yeah that one stares you right in the face..... not like you need a lift.
no use crying over spilled milk tho man. If it makes you feel better I have lost 2 motors

 

Did your dad's friend ever offer to help pay for the new motor??

 

dam for a rod to go thru ur engine suddenly with no rod knock or any other signs of worn or faulty bearings. id say either the wrist pin came out or ur dads freind just beat the sit out of the car. hope that helps. im in nj and ill be selling my shortblock if ur interested as im switching to a 2.4l. let me know

 

I don't get why you didn't change the sensor yourself. If you can change the oil you can change that sensor. It's pretty easy to do.

 

or posibly the piston hit a valve or ur spark plug then caused it to explode

 

i hope he helps you pay for it...

 

That's why I DIY all the work in my car except for the ones I don't have tools for like welding, pulling out engine, etc.

Hope you get to the bottom of what caused the problem and find another engine.

 

you know a kid mike from yonkers,ny ? with a 2g

 

EVEN if the cam sensor was faulty, the car wouldn't just explode UNLESS he was hammering it.

 

This is how buschurs "bad bish" completely destroyed a head --- Bad sensor...

 

this was what I thought but I wasn't sure

thanks for confirming tephra

 

link?

 

I send david a PM with a link to this thread.

 

hmmm, I could see a cas doing that.

 

I hope he helps you pay for that engine, he had to have been beating on that car.