my poor single cam! FAIL

[nismobenzo]

WELL...i got this car and got an oil change sep.20thand i started hearing a rod knock the 20th of this month..i was crushed and stopped driving the car-then started looking for a used KAsomeone told me to check my oil..i laughed at them then checked it..it waas bone dry! so i was driving maybe a day with no oil..but how the F*** do i loose ALL my oil in a month!well i got some moble 10-30 full synthetic and started driving aroundand the ticking sound is minimal if not gone completely..WTF!..i hope this thing lasts me another month ima have to check the oil like 3-5 times a week now tho..not taking any chances dont get cheap oil changes..lesson learned

[cbt240sx]

I have found that if you want something done right, do it yourself......

[Trigga]

Yeah I gave mine stick with LOW oil once and it gave it the knock which didnt go away after... But my car dropped random amounds of oil day to day, sometimes none, sometimes this....



All good now. All i can say is check your seals/plugs lol

[locoluna825]

wow, sure they didnt give your car back with no oil in it? did you check the oil level after you got the car back? whenever i get an oil change i always check.

[nismobenzo]

i honestly dont know how it would have made it a month without oil..if it did these ka's are amazing! im saving up for a dual cam to replace thisbut ive NEVER had anything like that happen before..needless i was very pissed/worried about the whole situation

[sOhcS_13]

a month with no oil would destroy the motor, check your oil pan gasket, i've seen a few s13's leak badly from there

[nismobenzo]

its pretty oily down there how much u think itd cost for garage to replace?-ive only had a 240 since september so im pretty new and learning about themitd be waay worth the money im sure

[fender-startocaster]

^ don't do it. The shop was charging me $1000 once because they insistin dropping the whole suspension to remove the gasket. So what I did: unbolt the oil pan, your gonna have maybe an inch to work with. Worm, squease the gasket in there. It's gonna suck but it's the only way.

Oh and don't forget the black rtv silicone.

[zach-Ka]

Its a pretty easy job man. Just do it yourself and it will cost $60 max.

[locoluna825]

^ don't do it. The shop was charging me $1000 once because they insistin dropping the whole suspension to remove the gasket. So what I did: unbolt the oil pan, your gonna have maybe an inch to work with. Worm, squease the gasket in there. It's gonna suck but it's the only way.

Oh and don't forget the black rtv silicone.

did you loosen the motor mounts and lift the engine up a little?

OP if your mechanical i suggest putting in a new oil pan seal yourself. but these KA's leak in a lot of other places too like from the Front main seal, oil pressure switch, the external half of the oil pump. and like yours from the pan.

[nismobenzo]

did you loosen the motor mounts and lift the engine up a little?

OP if your mechanical i suggest putting in a new oil pan seal yourself. but these KA's leak in a lot of other places too like from the Front main seal, oil pressure switch, the external half of the oil pump. and like yours from the pan.

man so it could be leaking from all those places..double screwing me over..but on a sad note..i dont know the first thing about changing gaskets and stuff..still a novice mechanic..ive changed out my struts and hatch, put on headers and intake..and thats about it..

[locoluna825]

if you've done that you can change the oil pan seal

[FadedDrifter123]

dude, i have a single cam banger, and had the same problem. I know exactly how the noise sounds like and I also got a s***ty oil change at the Oil Stop. ur oil didnt disappear, its because they didnt put enough of it. the bastards only put 2 quarts of oil in and I paid 45 bucks for it cause i was lazy to do it myself. NOW, i do anything and everything on my car myself, F*ck the shops!!!

i drove mine like that for atleast 2 weeks. haha.but the problem now is solved by putting more oil in. haha. dont worry man ur car will keep running. just keep checking that dip stick and make sure u use castrol GTX other wise that dude from the commercial will show up and whip yo a**!!!!

[VRoy]

If you have a buddy with a Pulley-puller you could go ahead and do the front cover/front main along with the oil pan. blah....oil until you get the DOHC. Unless you want to rebuild the DOHC before you put it in the car. Maintenance on the SOHC wouldn't be a bad idea then. Options...

[nismobenzo]

If you have a buddy with a Pulley-puller you could go ahead and do the front cover/front main along with the oil pan. blah....oil until you get the DOHC. Unless you want to rebuild the DOHC before you put it in the car. Maintenance on the SOHC wouldn't be a bad idea then. Options...

wait why would i have to rebuild the DOHC im buying which is a freshly never driven rebuilt ka? but yah i got 3 quarts of full synthetic in there now and the sounds gone..i put it in and let it run and the noise didnt go away..i was so relieved that it went away after i drove it around a little bit.

im leaking oil and break fluid tho..just some fluids ill have to keep filled up for another month..no biggie

[VRoy]

i was crushed and stopped driving the car-then started looking for a used KA

I didnt know you had moved on to a crate engine of some sort. I personally went for a used KADE also to replace the tired 300k+ mile motor in my hatch. It only had 74k miles on it and compression checked fine. 150 bucks woohoo right Got home,swapped in, spun bearing on number 4. Only being out 150 bucks for the motor, i just opted to pull it out and rebuild it. Point being, good thing your motors fine lol now you have time to plan things and not rush into a swap

[nismobenzo]

im just ina hurry to get this single cam out and buy this freshly rebuilt dual its guna run me 800 bucks but its from a super reliable business and ive heard alot of good about them..actually not one negative thing..i have friends having engines being rebuilt by them right now..im ammped