Well I can relate to this story .... sort of. Going back 25-30 years when I was into serious auto restoration (did it all... mechanical, body, interior, etc.) I just rebuilt an inline 6 chevy 250cid in my then '74 Firebird. Installed it and started driving it immediately. Ran beautifully. Then I drove it on a road trip down to Dayton Ohio & back (visiting girlfriend at the time) and when I got off I-75 after driving 150 miles or so, I heard this loud knocking form the engine. I knew exactly what happened. My negligence in NOT changing the oil & filter after a rebuild, cost me this engine. The oil filter was plugged to the point that it starved the engine of lubricants. This was summertime, bright sunshine, loud music, windows down, and never paid attention to the idiot gauges on the dash. Later that day I removed the engine & opened it up. ALL bearings were shot & had anywhere from .030" to .045" gap on the all the journals Needless to say I learned yet another valuable, expensive lesson that day.trb wrote: I blame myself for not changing the oil in time on my Mustang and blowing the engine.
Can you do this yourself on the 1ZZ-FE? I watched a video on it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abUFPhIk47Y" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) and it looks like the most exciting thing EVER. I also read http://madstyle1972.com/Repair/14/201lbc04/a040001.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and it looks like checking it wouldn't be too hard, but any adjustments necessary look out of my league.djkeev wrote:If it runs great....... If it ain't broke, don't go fix'in it!
You might consider having the valve clearance checked if the noise is excessive. They can check for wear at the same time. It will provide peace of mind anyway?
Dave
lannvouivre wrote:Can you do this yourself on the 1ZZ-FE? I watched a video on it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abUFPhIk47Y" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) and it looks like the most exciting thing EVER. I also read http://madstyle1972.com/Repair/14/201lbc04/a040001.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and it looks like checking it wouldn't be too hard, but any adjustments necessary look out of my league.djkeev wrote:If it runs great....... If it ain't broke, don't go fix'in it!
You might consider having the valve clearance checked if the noise is excessive. They can check for wear at the same time. It will provide peace of mind anyway?
Dave
glhboy wrote:My car runs great, I just wanted to hear from folks who have used it and their results. I've not used it before.