pnoytypeR

ok so i've been driving my car without knowing that my oil level was low. Now its making some noise, I've searched around and found some similar answer but I want to make it for sure that it is that. Now if it is, what should I do now? Im not about to waste money on rebuilt ($2000 @ redzone) ($2200 @ dnr). I was thinking of doing a poorman's typeR or go w/ b20 or lsvtec. Either way its going to cost alot of money. I need your input on this one so please help a brother out.

heres a short clip i took earlier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa_MrXuhRvo

longshot

doesnt sound liek its comin from the block. but i could be wrong. mine was doing tht and i put a new timing belt on on it and it stopped. maybe thats what it is?

miguel329

you could get another stop bottom end cheaper then $2000.... that sounds bad..id build it have a fresh block unless you are on a budget... my block sounded the same i drove it for 45 minutes trying to make it home and snapped a rod, had a big whole in the block...

pnoytypeR

really? do you have any clips when you had yours?

pnoytypeR

stop bottom end? you mean stock right, If I was to get another stock I might as well go w/ ls or b20 vtec.

pnoytypeR

help anyone..

alright so heres another thought, should i just sell the car as is? cause I don't have the time to fix this anymore.

pnoytypeR

need help, anyone?

BucCivicSi99

check ur timing belt...could b off a teeth my sound the same after i TDC my timing belt the noise stop

T3KNiQe

Have you ever adjusted your valves?

importguy21

hey my b16 spun a bearing and the rod was knockin 2, so then i decided to put my b20 block under my b16 head and then about 3k miles off beating it, it has a rod knockin now 2,so i got some new high comp pistons, acl bearings, micropolished and balanced crank,and arp rod bolts, so if u go lsvtec do yourself a favor and get u some arp rod bolts

zeplin

Yea, try this. Check your valve clearance (there are a few DIYs here on H-T). It sounds like you need a valve adjustment to me; moreso than a rod knock anyway.

jdm602

maybe a bent valve or something. how many miles on the b16? or maybe it just needs a valve adjustment really bad.

whats wrong with the b16 why you wanna ditch it? if you really want a different bottom end, get an ls bottom. if you go boost the ls will hold more boost better than the b20 due to the thin *** sleeves.

pnoytypeR

alright but how do you check your timing belt, sorry I'm noob.

nope. never knew how to do to that anyways.

yeah, thx for the advice.

will do. I would do it when school starts.


i dont know exactly but ive been told when i first bought it (with the car) that it had 90k miles, probably lil over 100k. Car is kinda slow right now, thats why I wanna go w/ maybe gsr block but yeah ill pass on the boost tho.

pnoytypeR

forgot to ask. Is this still drivable? will it make it up to a mile maybe?

jdm602

eh to each his own. the gsr block would be good with the b16 head. b16 heads love to rev high.