drtysohc
New Member
Alright, so I noticed that my GSR swap developed a slight tick/knock earlier today. I'm not sure what triggered it. It has been fairly cold out and I do have pretty thick oil in it (10w40). It is garaged and I let it warm up before driving it in cold weather for the most part.
Just to avoid any confusion, it is a 96 Civic DX with an all motor GSR swap (CTR pistons on stock rods and crank, ported head, CTR cams and skunk2 valvetrain.)
I thought at first that it could have been a valve that came out of adjustment, so I pulled the valve cover off to check it out. The first thing that I noticed is that it had a very strong odor of fuel. It has been running rich, but damn...It was bad. After I looked everything over, it seems that everything is in order with the valvetrain. I'm going to check valve lash again, but I'm 98% sure that everything is within spec.
I then pulled the pan to double check the rod bearings. Now, I haven't dealt with that many motors that spun bearings, but more times than not it has seemed that the rod would almost be "loose" as well as metal shavings in the oil. Am I right, or should I pull the caps just to be sure? Everything looks really good, and to be honest I'm baffled.
My question is this: Do you think I should go ahead and pull each rod cap to make sure everything is square, or would it be obvious? Do you have any other suggestions as to what it could be? Any help would be appreciated.
The water pump had been making a bit of noise, but I don't think that is it (Although I'm going to replace it anyways since it is apart.), someone on honda-tech said that they could make a lot of noise when they go, but the temps were still normal.
Thank you in advance for any help
-Steve
Just to avoid any confusion, it is a 96 Civic DX with an all motor GSR swap (CTR pistons on stock rods and crank, ported head, CTR cams and skunk2 valvetrain.)
I thought at first that it could have been a valve that came out of adjustment, so I pulled the valve cover off to check it out. The first thing that I noticed is that it had a very strong odor of fuel. It has been running rich, but damn...It was bad. After I looked everything over, it seems that everything is in order with the valvetrain. I'm going to check valve lash again, but I'm 98% sure that everything is within spec.
I then pulled the pan to double check the rod bearings. Now, I haven't dealt with that many motors that spun bearings, but more times than not it has seemed that the rod would almost be "loose" as well as metal shavings in the oil. Am I right, or should I pull the caps just to be sure? Everything looks really good, and to be honest I'm baffled.
My question is this: Do you think I should go ahead and pull each rod cap to make sure everything is square, or would it be obvious? Do you have any other suggestions as to what it could be? Any help would be appreciated.
The water pump had been making a bit of noise, but I don't think that is it (Although I'm going to replace it anyways since it is apart.), someone on honda-tech said that they could make a lot of noise when they go, but the temps were still normal.
Thank you in advance for any help
-Steve