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Originally Posted by evankon  Hi - looking for a little help
I have a '95 automatic with 104,000 miles on it.
The car runs great, no troubles except I went to get it appraised for possible trade-in when a non-Ford dealer told me I have a lower engine tap.
He showed me that if I take the engine to 2000 rpm in park and feather the gas pedal so the tach drifts from 1500-2000 rpm you can hear a rattle in the middle of the motor. (mostly when warmed up). This guy tells me its the crankshaft bearings and I could throw a rod thru and out the bottom of the engine at any time. He said its a common problem with 3.8 engines - the rods are hitting the oil pan. Is this true???
How do I get it checked with out a teardown? If it is the crankshaft bearings - how difficult and is it worth it??
The car has now been sitting for like 4 months because I don't want to blow the engine.
Any advice?? Any other ideas of what the rattle could be?
Thanks!! |
you can pick up a low mile 3.8L engine for 4-500 dollars. I wouldn't worry about blowing the engine, if you're going to trade it in & you're not wanting to do a rebuild. just slip in a used one.
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