problems with my engine again.....

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LER
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Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2003 7:08 pm
Car: '96 328i

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ok the ecu and maf fixed the problem i was having a while ago so everything was gravy, well on my birthday i was headed to work at 4 A.M. and my engine didnt seem to be pulling as usual. so i turn on my down light to check my oil pressure gauge to find out i had to oil pressure(i havea SUNPRO cheapo gauge that i have neglected to hook the backlight up to). then the engine starts to knock so i immediately shut it down. i walk to my friend's house (1//2 mile away) and got his mom to take me to werk, so on my break we come back with oil to see if i had just run out. it turns out the adapter for the oil pressure gauge had broken off and all my neccesary oil poured out. so i get a tow home from my friend with his truck. i pix the hole and refill my engine with oil. it doesnt know at idle but it starts to knock around 1500 and up, i checked my timing and everything looked ok(TDC is the yellow mark right? if not ive been miss informed) but anyways is my motor on the verge of exploding like my first one did?(oil pump went out on that one) or is there a smaller problem? thanks in adavance

LER


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p00t
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do a compression test and check the spark plugs for being covered in oil.... better hope thats not rod knock man, otherwise new engine time!

forecast
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it's rebuild time!

I'm betting you made the $4000 mistake of not using a T and keeping the factor oil light hooked up when you put in the oil gauge.

So basically you had no warning light if the oil pressure dropped?

if you drove it till power seemed off, then you certainly ruined a bearing or two.

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LER
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forecast, i had a T and the light never came on.but anyways its time to get an RB, ill just tell my mom that since ive had two bad occurences with the KA its time to get a different motor :)


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