54k on a well maintained motor, and it may be trashed. So today I'm traveling back from Dearborn MI, I went there for work and I got off to get some food and stretch my legs. I get back into my car pull out of the parking lot start to shift from 1st to 2nd and car bogs out and a slight Tink sound. Car dies out.
Cant turn it over so long story short I tow it to a shop that was luckily down the street, I tell them my story they think its the timing belt, (wrong). All 4 valves in the exhaust side r stuck open 1/4 inch gap between valves and lifters NOT GOOD. Timing belt is still on and tight so they r baffled they said it might b a bent rod(s) but they have to take it all apart and I wont know til monday.
I have never heard of an svt focus motor blowing at 50k, anyone have any idea what the hell is going on? The shop said and from what I persoanlly saw the motor was very clean the cam had no scores on them thats why they r stumped. And how much will a rebuild run me or a used motor? This really sucks, my car is 130 miles away from my house in Michigan and I now have to drive the cobra to work everyday.
Cant turn it over so long story short I tow it to a shop that was luckily down the street, I tell them my story they think its the timing belt, (wrong). All 4 valves in the exhaust side r stuck open 1/4 inch gap between valves and lifters NOT GOOD. Timing belt is still on and tight so they r baffled they said it might b a bent rod(s) but they have to take it all apart and I wont know til monday.
I have never heard of an svt focus motor blowing at 50k, anyone have any idea what the hell is going on? The shop said and from what I persoanlly saw the motor was very clean the cam had no scores on them thats why they r stumped. And how much will a rebuild run me or a used motor? This really sucks, my car is 130 miles away from my house in Michigan and I now have to drive the cobra to work everyday.
