loud knocking

[Ahmad88]

i put almost 5 quarts i have it where theres some oil left in the bottle. it says the capacity is like 4.7 quarts i think. but i want to change the pistons and hte rods but no money!

[Supra2NR]

what do you guys think of those lightweight pistons heads?

and what kind of a/m rods should i looking for

any brands? any names in particular?

i put 4 quarts of oil, do you guys think that was too short of what the car needed thats why i got this problem now?

[theWeezL]

Originally Posted by Supra2NR

i put 4 quarts of oil, do you guys think that was too short of what the car needed thats why i got this problem now?

Only if thats all you ever did. Have you heard of a dipstick? (as in..."Enus, YOU DIPSTICK! Cud ya ya! )

and there is one other thing on our cars that helps determine if they have enough oil...its called an oil pressure gauge...Its just to the left of your voltmeter...its got this cool little icon on it that looks like an oil can! Ever seen it?

Im just razzin ya bro! but seriously, if you think you were low on oil, then my guess is...you were low on oil. Im also willing to bet that right before this happened you were going through the gears or rev'n at a stop light...come on, admit it...you over rev'd...leading to spun bearings, loss of oil pressure and a few miles later knockin rods!

either that or your vacuum cleaner turbo leaned your mixture out, heated the cylinders and caused all this mess. Either way, Im thinkin you left out some vital information about how it happened

[Ahmad88]

well yall wont believe this but i think a piston is stuck or sumthing else that is metal. i started my car about to leave, then all of a sudden it just shutoff, thinking the battery maybe crapped out i tried to start it again, it sounds like a piston is stuck or hitting something, i had to leave it at a gas station down the street, its still there now waiting to be towed back to my house.this better not be the 4th engine that crapped out on me, i hope i just need to replace a piston and maybe a port,hope i dont have to replace the block or something major. im starting to hate my supra ever since i got it, it has been a money sucker, gas guzzler, engine crapper. What my mom and i want to do is trade in a van that we have for 2 cars, i wanna get a used civic go safe and save gas!!

[theWeezL]

Originally Posted by Ahmad88

i wanna get a used civic go safe and save gas!!

(honda)

[ddmcse]

LOL

NeXt !

[f00g00]

Synthetic oil does cost more but you can run it longer than regular oil. A good article is here.
http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/oil/oil.htm

[Supra2NR]

no revving this time, cuz i was in a good neighborhood, last time i did that there,i got a 150 dollar ticket for disturbing the peace, and that sum bull**** i ddnt think u can disturb the peace with a 2.50 muffler, the oil pressure gauge was reading like it should when i was driving, although i had a problem with the dipstick, it never gave me a good reading dunt know, it is possible sumthing is blockd in there

and to that guy ready to betray his supra wit a civic
hope you dont get into an accident with your honda

[Ahmad88]

i found out that my engine wont start because it might be my alternator, the problem is the engine isnt getting enough power to start up. man i really got scared.

[burton51m]

i am running Castrol full synthetic oil now. its better oil for high mileage cars. how long have you been running it with 4qts? checking the oil (for ppl that know how.. lol jk) is a must and i do it every time i fill the tank.