So Im driving along I hear clicking right and like squeaking. No big deal, but then I start hearing like bursts of clicks and the motor would bog down, wasnt sure what was up. I figured one of the rockers had come out of adjustment, well I bring it home and pop the valve cover off from where the noise is coming from. Just as I suspected one of the rockers was out of adjustment. No big deal, readjusted the valves and put it all back together.
Well I start it up and I still hear some light squeaking, I drive it easy and it doesnt go away, even got on it a little bit and its fine. Later on in the night this prelude pulls up next to me and wants to go. So I let him go a little bit then absolutly blow his doors off, I come off the gas and it sounds like someone hitting my motor with a hammer. Extremely loud ticking, never heard anything like it. Now Im worried because its not coming back and going away, its serious this time. I bring the car home take it apart again the next day and the same rocker came loose. No clue what was going on.
Well the next day I delve into it more and see that when I turn the motor over the valve is barely opening. So I suspect the lifter being collapsed so I take the intake off and this is what I find.
Im assuming the cam is chewed up, the oil pump is definitally seized as it probably sucked up all the metal from the lifter. Im looking around for a new bottom end and a new cam, not a big deal I have a DD and the stang WILL BE BACK! Just nice to have a blown motor under my belt now. Btw that is an FRPP lifter that is less than 1 year old. Go figure....the stock lifters are going back in.
Well I start it up and I still hear some light squeaking, I drive it easy and it doesnt go away, even got on it a little bit and its fine. Later on in the night this prelude pulls up next to me and wants to go. So I let him go a little bit then absolutly blow his doors off, I come off the gas and it sounds like someone hitting my motor with a hammer. Extremely loud ticking, never heard anything like it. Now Im worried because its not coming back and going away, its serious this time. I bring the car home take it apart again the next day and the same rocker came loose. No clue what was going on.
Well the next day I delve into it more and see that when I turn the motor over the valve is barely opening. So I suspect the lifter being collapsed so I take the intake off and this is what I find.
Im assuming the cam is chewed up, the oil pump is definitally seized as it probably sucked up all the metal from the lifter. Im looking around for a new bottom end and a new cam, not a big deal I have a DD and the stang WILL BE BACK! Just nice to have a blown motor under my belt now. Btw that is an FRPP lifter that is less than 1 year old. Go figure....the stock lifters are going back in.
