broken 2000 2.2

[SolaraPhil]

looking for l&p est for main/rod bearings, ran low on oil, 203k, and time guide poss do wk myself, knock at bottom of eng

[Mister_Perkins]

dude make this legible please

[Chris Crash]

Originally Posted by Mister_Perkins

dude make this legible please

Google translate from jibberish to English produced this:

Originally Posted by SolaraPhil

Greetings Chaps. I'm a Westerner in search of a labor and parts estimation for the replacement of rod bearings on my 5SFE 2.2L engine. The engine itself has 203,000 miles and I mistakenly ran it low on oil. I was also curious how long this should take and if it's maybe something I could tackle myself? The bottom end of the engine has a knock so I'm sure the rod bearings are a little damaged. Good day to all you fine sirs!
-An educated man.

[Mister_Perkins]

Lmao that's funny.

[Chris Crash]

But to answer OP,

low on oil = bad bad bad. Probably not worth the rebuild as the rods and pistons will likely have gotten very hot and are very brittle. Also oil pump is probably fried.

Anyway, it's an easy job (in my opinion) that you could probably do within a few hours. Unless you've never changed spark plugs.

Just gotta pull the downpipe off the header and move it, pull the oil pan and pull the end caps off. Should be able to slide the bearings out from the bottom with a screwdriver or pick set, then replace and lube. Hopefully your crankshaft isn't fucked.

[Mister_Perkins]

The crankshaft probably is fucked

if it is, your going to have to separate the motor from the transmission to completely remove the crankshaft. And even then, you should have the block inspected for cracks at a machine shop. its easier to just buy a used motor and swap it in....