Engine blown?


Mostafizur rahman

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I think my piston on the engine has gone on my ep3. It's making a loud knocking sound and konked out on me. is it better for me to buy a used engine or repair my current one?

What's a good price for a used engine from a breaker?

Any help/information would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
More than likely the timing chain tension failed...

Do the basic checks, see if the cam timing is correct, check the chain tension, if both those are ok do a compression test.

That will give you a clearer picture of what's going on, 9 times out of 10 it's easier get a whole engine
 
If you get a whole replacement engine try find one that's in the car still running so you can hear it's all good. If you can anyway.
 
If the heads fine , you could always go k20 head with a k24 bottom end. Or full k24, also have the option of the k20a which come with a bit more bhp. Typically find these in the dc5 and JDM ep3s
 
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