Anyone have a hook-up on engine rebuilding supplies?

[jderry]

The engine in my winter DD has started making noise, sounds like a rod knock starting.
I am not very suprised, as before I got it, it was not taken care of.

It is a 1996 Saturn SC1



I am looking to do bearings, rings, oil pump and gasket kit as a minimum.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

How many miles on it? Saturn engines are notorious for burning oil and there is a fix, I think it involves drilling some holes in the pistons though.

[jderry]

Yep that or the updated pistons from 99+


It used to burn a lot more oil when I got it, I'll probably get the new pistons/rods online

[hoogiesngrinderz]

http://www.store.partsdinosaur.com/page315.html

You could probably get the stock rods reconditioned for about 50 bucks at a local shop.

[jderry]

http://www.store.partsdinosaur.com/page315.html

You could probably get the stock rods reconditioned for about 50 bucks at a local shop.

A lot of people just use 2000 and newer rods/pistons, since they were corrected and don't have the oil burning issue.

[jderry]

If I could get a DOHC and 5 speed car that was totaled for cheap I'd think about a swap, but I think I rather put as little money as I need into that and more into the Camaro

[my1994z28]

My girlfriend is the original owner of her 2002 saturn sl1,very well taken care of 160,000 miles and it burns oil as well..I keep tying to get her to sell it..

[hoogiesngrinderz]

I think it was 99 when they switched, but they still burned oil. Make sure holes are drilled into oil ring slot.

[jderry]

Will do, mine just rolled 210,000

[Gregs_gsxr]

If I could get a DOHC and 5 speed car that was totaled for cheap I'd think about a swap, but I think I rather put as little money as I need into that and more into the Camaro

if you find it for under 800 get it, cause your not going to get a DOHC engine for under that alone, there is a guy in commerce that buys and rebuilds saturns, wont even rebuild it for under 1200.00... I just swapped out a 2001 saturn DOHC engine, and it took 2 weeks to find one and it was 800.00 w/trans and we pulled it.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

if you find it for under 800 get it, cause your not going to get a DOHC engine for under that alone, there is a guy in commerce that buys and rebuilds saturns, wont even rebuild it for under 1200.00... I just swapped out a 2001 saturn DOHC engine, and it took 2 weeks to find one and it was 800.00 w/trans and we pulled it.

Huh...we scrapped the last DOHC motor we had The spider gears blew right out of the transmission. Sold the car for $800 with a cheap junkyard motor/trans we put in.

[Gregs_gsxr]

now you know...if you find any low mileage DOHC let me know, they are a hot item on the east side of the state

[jderry]

I just got a 1998 SL2 with 75,000 on it for $350 from one of my neighbors friends.

Runs and drives, got a$$ packed by something big though.

[jderry]

I now have to decide if I want to do a 5 speed swap, or buy a TAAT for the DOHC...