my cousin was driving around 60mph on the freeway when his timing belt snapped. so we towed the car back to his cousins house, where i pulled the head, then had the bent valves replaced, etc. bought a new headgasket, timing belt and tensioner.

after that, i put the head back on, torqued everything down to spec, and the car ran fine for 2 days. afterward, the motor started making a "metal to metal" noise. it sounded like it was coming from the head, like the cams were grinding against the cam caps/journals. eventually the car died and wouldnt start.

so we towed it back to his house, and i pulled off the valve cover. normally there would be oil all over the springs and cams and such, but there was no oil in the head. it was dry. i checked the oil level on the dip stick and there was plenty of oil in the oil pan.

any suggestions what it could be? i was thinking the oil pump may have gone bad. lmk thanks.

 

maybe u should torque them down after few hours of driving..cause new seal will be loose little after right installed ...just little info what i heard

 

The oil control jet may have become plugged when you pulled the head. Only way to check it is to pull the head again.

 

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What is that btw, any pictures or descriptions where its at, and how to you clean it?

 

not sure if this is any help but could it be the oil pump?

i remember i accidently disconnected the oil pump and it was making the motor squeal and idle rough.

 

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i remember i accidently disconnected the oil pump and it was making the motor squeal and idle rough.

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Duh? I think you should bring your car to a mechanic.

 

so yea, i bought a new head gasket and a new oil pump. installed them today and the head is still getting no oil...

 

So you pulled and installed the head and oil pump in less then a day?

Buddy, I hate to say it, but if you can install a head you should be able to diagnose this problem looking at the motor much better then we can reading cryptic text.