bad news..

[oosmytoo]

well for me anyways, i recently posted a thread about my car smoking, well today i checked my oil, and it was 2 quarts low. it has lost those 2 quarts in 125 miles, thats just part of the bad news, the really bad news is, i found metal flakes in my oil, what could this be? i have this loud ticking noise that comes and gos. it sounds like its coming from the top end somewhere, but im not sure. please help me out guys!

 

[1hot5.0]

Change your oil, and see if the ticking goes away. It could be from the low oil level. Metal flakes.... Sounds like it might be time for a rebuild.

 

[VIPERn94Five-0]

yeah the ticking could be from low oil...change that out and see how that goes...then you need to find out where the oil is going....



Anthony

 

[wytstang]

Start shoping for a block. Sorry to here that but metal in the oil is not something you want to see or for that matter have.

 

[oosmytoo]

Start shoping for a block. Sorry to here that but metal in the oil is not something you want to see or for that matter have.

thats what i have been lookin for, but not sure what i want, i could buy a complete reman 5.0 from stangparts.com for 1750$. but thats really not going to do me much more then what i have now. yes it will get rid of my problems, but no it wont get me anymore power. what could i throw together for around 2000$?

 

[mo_dingo]

Start by finding the problem. If you want to get the car back on the road quickly, then I suggest yanking the intake main. & valve covers, and inspecting for damage on the cylinder heads & lifters/pushrods. Probably be a good idea to remove the heads and have them checked out professionally too. The damage may be very noticable though. If everything is 100%, then assume you need to rebuild the short block.

You can get forged crank/rods/pistons for $1500 pretty easily. Probably less if you shop around. Then take the rest of the money, invest in a used block($50), an engine rebuild kit and start building yourself a new short block. You could probably finish it with $2000.

People that have done this may have a better estimate though.
Scott

 

[yellow5.0cobra]

why buy another block?

Reuse what you got.

If you want a little more power, get a 327 rotating assembly.

Standard bore(if your bores are good), or go 331(.030 over in your bore if they need to be re-bored).

The kit will cost you about $1300, add $250 for machine work and $110 for all gaskets and what not.

Stock heads? With the rest of the money I would invest in a dremel, and some new valve guides/seats. AKA PORTING TO DEATH!

Pete

 

[Venom351R]

Make sure the ticking noise is not a blown header gasket or some other exhaust leak. At start up you would swear my has a ticking Roller rocker or something like that but its just an exhaust leak by the header.