Pantless Spencys zinno ETA fix-up thread. ~NOW RUNS YAY~

[Pantless Spency]

I vote that a r3v-holiday is made for when this car runs again.

hell yeah im down for that hahahaha

[BlackbirdM3]

I hate to say this (and I'm surprised no one else mentioned it) coolant attacks the bearings in the bottom end. Your milkshake oil proves that there was a lot of coolant in the oil. You might want to throw some new bearings in the bottom end. Besides, the motor has a lot of miles on it to begin with, they are likely due.

Just a thought,
Will

[Pantless Spency]

I hate to say this (and I'm surprised no one else mentioned it) coolant attacks the bearings in the bottom end. Your milkshake oil proves that there was a lot of coolant in the oil. You might want to throw some new bearings in the bottom end. Besides, the motor has a lot of miles on it to begin with, they are likely due.

Just a thought,
Will

yeah i thought about that.
i'm just gonna leave the bottom end be.
pick up another m20b27 bottom end and an 885 head from an m20b25, also an engine stand.
rebuild that one the right way, this is just a simple patch fix, i just hope it lasts a year.

[BlackbirdM3]

Look at it this way, I think it can be done in car. It would suck to do all this work and spin a bearing a week later. My guess is they aren't that expensive, and to do it, you just need to get the oil pan off (which you need to do any way to get the sludge out before you reassemble it) and drop each bearing cap one at a time the bottoms pop right out of the cap, and the top half can be slipped out and a new one re-installed. My guess is its only another $100 or so for a new set. All you need to do is pull a single rod and main cap off to see what sized bearings they are. My guess is that they are standard, but you never know.

Trust me, I know all about having my toys sitting out for months because they are broken. Heck, I didn't get to drive my track car all of 2010 because some A-hole dumped timing chain pieces into my engine (I don't know who, when or why, but they didn't come from my engine) I ended up doing a $5000 refresh on the thing and it didn't even need it. At least I found the pieces and they didn't do any damage to the motor.

My guess is that its 3 hrs more work, some good experience, and a little insurance that you won't have more/bigger problems down the road. It just a thought, and yes, it sucks when your car becomes the place where things get piled because its convenient.

I know too well about fixing something only to have it break a month later. The first time I rebuilt the motor on the track car, the day I got it fully broken in, I broke 5th gear in the transmission, the following day the water pump started leaking (not seriously, but enough to make a big mess) and the day after that I broke an axle leaving a stoplight. It took me another 9 months to come up with the $ to fix any of it.

Will

[Pantless Spency]

damn...
yeah maybe i should look into it.
shit :( haha.

[ohthejosh]

I vote for a Bimmerfest type event for when spencys e30 runs.

[Pantless Spency]

i talked to a few e30 guys.
they say as long as i didn't run it with the coolant mixture for too long the bearings should be fine.
i stopped driving the car the day the coolant hit oil.
so i think i'm good.
onwards with this hooligan motor building.

[BlackbirdM3]

Just remember there has been contaminated oil sitting on old bearing surfaces for how many months? Its your car, do what you will with it, but if you spin a bearing, you'll be worse off than you are now.

just my $0.02
Will

[lambo]

I vote for a Bimmerfest type event for when spencys e30 runs.

Maybe it'll run by Bimmerfest West. I hope to see it there :D

[Pantless Spency]

Maybe it'll run by Bimmerfest West. I hope to see it there :D

your gonna be at b fest?!?!?!?
i need to get there....
its supposedly like one day before finals at my CC lol.

[lambo]

your gonna be at b fest?!?!?!?

I'm planning on it, I get out of school on the 10th so that gives me time to drive back up to Colorado and then over to Cali.

[Pantless Spency]

I'm planning on it, I get out of school on the 10th so that gives me time to drive back up to Colorado and then over to Cali.

damn,
now i have to go!
shit.

[cmybimmer]

your gonna be at b fest?!?!?!?
i need to get there....
its supposedly like one day before finals at my CC lol.

Finals at nvc take place from 21st to 26th :(

http://www.napavalley.edu/CommunityRelations/Pages/EventCalendar.aspx?CalendarDate=5%2F8%2F2012

gayyy.. and solano has finals from 17th to 23rd which leaves bfest weekend right in the middle. Sweeeet

[Pantless Spency]

gaaaaay!
well i think ima head down on the 18th. spend the 19th there, and come home 20th morning or maybe 19th night.

[cmybimmer]

yeah Im still debating whether or not im going.. If i go I'll probably make it a one day trip lol. Head out sat morning, and drive back sat night. Then study my asshole off..