Ok so about 5-6 months ago i got water through my CAI and my engine shut off, i had to get it towed home and then someone dried off my spark plugs and it worked again. Its been working ever since just with a really loud valve tapping. I took it to a friends shop and he said that it looks like i have a bent rod which is causing the loud tapping/clicking noise. He said that sooner or later my engine will break and i that i need a new engine. Is there anyway i can fix this without getting a whole new engine

 

1, i dont think ur rod is bent it would be noticable, 2 if it is just get new rods and pistons yes u will need new pistons because if the rod is bent the piston its taking a beating and u wiull need to bore out the cylinder wall

 

post a video of how it sounds

 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...v=105340229769

this is a video of 4 months ago after it happened, ill try to get a recent video tomorow but its like that

 

yes something more recent will help i remember that video..., but sounds like valves to me

 

but do you think i need a whole new engine

 

He said if that's the case, you would need new rods and pistons and to have your cylinder wall bored out.

 

but thats still cheaper than getting a new engine right?

 

I would imagine so..
Unless you can find a steal on an engine.

Plus it would be a better incase you ever wanted to sell the vehicle.
Personally I think it's shady when someone tells me the body has x number of miles and the engine has x number of miles.

 

yea definetely lol well ill try to get a video tomorow

 

yeah def better if its the oringal motor...

how much for your headlights?
pm me saw it in your sig

 

not sure if im getting rid of them noww :/

 

Better for resale if you rebuild, but probably not cheaper. The tC motor is not made to be serviced in vehicle, so any work would mean pulling the motor and transmission. it's a lot less labor to just swap the motor for the new one and not bother with doing teardown, repair and rebuild. Are you looking to do it yourself? If it goes to a shop, I'd guess $1,200+ just for labor, plus the cost of pistons, bearings, rods, etc. A used motor from car-part.com runs $800-1200, and the labor should be around $500, you can swap motors in a day or less with all the right tools.

 

darn :/ that sucks

 

well look at it this way, you can have your engine built while everything is out port and polish head, bore+sleeve block

better clutch and might as well throw in a turbo too

 

lol i have an auto , and dont think i want to modify my engine

 

lol just puttin it out there

 

Just fyi, if you decide to rebuild and boring is necessary then you should replace all pistons and rings and have all cylinders bored out to the same size. You should never just bore out one cylinder.

 

My friend did this to his civic. He had a tapping noise and we removed the pistons/rods and one of the rods was definitely bent but he did drive it 80 plus miles like that to my house after the incident. We just put in replacement rods and rings and everything worked with just a touch hone.

I think you should just take out the engine and open her up to see what you really have going on. If you are not mechanically inclined then see if you have a friend that will help you otherwise I would say buy a used engine and have a shop just swap it out for the right price.

 

I have an engine for sale but good luck man!