I bought a 2001 SVT Cobra convertible on Saturday and it purred like a kitten! 121000+ miles on it, 20k on a new factory installed motor. Wink, wink... Drove it about 250 miles over the weekend, and then to work Monday and Tuesday. On the way home I got on it at a stop light and wound first and second up to around 6000 rpm, not to red line. I noticed the motor bog in fourth and then in fifth right after that. Then at the next stop light I heard the unmistakable sound of a rod knock. Limped it home the last mile and there it sits in my garage. I have had it for four days and now I want to set it on fire!!! Does anyone out there know why I would lose a rod after one burnout??
It is definitely a rod knock. The piston seems like it has a hole in it and is blowing by into the crankcase…
O.K. I calmed down and read up a lot on this site and around...I read that the bearings fail on these engines. More than they should but that is just the case. I love the car and can't stomach selling it for a loss so I am going to have to rebuild...So, if you are still reading..
Do I pull the engine from the top?? I read a lot of threads about pulling the motor out of the bottom. This seems a big pain in the garage...I need to change a rod but think that pulling the motor is the best way to proceed. Let me know what you think!!
Thanks,
New Guy
It is definitely a rod knock. The piston seems like it has a hole in it and is blowing by into the crankcase…
O.K. I calmed down and read up a lot on this site and around...I read that the bearings fail on these engines. More than they should but that is just the case. I love the car and can't stomach selling it for a loss so I am going to have to rebuild...So, if you are still reading..
Do I pull the engine from the top?? I read a lot of threads about pulling the motor out of the bottom. This seems a big pain in the garage...I need to change a rod but think that pulling the motor is the best way to proceed. Let me know what you think!!
Thanks,
New Guy