Date: 14 Oct 2004 17:49:57 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: H engine in 9-5?
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:35:03 GMT, Goran Larsson <hohnospamlid.invalid> wrote: > In article <2t5h6dF1pdu7jU2nospamberlin.de>, > Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote: > >> OK, here's my real question I guess. WTF would happen while driving that >> would include PCV hoses (plural) bursting/dissolving, and when said hoses >> are fixed would include knocking of the engine? I don't get it. > > Is the knocking the sound from detonations inside the cylinders or is it > the sound from a broken big end bearing, small end bearing, or a broken > piston? A broken piston would explain both the knocking sound, the high > crankcase pressure and the broken hoses. You have to make a compression > test to see if that could be the explanation. I'm glad to see that you and I have come to the same next logical step for diagnosis. >> Suggestions? Can I stick a "B" engine in there? How about an "H" engine? > > A B2x4 (long engine) (about 1993 and later) should fit nicely. This > engine swap is done by some 9-5 owners here in Sweden as the B234 engine > isn't as optomized as the B2x5 engine, i.e. it has more metal in certain > places that makes it better for high power outputs. Interesting, good to know. > Trying to fit one of the older longitudinally mounted engines is going > to be an interesting job. They were never designed to fit a car like the > 9-5. OK, then I'll get the 99 Turbo going with that engine then. >> Argh. I don't have time for this right now. Any suggestions at all? >> Could this actually be something trivial in the PCV system that just >> makes the engine sound like crap and _sound_ like a knock? > A broken piston. Ouch. A PCV problem could lead to a broken piston?
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