2.2 blown engine? repairable?

[sleighbor]

Hey guys,

1995 Camry, 2.2 liter, 140k miles

I think I may have blown my motor and wanted to see what you guys think. Driving down the road my car started getting noisy and losing power. Pulled over and found it low on oil. Topped off the oil but the problem with no power was still there the next day. Once the car warmed up it started making a terrible rapping niose and stalls. It will not run unless I use 2 feet to keep the RPM's up and it is loud as heck now.

2 days later I start it and when it is ice cold it sounds mostly normal but the noise returns when it heats up. Looking at the dipstick I can see small traces of metal.

Any idea what my be blown in there and is it fixable or does it require a new motor? I'm not afraid to take it apart and try to fix it, I just really am not sure where to look?

Thanks for your help.

Kevin

[dc_98_cam]

I don't have too much mechanical experience with Camry's ... grew up with GM 350s.
However, you might drain the oil pan into a clean plastic container and see what sort of shavings or metal bits come out.

One possibility is that you are seeing bearing metal, resulting from loss of oil pressure to the connecting rods and crankshaft ... and overheating of the bearings.

If the oil inspection is not sufficiently conclusive, you could do a pressure test on the radiator. This would give you some idea of the cylinder head and block sealing integrity.

[Chris Crash]

These engines don't like being low on oil at all. If it was low enough to lose power while driving and you continued to drive, repair is probably not going to last unless you completely rebuild or replace.

But you're probably looking at main bearings, at the least.

[Chris Crash]

These engines don't like being low on oil at all. If it was low enough to lose power while driving and you continued to drive, repair is probably not going to last unless you completely rebuild or replace.

But you're probably looking at main bearings, at the least.

[curry.style]

I agree with Chris Crash. You're definitely looking at a rebuild. Sounds like spun bearings to me. Same symptoms as my wife's car, but I haven't pulled down her engine yet. Best of luck to you.

[JohnGD]

If the crank is scored then reground/polish with oversized bearings or a new crank. Have you checked compression? Maybe a lower miles used engine is cheaper but can be a crapshoot.

[carsrus]

No power = cylinder walls are gone.

Run a compression test for fun to see what numbers you get. Much easier and cheaper to drop in used then trying to rebuild.

[sleighbor]

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the replies. I got the same answers from a friend of mine. Looks like I would be better off picking up a motor from the junk yard for about $500 so that is the route I will go.

Thank you,
Kevin

[JustinC25]

you definitely need new rod bearings, possibly main bearings, and possibly a crank.

If you had caught the noise early enough, you would have been able to through in a set of rod bearings, and been done with it, but it sounds like your gonna need some more work.

also DO NOT RUN THE ENGINE ANY LONGER, UNTIL YOU REPAIR IT, OTHERWISE YOU RISK SNAPPING A ROD AND PUNCHING IT THROUGH THE BLOCK.

You can get a reman crank from AZ with bearings for about $200.00 (cheaper than sending your old one out to be ground.

[Brit101]

Originally Posted by carsrus

No power = cylinder walls are gone.

Run a compression test for fun to see what numbers you get. Much easier and cheaper to drop in used then trying to rebuild.

x2 Good advice.

Originally Posted by sleighbor

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the replies. I got the same answers from a friend of mine. Looks like I would be better off picking up a motor from the junk yard for about $500 so that is the route I will go.

Thank you,
Kevin

Happy you are swapping another motor into it, the quickest and least expensive route.
Have a look at www.car-part.com for a motor, lists parts from your area to the whole continent.

Good luck with it.