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replacing piston rings..3800 series 2 is it worth it????
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:07 pm
by stevedonadio
hi guys ...newb needs to replace piston rings on a 3800 series2 ssei supercharged
Re: replacing piston rings..3800 series 2 is it worth it??
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:16 pm
by Bonneville92V688
Hmmm.... What leads you to believe the piston rings need replaced? Failure of these on a 3800 is kind of a rarity.
Re: replacing piston rings..3800 series 2 is it worth it??
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:31 pm
by 00Beast
By the time you remove everything, have the block cleaned, checked and machined, you'll have more in it than a junkyard L67 or L32 and have your mechanic (or yourself) swapped in.
Re: replacing piston rings..3800 series 2 is it worth it??
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:01 pm
by 01bonneSC
If you are getting into that deep, bore it out, new pistons, etc. Might as well make it bigger.
Re: replacing piston rings..3800 series 2 is it worth it??
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:16 pm
by stevedonadio
Bonneville92V688 wrote:Hmmm.... What leads you to believe the piston rings need replaced? Failure of these on a 3800 is kind of a rarity.
no oil in water and no water in oil, but the guy im buying it from says its piston rings..he says 2 plugs keep fouling out...ididnt get the car yet.. i have the same car,but i hit a deer and i was just gonna swap engines thats why i am getting the car.......would it be easier to swap or p-rings? i will give more info when i get the car...thanks for the super quick reply
Re: replacing piston rings..3800 series 2 is it worth it??
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:17 pm
by 00Beast
Just swap in a new/used longblock. Lot less work/hassle/cost.
Re: replacing piston rings..3800 series 2 is it worth it??
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:27 pm
by stevedonadio
00Beast wrote:Just swap in a new/used longblock. Lot less work/hassle/cost.
yea thats what i thought......thank you......i will stay in touchbecause im sure i will need a lot of help with this project!!!!!! thak you everyone....
Re: replacing piston rings..3800 series 2 is it worth it??
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:50 pm
by blazerk5drew
Just went throught a similar dilema with my l36. It had one spun bearing and I figured that replacing the bearings would be enough on a motor with 86k miles.
Here is what ended up happening:
Bored .020 over
New rings, pistons
polished crank
milled heads
s1x cam
on
and
on
its almost too inviting to go further anytime the engine must come apart.
I would look for a good solid used engine with well known history...not the typical power washed engine from a junk yard with "50k" miles. A smashed up car with a well maintained engine (for sale by owner) might be a deal too hard to pass up.
Re: replacing piston rings..3800 series 2 is it worth it??
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:53 pm
by 01bonneSC
blazerk5drew wrote: A smashed up car with a well maintained engine (for sale by owner) might be a deal too hard to pass up.
If I reading correctly, OPs car hit a deer and he is gonna swap his engine into the one he might buy.