I just purchased a 96 DOHC and it has pretty bad rodknock

does this happen in alot of the first gens?

 

Maybe with abused 1st gens. Does the knock persist or does it only happen at idle? In eihter case drive slower. Mine will do it in the morning then disappear and I beat on mine alot.

 

its really persitant

it idles pretty rough

but the knock comes in bad at mid to higher RPM

 

A rod knock, piston slap, and lifter noise are all different. Piston slap and lifter noise usually go away after warming up. If you have a rod knock I would try a new bearing on it. You may be lucky.

 

i dont think that'll work

kas the guy i bought it from drove on it like that and its pretty bad
so i think the rods are probly warped =/


is it difficult to replace the rods?

 

usually a bad rod knock in these cars is due to a spun bearing...in that case, the crank will have to be resurfaced or replaced, oversize bearings will most likey have to be purchased, and atleast one of the rods replaced...

 

ok thank you


i eventually wanna turbo this car so do you guys think i should fix this engine or go pull out a junkyard engine

i wanna use the same type of engine becaues i dnt really have enough experience to do the srt-4 swap