1995 850 Loss of power, weird noises, oil light blinks

Zorenstein · Post by **Zorenstein** » 27 Jul 2014, 11:38

Hi all-

Yesterday I was driving my 850 5 speed. I passed some people in 3rd gear and just kept accelerating to get a speed rush (I'm sure you all know). However, during the rush I decided to shift too late. Going 95mph (7000rpms) in 3rd gear and the engine just cuts out, then when I go to shift into 4th, the engine revs super loudly. Everything seemed fine after that until I went to turn down a different road. I shifted into neutral, took the turn, shifted into 2nd, thats when real issues started. The car all of the sudden felt like it had no power (through any gears) and it started making a lot of bad noises. First noise I noticed was a scraping, however nothing was (or is) hanging off or leaking. Next was a weird grinding noise and then finally a loud clunking/thumping. Also, the oil light just started flashing light crazy. Lastly, the car had trouble starting up, but still starts, just doesn't sound healthy. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you all-

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 27 Jul 2014, 11:59

I would first check the oil level and then change the oil and see how many chunks of metal come out into the drain pan.

How far past redline did you get?

...Lee

Zorenstein · Post by **Zorenstein** » 27 Jul 2014, 12:01

id say i was around 7000 rpms

Post by **abscate** » 27 Jul 2014, 12:12

We might need video to hear the damage...it might be ugly.

Can you get good liquor in ME on Sunday?

Zorenstein · Post by **Zorenstein** » 27 Jul 2014, 12:22

you can hear some ticking, but the grinding cant be heard. As for liquor, I dont know because im not 21 hahaha

beigg · Post by **beigg** » 27 Jul 2014, 12:48

Time for rebuild/new motor!!

Post by **tryingbe** » 27 Jul 2014, 13:26

Sounds like a rod knock.

Time for a new motor.

7k means you over-revved the engine.

Post by **abscate** » 27 Jul 2014, 14:41

If you take that video into the store, you can probably get some sympathy booze.

That's a nasty bottom end knock. If you rev the motor gently, you will hear the knock change slightly as the crank is loaded and unloaded , to confirm

A good used motor us probably your cheapest option to keep the car on the road.