| Timberwulf |
November-24th-2004 09:16 PM |
Protege For Fun
:bounce: Yeah, I got a '94 Protege w/ 1.8L DOHC 5 speed. Guess one could call it a sleeper, because it doesn't really look all that sporty, even with the alloy wheels- it still resembles a passenger sedan. It was running like a finely crafted Lambrughini, until it started knocking for some strange reason. I have never ran it past 5 g on the tach, so It wasn't overwound. I dropped the oil pan and everything under there looks brand new. I bought the car back in May, with 144,000 on the odo and although there were little piddly ass things going wrong from time to time, like a new timing belt, idler and tensioner bearings, the engine was never any trouble. I pulled #1's rod cap off to look at the bearing- a new one wouldn't look any better. Crank is nice a shiny- so torqued it back together, and put the stiffener, and oil pan back on. It sounds like the #1 piston is hitting the head. Next thing on the agenda is the compression test to see if any of the valves are sticking. Still driving it everyday though- I've got to because my other vehicle gobbles gas.
Anyway, I figure if it comes down to it, I can take the head off and have it rebuilt.
It's a fun car to drive, though. :winky:
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