has anyone heard of the stock block going boom?

[ppat1989]

i bought my s on tuesday and on the way home last night my freakin engine block blew up! has anyone heard of this happening before on a completely stock car?

[s2000isu]

If you beat the living piss out of anything or dont take care of something or ignore hugeeeee signs of somethings not right then breaking stuff is perfectly normal. You will need to describe the problem a little better.

[ppat1989]

well car ran fine when i bought, had a slight clicking noise when i would first turn it on but as soon as it got to runnign temp it went away or if i hit the gas a little bit. when i was driving home last night i was getting on the highway and was accelerating, i got up to about 7000 rpm then i eard it start to click and so did my buddy who was driving in the lane next to me, so as soon as i started to pull over, i heard a something hard hit the bottom of my car, then all the white smoke, and i lost alot opf power. when i pulled over and raised my hood, the smoke was so thick that you couldnt see through. let the car cool down some and checked my oil level and coolant level both were completely dry by then (obviously). at first i thought it might be a head gasket, but upon futher investigation, i saw that at the passenger side motor mount, there was part of my engine block still attatched to the mount, then there was a big hole in the block where that mount normally goes. then i proceeded to tear up a bit and freak out.

[ppat1989]

boy i cant wait till java gets his hands on this thread lol

[aladdin20110]

possibility #1
LOW OIL....

possibility #2
no or low antifreeze, head gasket, water pump or radiator related,

either-or you prolly shot a rod threw the oil pan... hence the noise, and the hole. The smoke is from over heating, which will point toward possibility #2... but if that was the case it should have smoking up while you where driving...

if it is possibility #1 , if they checked the oil at the dealership, that cudof saved the car?? because you described the knock to be very faint... oil would fix that... dont they do the car inspections b4 u buy>???

[s2000isu]

I will bet you ran it low on oil. Spun a bearing then threw a rod.

[ppat1989]

Originally Posted by aladdin20110

LOW OIL BUDDDDDYY.... And you prolly shot a rod threw the oil pan... hence the noise, the hole, and the smoke... man if they checked the oil at the dealership, that cudof saved the car?? dont they do the car inspections b4 u buy>???

ya thats something you would think i wouldnt have to worry about.

[ppat1989]

the oil pan looked fine though. all the oil came from the hole in the engine block

[s2000isu]

if it was a small little corner used car lot it doesnt suprise me at all. Oil pan or block it doesnt matter the entire engine minus maybe the head is trashed now.

[aladdin20110]

yea a rod can shoot out randomly, either which way (I wud think),, just depends on its position whic u threw the bearing.

[ppat1989]

well its not my probelm anymore i brought it back to that dealer and said f*** you heres the keys lol. i told them if they wanna try to make me pay for something then they need to talk to my lawyer first

[Neil]

Tuff luck there ppat...........see what the dealer says and what he's willin to do
On the funny side................you must of run over one of those fu#$in snipes man !!

Good luck tho, keep us posted.

Neil

[s2kx2]

Is it an AP-1? Sounds like it might be an AP-1. If that is the case AP-1s are known to burn oil and starve the #4 cylinder. Either way it will expen$ive to fix. Good luck.

[ppat1989]

Originally Posted by s2kx2

Is it an AP-1? Sounds like it might be an AP-1. If that is the case AP-1s are known to burn oil and starve the #4 cylinder. Either way it will expen$ive to fix. Good luck.

[aladdin20110]

haha thats y they recommend that you check your oil level every time you go to the pump.. I always do and i keep 2 bottles of royal purple in my trunk in case its low... This way you will never come across this problem...

advice: do like they say and check it every time you go to the pump... if you get another s2... (most vtec's burn oil... so i've heard)

[gomarlins3]

Originally Posted by ppat1989

i bought my s on tuesday and on the way home last night my freakin engine block blew up! has anyone heard of this happening before on a completely stock car?

Yes, but only on an over-rev.

[chazdawg35]

Yea check the OIL I found mine 1/2 QT low 700 miles from the oil change.No oil leaks I check everyday! LOL

[aladdin20110]

dude i think its cus they put a 1/2 quart less. Whenever i do my oil change they put like 5 quarts and it always comes short.. measures say needs more.. has anyone else noticed that??? mine is an f20c (ap1)

[ppat1989]

Originally Posted by gomarlins3

Yes, but only on an over-rev.

well i know i didnt over rev it

[aladdin20110]

Originally Posted by ppat1989

well i know i didnt over rev it

i dont think he means you did, i mean you only had the car for a day.. that wouldnt be enough to burn 5 quarts of oil... hahah... but yea over time it.. burns...

[kigz]

WOW... this is a total nightmare, not quite sure how I would react...
It's either me or him, someone has to die today..

So you gave the keys back to the dealer after you purchased it, How does this work?

[too many]

I experienced the same problem. I took my car to the dealers for a state inspection. Normally, I stay in the waiting area and keep an eye on my car. But this particular time I didn't and for some reason the service tech drained the oil from my car. As I was leaving the dealership I noticed what I thought was a rattling noise. Figuring it was paper stuck under my car I kept driving. Five days later the noise got louder and car started running rough. When I got home I checked the oil and to my surprise there wasn't enough oil to register on the dip stick. I ended up having to add 4 qts of oil. Now my vtec doesn't kick in like it used to. Needless to say I will no longer use that dealership.

[H20]

Originally Posted by too many

I experienced the same problem. I took my car to the dealers for a state inspection. Normally, I stay in the waiting area and keep an eye on my car. But this particular time I didn't and for some reason the service tech drained the oil from my car. As I was leaving the dealership I noticed what I thought was a rattling noise. Figuring it was paper stuck under my car I kept driving. Five days later the noise got louder and car started running rough. When I got home I checked the oil and to my surprise there wasn't enough oil to register on the dip stick. I ended up having to add 4 qts of oil. Now my vtec doesn't kick in like it used to. Needless to say I will no longer use that dealership.

OK THIS sounds really odd.
They drained some but not all. And for no reason. And four quarts low didnt turn on the idiot light?
And the dealer gets away with this?

[s2000isu]

Im glad I am not the only one that thinks somethings wrong with that story. If I had to guess someone neglected checking their oil for quite sometime and it just so happened it bit them right after the dealer inspected the car.

[jagg]

Im glad I am not the only one that thinks somethings wrong with that story. If I had to guess someone neglected checking their oil for quite sometime and it just so happened it bit them right after the dealer inspected the car.

Count me in on that Isu.
Piece of paper????? Sheesh. Dealership Sabatoge?
I'm going to pull the dipstick on my S right now, just to be safe.

jagg

[will_yums]

My 01 S2000 engine failed, according to our local Honda dealership, it was due to a spark plug overheating & exploding causing damage to cylinder walls. they quoted almost 9k to fix it! I had the head rebuilt & found a block to repair it for less than 3k including installation. Honda said it was due to low oil & Ive heard that other people have had this kind of problem with even the low oil light not comming on to warn you, so watch out!

[Vezna31]

Originally Posted by H20

OK THIS sounds really odd.
They drained some but not all. And for no reason. And four quarts low didnt turn on the idiot light?
And the dealer gets away with this?

I don't think the idiot light ever comes on. Mine went low and starved #4 at 62k miles and the light never came on. It was 3 qt low.

[ppat1989]

ya my light didnt come on until i actually felt and heard the block blow