rod knock

[turboedpickup]

when an engine has rod knock - what needs to be done to fix it? (in general) - i mean... is it completely over for the engine? or what.? (noob here)

[transzex]

replace the motor..........cheapest route

[inh]

yea dont rebuild like i did! its way cheper to order like a d15b or sohc zc or dohc zc from hmotorsonline.com

[Rexinre]

werd... d-series are too damn cheap to spend the time to rebuild.

[turboedpickup]

well i mean - let's say the motor is knocking......if i replace the rods and pistons (z6 w/ TT rods and vitara pistons...) does that solve the knock? or is it the bearings and such...?

[Rexinre]

could be a piston slap or a bearing.

You should always replace the bearings when you take apart the bottome end and replace it with new parts anyways. So that should do it!

[starlord]

knock. knock.

[Rexinre]

knock. knock.

WTF is that? Is that how you help people?

[CrazyConscious]

If you want to build it for boost or a high comp na now would be the time to do it.

[starlord]

WTF is that? Is that how you help people?

sorry... I always like a good "knock knock" joke

I have one in my d15z1 right now...apparently a common issue/ annoyance with that motor...still runs strong...gets good mpg

if youve got a knock make sure first its not timing related or improper air/fuel combo

if it IS a rod...replace block...like they say d series are cheap

[turboedpickup]

If you want to build it for boost or a high comp na now would be the time to do it.

that's what i mean. if the engine was knocking - and i wanted to buy it... and thought of building for boost (TTrods - vitara pistons) would that be the only thing to fix on the bottom end? what else would i have to look for?

[SLO SOHC]

possibly crank could be done and not repairable!

Also will need all new bearings and rings!