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here it goes --A water jacket was leakin on my engine and didnt notice after 2 days! So apperently drove the car with little or no water to and from work 15mins each trip for 2 days! And the temp gauge read normal.

So i changed the jacket filled her up and ive been using her for 2 days now and noticed today when i came from work the catch can was filled to the brim with oil.

water Temp reads fine

oil pressure reads fine

wideband reads fine

car still makes power like before

What u guys think? Seems like i would forkin out for a rebuild!?

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motor is f*ked lol

when i cracked 4 pistons in mine, car still went hard, idle like a VW lol and i could fill the catch can pretty quick.

rebuild time mmm

doesn't sound promising, i hate the factory temp sensor cant trust it one bit

in s13's the temp will only go past the middle when its 100c...fail

i know this may be a stupid ques but should i drive it? seeing that it fills the catch can with oil on a 15min drive

Also wats fu*ked Ringlands?

well it was 4 cracked ring lands on my pistons that went.

personally i wouldn't drive it. park the car leave it and work out your budget then send it somewhere to be rebuilt.

Step 1/ Take car to mechanic

Step 2/ Have mechanic perform compression test

Step 3/ Go from there

better solution:

go to supersweet auto and get a $25 compression tester

do compression test (the tester will have instructions but i can explain if needed)

should be getting anywhere from 140 upwards in each cylinder

Dr Mr Smell.

I hope you dont take this the wrong way, but i have done some looking around and I have found out why your engine is destroyed.

You Destroyed it.

Reason #1:

Thread http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Dr...39#entry4010239

today i fitted a jap tuned ecu an dynoed to see the results

If you had of listened to advice.....

AFR of 9 is just too rich. That why when you drop the pressure, your ratios are getting closer to what they need to be.

You mentioned that you fitted an ECU, but did you tune it? Sounds like the injectors are too big for the program. Retune should do it.

The higher fuel pressure will atomize the fuel more, creating an even air/fuel mixture, therefore a cleaner,better fuel burn.

Your engine would still be OK.

Reason #:2

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Ca...57#entry4149457

Lets quote some parts from this thread.. they key issues...

I recently installed a mines tuned non programmable ecu,
it made the car lazy going to about the same readin as before AN IT STILL PINGS!!!!!!
Also i tried to richen it up in that area with an safc2 -it retarded it by one or two degrees but IT STILL PINGS!!!!!

You ignored good decent advice given to you from a well known forum member...

you are using 2 bandaid solutions and 1 monitor only device

throw all of your devices in the bin and buy a real ecu

failing that, if you insist on keeping it, get rid of the mines ecu and use stock ecu

then get the safc tuned properly.

Had you have listened to Paul, (very clever fellow - just look at what he has done for the SAU community) your engine would still be going strong.

Reason #:3

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Af...57#entry4011857

Can the vtec signal from the neo be used somehow to switch nvcs on an off at specific rpm's

okay, Who knows what else you have been playing with in your travels... anyones imagination could probly tell a accurate story.

Your engine has been toasted because you put it through hell.

The good news is, rb25's are getting cheap, I will even sell you one for $1,100 :)

Good luck with getting it all fixed up, and try and take our advice next time.

^ not only are you the 'mad professor' but also 'inspector cluseau'...great detective work 'Tony'

id say the post above should be nominated for post of the year....top stuff

Edited by DiRTgarage

yeh ill do a compression tom........... but i think i'm screwed anyway!

Does anyone know if the head and block from a stagea 25det is the same as the skyline?

I sourced one already an was thinkin bout transfering all my externals including gearbox, sump, ecu and harness to it

Will the stagea 25 make the same power and will my harness(s1) work on this block ie. knock sensors,cas,injectors etc.

And yes i searched!

oh..... and guilt toy i did take the advice I got rid of those ecus a log time ago i think it only lasted 2 days in the car just to try them out. And i did also raise my fuel pressure back to about 30psi.

I suspect it was the over heating that did this.

Pinging the engine just ONCE is enough to do damage to the engine, even though the damage was not noticed straighta way, sometimes it can take some time before the engine stuffs up after a detonate.

The stagea rb25 is different, there are some modifications required to get it to fit. where are you located? your better off getting another engine from a R33 skyline. much easier.

oh..... and guilt toy i did take the advice I got rid of those ecus a log time ago i think it only lasted 2 days in the car just to try them out. And i did also raise my fuel pressure back to about 30psi.

I suspect it was the over heating that did this.

What "fitting" modifications u refer to other than the sump?

My main concern was the difference in the head if any at all An as i said i will be using the r33 harness and ecu so should i get the same power? R33 is kinda scarce right now.

I live Trinidad and Tobago WI (huh! i know google it)

you have to mod the 25 sump, and you have to make a new oil pickup for the oil.

it can be done, my mate has done it before

What "fitting" modifications u refer to other than the sump?

My main concern was the difference in the head if any at all An as i said i will be using the r33 harness and ecu so should i get the same power? R33 is kinda scarce right now.

I live Trinidad and Tobago WI (huh! i know google it)

oh..... and guilt toy i did take the advice I got rid of those ecus a log time ago i think it only lasted 2 days in the car just to try them out. And i did also raise my fuel pressure back to about 30psi.

I suspect it was the over heating that did this.

Only about 1bar south of where it should be. :P

Good work inspector. Bad work smelly.

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