SVX Network Forums Live Chat! SVX or Subaru Links Old Lockers Photo Post How-To Documents Message Archive SVX Shop Search |
IRC users: |
#1
|
||||
|
||||
Long story short blew engine with water
We are in the top of WA went through a water crossing and stuck the nose in deep water put a rod through the block. locked the the engine solid. We are 5,000k from home so plan to pull engine down remove broken rod and piston, block oil port in crank etc. then drive it home, not sure if it will be a 4 or 5 cylinder till we get it apart. But ha it's all a new experience.
Tony
__________________
1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
You may have to block the inlet and the exhaust ports with some thing between the manifold and the port, to prevent the oil from blowing out.
Harvey.
__________________
One Arm Bloke. Tell it like it is! 95 Lsi. Bordeaux Pearl, Aust. RHD.149,000Kls Subaru BBS wheels. 97 Liberty GX Auto sedan. 320,000Kls. 04 Liberty 30R Auto Premium. 92.000kls. |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
I think we may pull the hydraulic lifters and plug the oil holes in the head leaving the valves in place to keep the cylinder closed.
Please offer any suggestions you have it will be appricated
__________________
1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. |
#4
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
wow - this sort of leaves "man Vs wild" as kid's stuff.....
Good luck & cannot wait to see any photos or write-up about this part of your adventure. Last edited by SURTEESS; 07-31-2013 at 04:42 AM. Reason: bad grammar |
#5
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
Tony,
May the EG33 Gods smile down upon you! Man vs Wild, indeed!! Will you still need to seal up the ventilated block to keep oil from the other mains from migrating out? Cheers Bill
__________________
Retired NASA Rocket Scientist Most famous NASA "Child" - OSIRIS-REx delivered samples from asteroid BENNU to Earth in Sept. 2023 Center Network Member #989 '92 Fully caged, 5 speed, waiting for its fully built EG33 '92 "Test Mule", 4:44 Auto, JDM 4:44 Rear Diff with Mech LSD, Tuned headers, Full one-off suspension '92(?) Laguna, 6 spd and other stuff (still at OT's place) My Locker |
#6
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
Ouch!
Where exactly in WA? Would it be easier for one of us with a spare block to freight it out to you? |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
Quote:
Pulling the engine down to day to see there to go. Harvey.
__________________
One Arm Bloke. Tell it like it is! 95 Lsi. Bordeaux Pearl, Aust. RHD.149,000Kls Subaru BBS wheels. 97 Liberty GX Auto sedan. 320,000Kls. 04 Liberty 30R Auto Premium. 92.000kls. |
#8
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
Okay engine in bits broke rods 1 and 2. Block okay except for a big hole you can put your fist through. But it missed all the oil and coolant ports. One of the rod jammed the crank and that is why it did no further damage. When we took the intake manifold off 5 cylinders were full of water. When we removed the head 4 cylinders had water. Crank took the hit and didn't get damaged so I am amazed.
Maybe tomorrow will be a bad day but today was a god one. The pistons are good and could be reused with a little touch up. Can't post photos as I am in caravan park. Very interest project pretty sure we will be coming home on 4 cylinder. Keep well all. Tony
__________________
1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
A 2.2lt Pickle Power
That will be a first mate. At least from Kununurra to Griffith is down hill all the way. Harvey.
__________________
One Arm Bloke. Tell it like it is! 95 Lsi. Bordeaux Pearl, Aust. RHD.149,000Kls Subaru BBS wheels. 97 Liberty GX Auto sedan. 320,000Kls. 04 Liberty 30R Auto Premium. 92.000kls. |
#10
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
That must have made an "exciting" noise when it happened. Change of underwear needed?
Are you sure you wouldn't be better off with a different block? Surely that kind of impact would have weakened the walls? It'd suck if you got it all back together, only to have it fracture further. |
#11
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
Plugged crank with 5by 5mm set screws worked great filled hole in block with the original pice and Devcon, all in all it looks pretty good so time well tell.
It's a bit of a wild plan as a few manchanics think it won't run but hell lets see who is right.
__________________
1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
I am sure you will get it running enough to drive, but to do the 10.000K? home may be the test.
You would normally go the short way, cross country, but with that set-up, that may be risky, so the long way around would be the way. Harvey.
__________________
One Arm Bloke. Tell it like it is! 95 Lsi. Bordeaux Pearl, Aust. RHD.149,000Kls Subaru BBS wheels. 97 Liberty GX Auto sedan. 320,000Kls. 04 Liberty 30R Auto Premium. 92.000kls. |
#13
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
Quote:
Bill
__________________
Retired NASA Rocket Scientist Most famous NASA "Child" - OSIRIS-REx delivered samples from asteroid BENNU to Earth in Sept. 2023 Center Network Member #989 '92 Fully caged, 5 speed, waiting for its fully built EG33 '92 "Test Mule", 4:44 Auto, JDM 4:44 Rear Diff with Mech LSD, Tuned headers, Full one-off suspension '92(?) Laguna, 6 spd and other stuff (still at OT's place) My Locker |
#14
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
Waiting on some speedy selves to plug hydraulic lifter oil ports.
__________________
1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Long story short blew engine with water
Things are progressing, talked to Tony last night, just waiting on the sleeves to replace the hydraulic lifters, and it should be good to go.
He didn’t have to split the block to get the rods out, as it made a handy access hole in the top of the block that he could undo the big ends, what luck. The engine should run ok as a 4 cylinder 2.2 Lt, the primary balance will be ok as the two missing rods are opposite, but there could be slight secondary out of balance, with the mass of the two rods missing. The firing order will be “fire, fire, miss, fire, fire, miss," which should be fine. The only other problem is the MAF sensor that will only read 66% of the max air flow on full throttle. Really need a Liberty 2.2 MAF sensor to run right, but where Tony is, does not have any Suby wreckers, so a compromise of running the car with out the sensor, so it uses the back-up tables of rpm and throttle opening, till he gets some where he can get one. To-day should tell. Harvey.
__________________
One Arm Bloke. Tell it like it is! 95 Lsi. Bordeaux Pearl, Aust. RHD.149,000Kls Subaru BBS wheels. 97 Liberty GX Auto sedan. 320,000Kls. 04 Liberty 30R Auto Premium. 92.000kls. |
|
|