does anyone know what the problem is? i took off the valve cover and everything looked good so maybe its the block? its making this noise like metal is hitting all around and theres oil dripping. heres a video: http://qik.com/video/4180227
thanks a lot for your help, I appreciate it.

 

Kind of hard to tell from the video (you can never get good sound out of them), but it sounds like rod knock to me.

 

im with SPOON. I had a 300zx NA and broke a rod and sounded very similar

 

I agree on rod knock.

What do the plugs look like? Like something's been hitting one of them? Or maybe the electrode has broken off one? If not, it's going to be something loose inside the crankcase.

On the plus side, you can probably get another non-VTEC d series longblock for next to nothing.

 

the plugs look fine. i just want to know if its worth fixing or not. someone just e-mailed me about a d for 200 so thats not bad. its just at a bad location(ghetto) and idk if it will be a reliable engine. im looking for an ls or singlecam vtec because i have around 1200$

 

rod knock! get a zc for that car

viva the SOHC!

 

Time to swap engines or blocks. car-part.com should get u a nice sohc if u cant find one locally, theres also the jdm importers. D15b would be prob 700 shipped

 

Call around to a few wrecking yards. They'll usually give you a 30 or 60 day warranty if you're concerned about the health of the motor.

If you're going to upgrade, go with the LS. My 2000 EX has had SOHC VTEC and DOHC non-VTEC motors in it and I've been MUCH happier with the latter, especially for a daily.

 

yeah im thinking about getting a sohc and boosting it in the future. but the thing is,...its IMPOSSIBLE to find one right now and idk why. i could find these all day before

 

id love to get an ls, but cant find that locally either. hopefully i get an email about an ls swap. how much do they run for a swap do you think? and cant you use the same mounts? what would i need for a complete swap into my delsol? thanks in advance

 

Why not order one from naganojapanese.com or some other importer?

 

i would but i dont have a lot of cash right now and im going to need extra $ to pay some one to install it. thanks though, i'll check out that site

 

hey sound like mine...but mine is the waterpump that went out tho. check that.

 

Good Luck

 

thanks, if anything happens this week, i'll post up

 

try checking your valve lash first. most ppl overlooked that and automatically suspect rod knock. check the clearance on those cause a bad valve lash will sound like a rod knock if left unfixed.

 

put a proper title on your threads so other people can use the search button and help themselves.

 

Loose bottom end due to low oil or bad oil pump. Source out for another engine.