Hey guys, ive just took my b16b apart after it burned a couple of rod bearings out. I'v noticed a few little metal bits here and there and i really want the engine spotless of these bit when i put it back together. Whats a good thing i can use to flush the oil channels out and clean the engine internally with ?

Cheers Guys ! !

 

Sounds like you are in a heap of trouble. The only thing I can think of is to get a magnetic drain plug and put magnets all over your oil filter then run it for a bit and change the oil. Maybe change it a couple times.

 

The engine is in bits mate. I just want somethink to run through the oil galleries to clean them out a bit. I'v got a compressor in my garage to so ime going to blast them out after.

 

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OK. Get a big bucket and fill it with mineral spirits. Soak the engine in it. Brush it out with a stiff bristled brush. Then rinse it in a different bucket of clean mineral spirits. Or take it to a shop that rebuilds engines, heads, etc. and have them do it. It probably wouldn't be too expensive.

 

Cheers mate i'l just do it my self

 

pressure washer on low setting. Direct the nozzle into the oil channels in the block. Make sure u do this over a large tub or somewhere the water can collect.

 

If you've got it in pieces just take it to a machine shop and have it magnafluxed and cleaned. This way everything will be cleaned and you'll have a block that you know isn't cracked or damaged from any of the shavings.

 

I would but i have no way of getting the block out so i'm going to have to do it myself. There's isnt a lot of shavings to be honest just a few little bit here and there.

 

TRUST ME, i have spun bearings a few times, the pan might look like there are "just a few shavings", but i can guarentee the oil pick up and oil pump are packed full of metal. i would look into getting it done professionally as well. Also i would have the rod journals and rods checked for roundness as well as the rod caps. Why go through all this work and have it go back together with something bad that will repeat itself in a month?

just my opnion and thoughts

 

magnafluxing is only used on iron blocks. They use iron powder and magnetize the block. Aluminum isn't magnetic, so it won't work.

Just spray the block down with oven cleaner and pressure wash it. When you get a block hot tanked, that's basically all they are doing, except they have what essentially a big dish washer they put your block in.

Also, what the guy above me said. Get it checked out and make sure nothing important is messed up.

 

I havent full on spun a bearing, ive just burned a couple out. The crankshaft has hardly any wear marks or scratchs on it at all. I'm going to take the crank and head to the machine shop tomorrow just to be on the safe side. I'm going to ask them to hot bath the head and check the crank. Will hot bathing the head destroy the stem seals ?

 

It shouldnt, hot oil is in the head constantly when your driving it right? I would have them changed though, might as well since its out and apart. they are cheap and its added insuance.

 

I would change them but they have only seen 100 miles max lol....