i think i may be a victim of crankwalk
 

hey i think my car has crankwalk how do i fix it do i just replace the main and rod bearings or is there some other way to fix it and will it blow my engine if i drive a car with crankwalk
any help on this would be great

RE: i think i may be a victim of crankwalk
 

The engine is blown already.

Get a sound clip to confirm it.

Most likely its a spun bearing and not crankwalk

RE: i think i may be a victim of crankwalk
 

i havent been driving it since the noise started so i think it may just be a spun bearing is there any way to tell whitch bearing is spun without tearing apart the engine i want to save as mutch money as i can

RE: i think i may be a victim of crankwalk
 

Well its not going to be cheap so dont bother.

Well.. you can listen. However if you take one bearing off.. you have to take all of them off.. .

RE: i think i may be a victim of crankwalk
 

If its a bearing then its gonna be a full bottom rebuild. So its not a cheap fix. If you can do it yourself then it wont be as bad.

RE: i think i may be a victim of crankwalk
 

i cant do it myself. i got a quote to replace the bearings for the parts and labor im lookin to pay about 500 bucks and i did not know that you had to take off all the bearings just to replace one so thats a good thing to know
would it be better to get it done at a mitsubishi dealership or at a local shop?
any help would be appreciated

RE: i think i may be a victim of crankwalk
 

Dealership = jacked up cost.

Depending on what is knocking... might be a spun bearing, might be a rod knock or how ever unlikely... might be crankwalk.

Motors that have these kinds of problems and have had a cheap/quick fix like you suggested, typically dont last long.

If you ask me it would be much easier to pick up a motor and drop it in.

RE: i think i may be a victim of crankwalk
 

it would cost me more to drop a new engine in it than repair the one i have and im lookin to upgrade when i save up enough money but the veichle im driving is my dads and hes selling it in a month so im hard pressed to repair my car as fast as possable

RE: i think i may be a victim of crankwalk
 

Find a junk motor!

Joshuwuh (sorry i know i spelt it wrong) has access to a wrecked car with the motor in tact.

RE: i think i may be a victim of crankwalk
 

how mutch would it be to drop the engine and put in a new one