How bad does this knock sound?

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Yesterday I developed a ticking sound. But nothing unusual. It tends to go away after warming up.

Drove to work fine. Decided to check oil level and it was a little low.

After work I started up the Jeep and the ticking was more loud. Went and bought oil and topped it off.

Drove to a store and it got even louder. By the time I got home it got so loud I was afraid to even turn it on.

Please have a listen.

It’s a 2002 5 speed with only 122k miles. I turned it on this morning and it took a small struggle to start. I have a new odyssey battery in there too so idk

Sounds like the motor is done :/

I noticed some glitter in the oil this morning. I live in an apartment so don’t have the space or permission to do big things outside of oil changes.
 

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Yep, the oil filter. You can't cut it with a saw as that will get cutting material in the filter and contaminate the sample. They sell filter cutting tools on Amazon and eBay. Picture like a can opener style cutter. Pull the filter media out of the case and drain it all good. Then pull the pleats apart and look for chunks. There may also be some in the bottom of the casing. Light speckles - not great
Silver glitter - more bad
Copper glitter - major damage
Chunks - most bad
 
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Ooof that's not good. You're probably going to have to pull the oil pan off to see the extent of the damage. Either way the engine probably will need to come out.
 
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Jack_Stefan said:
anyone reccomend a remanufactured brand for engines?

And anyone who can do the job in SoCal? :(
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You could have added a one-word expletive as narration to that video, and no one would have blamed you. That's one of the worst sounding engines I've ever heard, and I've thrown a rod through the side of the block on two different engines...:confused:
 
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Squatch said:
You could have added a one-word expletive as narration to that video, and no one would have blamed you. That's one of the worst sounding engines I've ever heard, and I've thrown a rod through the side of the block on two different engines...:confused:
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You’re telling me man. I’m gonna have to start selling stuff to offset my potential costs.

I’ve got some mint condition half doors in yellow that I’ll be listing for sale soon. Among other stuff.

But for now I’m just dealing how I can.
 
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+1 for swapping in a used engine. Cheapest/easiest route.

And it sounds like cost is an issue so probably not an option, but you live right next door to the stroker guru Russ Pottenger. Just saying.....
 
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+1 for swapping in a used engine. Cheapest/easiest route.

And it sounds like cost is an issue so probably not an option, but you live right next door to the stroker guru Russ Pottenger. Just saying.....
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Yeah just looked up this guy. He’s less than an hour away. Like 30 mins

But to rebuild mine and install from him doesn’t look cheap?
 
I'm almost certain he doesn't work on vehicles. He builds motors. You would have to do the install or have somebody else do it. I would say he's fair on pricing, but even budget stroker parts add up. Not too terribly much over a regular rebuild depending on how you go about it. If you are on a tight budget though, a used motor is the way to go.
 
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