Oh and one of the reasons I am not using floating rods is because I have a tall deck NA block so the TII rods are not long enough

 

Holy Groovy Copper Bearings Batman.



I haven't even tried to plastigauge the oil clearnace. This doesn't look good, and the crank has grooves in it too. Boy do I feel incompetent right now, this bearing has barely 1k miles on it. I am not sure how exactly it got this way.

 

Low oil?

 

My crap ass haynes manual says lack of oil next to a black and white illustration that looks similar to the bearing. So I suppose thats why although I am not sure why there was a lack of oil. Tomarrow I will get under there and look at it some more but I am probably going to pull the plug on the TBI once and for all like I said I would weeks....months...years ago.

Luckily fate turned my way. My grandma decided she wanted a new intrepid but she wanted to give us her old one. Once we pick up the old Intrepid (first gen) fron NC, I'll be driving my dad's 97 Hyundai Accent for a daily driver until I can finish the K.

I am also lucky because even though I didn't forsee this happening I was already researching what parts and info I would need to convert the K to turbo so I am pretty much set in that aspect. I have also learned a great deal from all my screw ups with the TBI engine: trying to finish too fast, trying to cut corners, not replacing stuff I should have, etc, mistakes I could have avoided.

While I am kind of pissed and upset that my first rebuild didn't turn out as intended, I am trying to be optimistic and take advantage of the opportunity that I have now.

 

The rod that bearing came from was definitely installed the right way because it was one of my factory rods and it was never taken out of the piston. So it went back in the same way because I put the piston in so that the valve reliefs were facing correct. The only one that could possibly in backwards is my #4 rod because it is new and there is a possibility the machine shop pressed it in backwards but I doubt that. I'll probably pull the rest of the bearings today and check.

I did use a lot of assembly lube on all the bearings. It could possibly be from that oil loss on the highway, it could also be from the time my oil pressure light was going on. At one point when I started the car the oil pressure light was flickering on and off. I didn't let it run for long. I couldn't figure out what it was so I dropped the pan and took the new pump out to check and make sure it was still in spec. When I put it back in and tightened everything down it never did it again. This was before I had my oil pressure gauge, only had the dummy light. I am getting the feeling that maybe by the time that dummy light comes on, your screwed.

Ah well.

 

Yup that could have caused it too. Oh BTW I am not sure what I will do with that CAI housing thingy. I'll probably sell it cheap (real cheap) and ebay the K&N separately. I'll probably also part out the engine except for a few parts. I'll definitely keep the head and exhaust manifold, as well as the cam, all parts which might find future use on a turbo engine

 

I think that someone forgot to check all the bearings and did a bit of half assing.

 

Half assing is my middle name, especially when I have the parents breathing down my kneck about timelines and estimated completion dates. Its really fucking annoying when someone is always on your back asking when you think you'll be done. What do you mean check all the bearings, they worked fine when I put them in. Awe FUCKIT, I have the plastigauge for next time anyways.