rasinhell

Hey guys i was jsut wondering if a spun rod bearing causes a running car to shut itself off.

sorry for the stupid quesiton

Hybrid96EK

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sorry for the stupid quesiton</TD></TR></TABLE>

The only way I could see this happening is if friction was high enough to cause the bearing to "sieze" on the crankshaft.

civic-4-ges

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The only way I could see this happening is if friction was high enough to cause the bearing to "sieze" on the crankshaft.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Right, and once it does this, it will not start again

stackz

most of the time a spun bearing will just give you shitty oil pressure and the car will crank and idle like normal but have absolutely no power what-so-ever.

that is until the bearing finally disintegrates and the friction between the crank and rod lock the engine up when they weld together or what not.

litterbox

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The only way I could see this happening is if friction was high enough to cause the bearing to "sieze" on the crankshaft.</TD></TR></TABLE>
This just happened to a good friend of mine last Friday. Engine has to be rebuilt pretty much.

rasinhell

Well the weird thing is. The car actually does run. I can drive it and stuff. The exhaust seems a little thick though.

Hybrid96EK

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Right, and once it does this, it will not start again</TD></TR></TABLE>

It could fire again.. Depends on the severity of it. Perhaps when it cools down, it won't be as tight and thus will not have siezed. Would be kinda rare, but could happen.

Hybrid96EK

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by roboedar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well the weird thing is. The car actually does run. I can drive it and stuff. The exhaust seems a little thick though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Don't think thats it then. It would knock like a ***** and have a serious power issue.

powerofdreams8

In my case the car wouldnt idle worth ****, but i could keep it alive before i parked it, it sounds like all hell is breaking loose too.

rasinhell

Well the knocking is hella loud but yeah it does run. However, the power just doesn't seem like its all there.

It takes a bit to get it started up. It doesn't fire right away, takes a few tries.

anyone?

slpnz6

drain your oil... look for chunks of metal that might help you see if any of your bearings are totally shot......other than that everyones ideas are pretty much it, if theres knocking and a loss of power.... well you get the idea

greenb20

yes it does i spun a beaering twice in 2 gsr motors....my car locked up and shut off with in 24 hrs...drop the oil pan and see if the bearing shavings are there...

Archidictus

THE SIMPLE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS YES, AFTER A SHORT WHILE, A SPUN ROD BEARING WILL SIEZE TO YOUR ROD AND/OR CRANK, BUILD UP ENOUGH HEAT TO FUSE METAL AND THUS DESTROY YOUR ROTATING ASSEMBLY

Now did that really take 13 conflicting posts?