Please help I have a 97 WRX Type-r and today it died!!! Drive along when a funny noise started coming from the engine. When the car slowed it stalled and wouldn't turn over. It was left 4 2hrs and when we came back it turned over, made a popping sound then started. It sounds ok on tick over but when you rev it above 2000 rpm, theres a harsh knocking sound coming from under the inlet manifold area of the engine. Its using lots of oil too, any ideas peeps?? Could it be a dropped valve??? Hope someone can shed some light......CB

 

mmmmmm my 98-R had that same tuneful knocking. It turned out to be the dreaded bottom end.
I hope it isnt for your sake. Get it checked out at a proper Scoob specialist.
Good luck!!!

 

shells and con rods elongate and slap of crank...not nice.. plentiful in the years of 96-98..unfortunately...mate on the uklegacy.com forum has one for sale...280+ delivery...i would rip his arm off for it if i were you.. its terminal for the bottom end..

 

CB - Sounds like bottom end failure/oil starvation if it initially locked up.
Try David @API Engines - normally has them on the shelf and has a collection/delivery service also if your not local to API.

 

Cheers rab for that whats ur mates forum name is for quick ref..Thanks again...

 

thanks for that mate. its very strange as the engine has been good as gold until now, the strange think is that when it cut out it rolled along still in gear without any noise, when i pushed it off the road into a car park and tried to restart there was no turn over as if the battery was flat, there was just th click for the starter motor attempting to turn and then nothing. when we returned a few hours later it started first time and the rattling was on tick over, we then noticed one of the HT leads was not making contact, pushed the lead on, started again and the noise disappeared on tick over and now only makes the knocking noise when above 2000 revs. does that sound like anything less drastic?

 

thanks for that mate. its very strange as the engine has been good as gold until now, the strange think is that when it cut out it rolled along still in gear without any noise, when i pushed it off the road into a car park and tried to restart there was no turn over as if the battery was flat, there was just th click for the starter motor attempting to turn and then nothing. when we returned a few hours later it started first time and the rattling was on tick over, we then noticed one of the HT leads was not making contact, pushed the lead on, started again and the noise disappeared on tick over and now only makes the knocking noise when above 2000 revs. does that sound like anything less drastic?

 

If it is a distinct metallic knocking noise coming from the block, then I'm afraid it's your big ends.

 

sorry fella. again sounds like your big ends are going. ££ time unfortunatley

if the knocking gets louder the higher the revs, defo the bottom end. as chris said its a metalically sound, have experience of this on my old wrx.

can i ask what fuel you have been using as the cars an import.

 

When mine went, thought it was the end of the car!!!!
Went to Scoobyclinic, it was diagnosed and various options were layed out in front of me, I went for 2.5 bottom rebuild. Haven't looked back, its like a brand new driving experience.
Have a word with the lads at Scoobyclinic T:01246 590807, they'll be able to diagnose for sure and give you your options.
Trust me its not the end of the world, don't panic!!!


VMS<<<<<<<<<<<

 

Goodo, mine sounds a bit tap tap tapy, think they will be four flat 4 flat on the floor soon, im still praying its an injector or something simple.

Dale.

 

its dbrad and he wants 280+post great price..

 

does anyone have any other ideas as to what this problem could be?

 

Sorry mate that it sounds like bottom end to me to cos it happened to me last year and sounds the same thing Time for a rebuild

 

sounds like crank has gone matey, where abouts in uk are you ?

 

dont think its the crank as mine dropped a piston the other day and that was using loads of oil then suddenly died on me and took 3 hrs to start again. mine rattles under manifold on pot 3 near turbo. also puffs smoke out of dipstick pipe with back pressure , any more info ring me on 07849776010 lee

 

stripped engine also today and have burnt a hole right through piston 3 edge , can be 100% sure yours is same problem as has exact same symptoms as mine

 

when your crank goes it does not use oil only a piston uses oil as it burns it in chamber a faulty crank shell only knocks ??????

 

Bloodyhell, this thread is nearly 1 yr old, where did you drag this from??