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76 seized 2.0 |
Slipry |
Jun 18 2022, 06:33 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 15-September 20 From: New Jersey Member No.: 24,693 Region Association: North East States |
Hey guys it’s been a while! But I did it again,got another one 76 sitting outside a few years ran when parked lol Not really in bad shape,aside from a SEIZED eng Any great sure fire ways to unseize a 2.0 would be greatly appreciated thanks!!
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Robarabian |
Jun 18 2022, 07:07 PM
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914 A Roo Group: Members Posts: 590 Joined: 11-February 19 From: Simi Valley, Kalifornia Member No.: 22,865 Region Association: Southern California |
Drain and change the oil.
Remove the plugs Penetrating oil in cylinders trying to get into as many cracks and crevices as you can. But likely rust forms where water could pool, so the penetrant will get in there. Let it sit a few hours / overnight Put it in 5th gear and start rocking it back and forth with a few friends pushing . Let the transmission do the work for you. If it is going to break free, that will do it. Did this years ago with an old Le Car and it ran for many years after...Learned it from an old school mechanical engineer from Yugoslavia who used to design airplanes. Let us know if it works, or if something someone else chimes in about works... |
emerygt350 |
Jun 18 2022, 07:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,071 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
Have to agree. If it does break free, I would suggest doing an atf wash too. Others might have a better suggestion but you don't want all that crap getting shoved through all your oil passages. You want to flush as much out as you can. Fill the thing with atf, let it sit. Roll the engine in 5th a few times. Then drain again. You will want to do a couple of quick junk oil changes after that, rolling in fifth again (jack up a wheel and spin it. Cheapest thinnest oil you can find. Then, really good oil on start up but change that stuff after 10 minutes too. May not be worth it, but you never know....
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Superhawk996 |
Jun 19 2022, 07:41 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,749 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Any great sure fire ways to unseize a 2.0 would be greatly appreciated thanks!! Engine rebuild - works every time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) |
JeffBowlsby |
Jun 19 2022, 09:28 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,479 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
Fill the case with Marvel Mystery Oil and let it sit a few days, then drain.
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930cabman |
Jun 19 2022, 09:58 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,000 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
Any great sure fire ways to unseize a 2.0 would be greatly appreciated thanks!! Engine rebuild - works every time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) My vote goes here with a rebuild, it's possible you can get her running but the odds are low and even if she runs the cylinder walls will probably be a mess. Best of luck either way |
Slipry |
Jun 19 2022, 11:11 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 15-September 20 From: New Jersey Member No.: 24,693 Region Association: North East States |
Thanks Guys!! To be continued
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r_towle |
Jun 19 2022, 02:29 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,564 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
The only place it really has a chance of rusting tight together are the rings to cylinders.
Remove plugs, fill the cavity with mystery oil. Use 5th gear First time you start it, after dumping the mystery oil, it’s going to smoke a ton. Change the oil twice, last time with a new filter. Drive it |
Superhawk996 |
Jun 19 2022, 04:45 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,749 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Remind me not to buy any used "running" engines from you guys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
Engines don't just seize. This engine was stored outdoors, and water clearly got into it. Without even knowing exactly what the cylinders look like, I can guarantee that there will at a minimum be significant pitting in the bottoms of the cylinders where it was stuck. I've seen unacceptable pitting on the bottoms of cylinders that weren't even seized but just had condensation in them from Mid-west humidity. Ring breakage is a very real risk in the process of getting it unstuck. Which ever valve(s) let the water in, well, that valve and valve seat won't be so pretty either. Finally, I shudder to think about all that rust being scrapped off the cylinder walls and ending up in the oil. I've seen cranks and oil pumps scored from pumping rust. It's real, it isn't pretty, and it will be unavoidable in this situation. As was stated previously, I have no doubt it probably can be unstuck with the methods proposed. It can probably even made to run. Will it ever be a good, reliable, engine? Not in my book. |
emerygt350 |
Jun 19 2022, 05:07 PM
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porschetub |
Jun 19 2022, 06:18 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
I don't agree ,man that knows his stuff and very educated reply ,issue is where the pistons and rings have stuck to the cast iron bore has basically ruined the rings ,piston ring lands and pitted the bores and as mentioned you are pumping rust if it will turn over ???. The rings will be stuck in the pistons so the movement they need in the ring lands will be gone so compression and oil control will be very much compromised. Then the other issue is that the engine could have been seized previous to outside storage due to overheating and lack of oil etc. If anyone has done this and it worked it may run again but most likely not for too long after (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) . |
wonkipop |
Jun 20 2022, 04:27 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,247 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) they filmed that in australia |
930cabman |
Jun 20 2022, 05:31 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,000 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
I am sure a bunch of old guys will recognize this scene and it's a classic. It's possible a formerly stuck engine will run again, but never close to spec. I'm still with the rebuild camp |
emerygt350 |
Jun 20 2022, 05:35 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,071 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
If you are going to have to rebuild it and you are worried there is a complete disaster inside... Go for it. I mean, what could happen? You might have to tear it down and rebuild it? I have resurrected many a car that should have been in junk yards (or were). As long as you accept the fact it might be a disaster, you can have fun with it
But, there are ways to increase the likelihood it will be ok. You don't need to go all roadkill with it. |
r_towle |
Jun 20 2022, 12:33 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,564 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Based upon doing this “unlocking” several ways, the best way is leave it in the car and use chemicals to unlock it and 5th to get it moving again.
Once out of the car, it’s really hard to get the same amount of leverage safely without building some contraption. If you are being cheap, run it a bit, do a compression check, then choose your path forward. If you plan to rebuild it anyway, get it rotating, then (only then) remove it from the car. I did on lock one motor already out of a 356. It required a massive plastic tub full of chemicals and I left the block and cylinders submerged for a few weeks. I had to cut one cylinder off the piston….it sucked. |
930cabman |
Jun 20 2022, 02:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,000 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
How does it go? "rust never sleeps" how true.
In this case we have precision fit parts, different than a fender Years ago we cut apart an Alfa engine/trans where the clutch disc had rusted to the splines of the trans input shaft. Flood car |
jim-c |
Jun 21 2022, 08:57 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 21-November 21 From: Fort Lauderdale Member No.: 26,090 Region Association: South East States |
I recently purchased a 914 with a seized 2.0 . I tried the penetrating oils with no luck. Pulled the engine and heads. Got it un-seized and back running in the car. One problem after another. I should have done a rebuild from the beginning. Running good now with a new engine.
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Superhawk996 |
Jun 21 2022, 10:04 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,749 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
I recently purchased a 914 with a seized 2.0 . I tried the penetrating oils with no luck. Pulled the engine and heads. Got it un-seized and back running in the car. One problem after another. I should have done a rebuild from the beginning. Running good now with a new engine. Funny how that works. Lesson #7932 from school of hard knocks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Glad you learned the lesson and thank you for sharing the experience with others. Some of us learned this working on seized lawnmowers and go-karts when we were 13. Others still learning on 914's I guess. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Some just have to learn for themselves. (I'm guilty sometimes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) ) Someone is going to get some good practice on this one. Just needs a shot or two of WD-40 and it'll be fine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=359327 |
Slipry |
Jun 24 2022, 03:22 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 15-September 20 From: New Jersey Member No.: 24,693 Region Association: North East States |
Hey guys, no luck! Which
is probably a good thing! Anybody takin the heads off in the car? |
Superhawk996 |
Jun 24 2022, 04:12 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,749 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Hey guys, no luck! Which is probably a good thing! Anybody takin the heads off in the car? Always looking for a shortcut . . . . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=88549 |
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