r/engines

2014 ecoboost f150 platinum

Theres this gasket causing a huge leak what looks to be a donut gasket and me and part stores cannot find jt anywhere

I ran something over on the high way and this noise started. Doesn’t change when I rev it.

2014 Dodge Charger Superbee. Stage 2 cam headers and cat less.

Bench test (sorry about background audio)and attempted starts. The starter is in bad shape as far as I can tell, but I can’t even hear it try to engage the flywheel when I try starting.

PCM Excalibur 330 5.7L on a 2005 Nautique 216.

hi guys so I got ny Motorized bicycle running a few days ago and have been hammering it the last few days to just fine tune things like the idle speed and clutch cable etc. exhaust bolts started loosening so sprayed black gunk etc all over engine and that. so I removed spark plug for fun and saw it was quite charred and wondering if this is ok. as I was going flat out at one point i noticed lots of exhaust fumes coming out past the spark plug but still seems to have a fair amount of power and it was very loud except for when its idling itll just shut off. hope someone can tell me what the issue is

Gets worse with load.

I purchased a truck about 11 months ago.. 68k miles, one owner, reassured it was in a great condition.

Fast forward to a month or two ago when I noticed some issues when driving above a certain mileage. I took it in to the dealership because I bought an engine/transmission warranty on it. They told me the warranty wouldn’t cover it because the damages were due to “poor maintenance” of the truck over the 10 months I’ve had it. I was quoted $5k-$7k.

I am now at a new mechanic and these are the pictures I received this morning.. the mechanic said it’s one of the worst he’s seen lol. Do you think this happened in 10 months or do you think the dealership sold it to me like this?

Hey, so I picked up this engine for 400$ on Facebook marketplace place. Dude said it came out of a forester XT twin turbo.

It’s an EJ205 which is what I need to replace my 04 WRXs but… this engine has a few parts that seem true to JDM while having USDM areas too. Idk what to think of it aside that I probably got scammed. What are your thoughts?

If it is a true JDM any tips to getting this into my WRX?

Ok this thing is going to be the end of me. Start off by saying it’s a 2012 wrangler 3.6. Has a reman engine with about 2k miles. I know I know. So I have everything off and got the heads back. As I was tightening the head bolts two felt very easy when others didn’t. So after looking into ways to repair I seen the prices of these kits. Wow. I mean really? I really do not want to pay this much! I did see others out there like at auto zone and Napa much cheaper but I don’t want to make things worse. I just want it done correctly. I’m curious to see what y’all have done in this situation because I know it’s happened a lot. Can I rent a tool and then buy the sleeves separately or do I really need to fork out $700. Anyway it’s been nice taking my time doing this. Not my daily so I get to it when I have time. It just seems like it’s one thing after another.

Hey, so I picked this Maserati F136motor for my project car, it looks to have been in a flood. I'm keen to save it.

There is pitting on the cylinder head on #2, 7 & 8

And a slight chip on piston # 1, 3 & 6.

Strangely where the piston chips are there is no scoring on cylinder walls. all the cylinders look good, timing chains good, valve train good. Valves and valve guides probs are good but need a good clean.

I would like to save it, I will take the cylinder heads to a shop before breaking the bottom end down.

but what do you guys reckon? is this ally pitting on the heads a deal breaker?

Renault Laguna II 2002 F4P 1.8 16V, what does this mean? Is the VVT? It is the hydraulic tappets?