Did I blow my crankshaft
#1
Did I blow my crankshaft
I've had a bad battery for awhile It would usually start when I get a jump. Today I drove it for an extended period kinda pushing it and when I got home I noticed it start to act sluggish I know it had too much oil in it.. Maybe 4 quarts.. So when I tried to put it in reverse (6 speed) it didn't want to stay in reverse I put it into first and when I let the clutch go it inched forward and died out. Some white smoke I didn't hear a big noise. Maybe just a stall noise. So I try to start it but it didn't start I put a jump to it and still didn't start. It turned over but not start... I brought the battery to Autozone for a charge and they said it'll take 5 hours. Could it just be the battery or did I blow a crankshaft????
#3
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You had 4 quarts too much oil in it? And you started in like that???
Why do you suspect the crank? There is nothing in your story that indicates something that would endanger a crank and nothing that sound like a symptom of a broken crank. You many have spun a bearing which in turn would score the crank but you did not mention the knocking that would come with spun bearing.
Over filled oil will blow out seals but not hurt the crank. Well if you ran a motor overfilled with oil for a long at high RPMs the crank could work like a whipping machine and whip the oil into a lather. Since the lather has so much air mixed in it can not make hydraulic pressure and would trash the whole motor, so in that case yes the crank would be damaged along with just about every other part of the motor. That would be very rare occurrence. In fact I have only read about it as a possibility, I don't think I have ever seen it.
Why do you suspect the crank? There is nothing in your story that indicates something that would endanger a crank and nothing that sound like a symptom of a broken crank. You many have spun a bearing which in turn would score the crank but you did not mention the knocking that would come with spun bearing.
Over filled oil will blow out seals but not hurt the crank. Well if you ran a motor overfilled with oil for a long at high RPMs the crank could work like a whipping machine and whip the oil into a lather. Since the lather has so much air mixed in it can not make hydraulic pressure and would trash the whole motor, so in that case yes the crank would be damaged along with just about every other part of the motor. That would be very rare occurrence. In fact I have only read about it as a possibility, I don't think I have ever seen it.
#6
Get a properly charged battery in there, check all your fluids and make sure they are clean and at the correct levels.
Then glance over the engine to see if you see anything out of whack.
Then you can try starting it and see what happens.
If it wont start or it's not running properly, post some videos and lets try and troubleshoot your problem!
Spark>Fuel>Compression
Then glance over the engine to see if you see anything out of whack.
Then you can try starting it and see what happens.
If it wont start or it's not running properly, post some videos and lets try and troubleshoot your problem!
Spark>Fuel>Compression
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