close to giving up!! engine knocking like a bitch!!

[AdamB]

cheers everyone, when i have some time when Im not at work ill rip the engine out and do a full rebuild, (hoping it is just big end shells) when i did my first oil change the magnetic sump plug was pretty furry with specs of metal, maybe the big ends got scored up from bits of metal?

That'll be the piston rings mate bedding in, try sticking a larger magnet in the bottom of the sump, speaker/sub magnet will do the trick

Edited October 14, 2013 by AdamB

[EPnick22]

my mate who builds engines privately for a few people reckons that shouldnt ever happen? once its stripped Im gunna send the block off or find somewhere local to have it properly flushed out

[AdamB]

What shouldn't happen? Metal filing build up?

[EPnick22]

yeah apparently thats bad

[shorty]

Will always get a build up of shite on the first few oil changes of a new build dude.

[AdamB]

lol what a load of shit. Of course your going to get metal particles its due to friction. Your mate obviously runs his engines in on synthetic oil!

[shorty]

Or bores the cylinder to big!

[mikey4410]

loving the speaker magnet trick.such a great bit of advice !!

[AdamB]

loving the speaker magnet trick.such a great bit of advice !!

I find that the magnetic sump plugs are too small of a surface area to collect everything, dropping the sump and cleaning the magnet after a few hundred miles is also a wise idea

[shorty]

I wouldnt trust having a speaker magnet in my sump incase it dislodged some how and hit the crank. Slim chance i know but thats how starlet ownership luck runs lol

[Ryan_EP82 GT]

I wouldnt trust having a speaker magnet in my sump incase it dislodged some how and hit the crank. Slim chance i know but thats how starlet ownership luck runs lol

snap lol couldn't agree more..

[daniel_g]

Thought you ment having it outside the sump at first, wouldnt have one inside it tbh.

[TurboTobz]

Sumps are for oil not subs and stuff, that sounds seriously dangerous

Edited October 15, 2013 by TurboTobz

[EPnick22]

might give it some bass

[AdamB]

A magnet won't go on the outside as Aluminium isn't magnetic it would have to go inside, get it welded if your that bothered

[daniel_g]

Cant see anyone doing it anyway.

The sumps are steel.

A magnet won't go on the outside as Aluminium isn't magnetic it would have to go inside, get it welded if your that bothered

[H_D]

I would definatley go for a bigger magnet in the sump and would insure its fitted secureley but each to their own.

[AdamB]

Cant see anyone doing it anyway.

The sumps are steel.

Thought they were alloy, my bad. I'll be doing it anyway, may seem excessive but would rather overkill than have piston rings floating round my oil and damaging seals etc.

Besides you get magnets in the gearbox but don't see people complaining about that

Edited October 16, 2013 by AdamB

[RobSR]

^ very true and they aint exactly small like a magnetic sump plug lol

[ChaseWheatley]

I know this is a old post but what oil did you use