Engine locked up at 4500 miles

[BLK2012GT]

Just in case if some of yall didn't know but my engine locked up in the car. Here is a cliff note of the story. I'm sure clint or one of the TS guys will chime in with the full story.

Well guys I don't know where to start. I took my car in on Tuesday cause the shop is doing a e85 tune. I put the new TB on and told them to run a baseline before the e85 stuff. They couldn't get to my car till friday morning cause of tuning issues with another car. They drove my car out of the shop fine and it drove onto the dyno fine. They turned it off to strap it down and when they try to start it up again it turned over twice and clunk. They tried it again and it sounded like the starter spun freely. They put the car on the lift took the starter off and it looked fine, the flywheel looked good. They took out the plugs they looked good. They try to turn the crank by hand and they couldn't. The engine is locked up. They are supposed to tear it apart on Tuesday to see what the hell is going on. My car is a 2012 with only 4500 miles on it. So hopefully its a timing chain or something simple.

[03MachMe]

Ouch that don't sound good. Def keep us updated

[merlinmol]

sucks dude, hope its something easy, keep us up to speed

[Grandpa]

That sucks. :(

[blownaltered]

Damn that sucks. How much power where you making.

[BLK2012GT]

Motor was making 466 rwhp and with a 150 shot 590 rwhp.

[Phuck Phace]

Your car is so slow.




Hope you get it fixed up soon.

[03cobrarocks]

Dang stinks man.. hope its something not too expensive

[pohnjarker]

damn son, good luck on getting it fixed and get back on the street asap

[Taxman]

Let us know what it is when they figure it out.

[blownaltered]

I've been wondering where the limit is on these cars power wise with stock internals. My car is an old 5.0 and they broke usually around 500 rwhp and pretty much any motor after that was that way until the coyote motors. I just wonder because they are so new and now people are making good power will we start to find out there breaking point. Stock internals will only go so far.

[BLK2012GT]

I've been wondering where the limit is on these cars power wise with stock internals. My car is an old 5.0 and they broke usually around 500 rwhp and pretty much any motor after that was that way until the coyote motors. I just wonder because they are so new and now people are making good power will we start to find out there breaking point. Stock internals will only go so far.

There are cars making 700-800 rwhp on stock internals. My car isn't making that power yet so my engine didn't lock up because of power.

[Phuck Phace]

There are cars making 700-800 rwhp on stock internals. My car isn't making that power yet so my engine didn't lock up because of power.

Obviously

[BLK2012GT]

Obviously

:rage:


Once they get it going again it will be making more powa then you foo.

[Phuck Phace]

:rage:


Once they get it going again it will be making more powa then you foo.

I can fix that.

[Grandpa]

We should have taken that pic of all of us pushin Jeff's car and had a caption contest. Lmao.

[BLK2012GT]

We should have taken that pic of all of us pushin Jeff's car and had a caption contest. Lmao.

FU too. Lol

[Midnight11]

i did take a pic of the handprint! we should have sat in it and felt how fast it really was. could have david make the cam tune noise in the background haahah

[46Tbird]

I know you had the cams replaced, but what about springs / retainers / keepers?

[Grandpa]

Jeff, walking around with his big stick..



http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/tumblr_me2levf0gr1qh9dubo1_400.gif?w=260&h=180

[BLK2012GT]

Um.......ok

[BLK2012GT]

Fml!!!!!!!!!!!

[DirtyD]

Fml!!!!!!!!!!!
did they figure it out?

[BLK2012GT]

did they figure it out?

Pretty much so FML!!!!!!!!!

[merlinmol]

Pretty much so FML!!!!!!!!!

I take it that it is not good :(

[BLK2012GT]

I take it that it is not good :(

Nope

[Grandpa]

That sucks, Jeff. It will all work out in the end. Now you can get a stronger shortblock and make even more power. Focus on the positives. :)

[Phuck Phace]

Sorry to hear man, that sucks.
Hope you get up and running again soon.

[DirtyD]

:(...

[46Tbird]

By the sound of the symptoms, I'm guessing it dropped a valve.

Regardless of what happened, I'm sorry to hear it. I was anxious to see what a full top-end built coyote could do on a stock short block.

[TrueStreetMotorSports.com]

Guess i should chime in, We removed the valve covers's and checked all phasers and limiters, cams, timing chains and tensioners. All are in tact and look to be brand new as they should. We checked oil to see if for some reason oil is burn up, nope all looks good. So from there we took oil filter off and cut it open to check for bearing material, metal, ect. No bearing material but there is some metal in the filter. Does not look good, Not sure what could happen to make a motor lock up with no oil issues, no bearings issues and metal in the pan. Ill try to keep you guys posted as we move forward.......



here are some pics of cams in place, everthing up top looking good. Keep you guys posted as we contunie

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee217/1bad03cobra/Cams.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee217/1bad03cobra/Cams1.jpg

[DirtyD]

At least those cams look sexy sitting there. That's a bright side. :D

[BLK2012GT]

Well there is still a little hope that there might not be anything wrong with the engine but won't know for a few days and not till they tear down to the oil pump gear.


Thanks Clint for chiming in and clearing up everything.

[Slow6]

Sorry to hear this happened.

[BLK2012GT]

By the sound of the symptoms, I'm guessing it dropped a valve.

Regardless of what happened, I'm sorry to hear it. I was anxious to see what a full top-end built coyote could do on a stock short block.

There still that chance.:favorites13:

[Cabikejumper]

When my crank gear fucked up, it locked the motor up. No oil issues or anything other than that. Unsure if the 2011+ has them or not.

[Garceeya]

Stories like this make me not want to mod my car. Hope it is not to bad.

[TrueStreetTim]

Moved http://www.mustangevolution.com/forum/f358/t294722/ here to add to the discussion.

[BLK2012GT]

Moved http://www.mustangevolution.com/forum/f358/t294722/ here to add to the discussion.

Have you guys started on my car yet?

[Slow6]

Their still finishing mine... lol