood it to get it to start and the idle is horrible sounding like it will die/cut out at any point in time
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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oil in the intake is normal
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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oil in the intake is the turbos, not the motor.
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by KKMpunkrock2011
oil in the intake is the turbos, not the motor.
and or blow-by.
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 10:42 AM
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and or blow-by.
right, but either way, not the motor.
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