For those of you who don't know, to make a long story short... oil pan got busted, all of my engine oil hit the ground, and my engine LOCKED. The crank is locked tight.

What is the explanation for my pistons though? The piston coating is flaked off and still present in the chamber, as you can see in the pics... what happened?

looks heat caused.. i bet when ya lost the oil the internal engine temps shot through the roof (ceasing your crank and probably pistons too). have you disconnected the crank and tried spining it? cause it could just be that one (or two by the looks of it) pistons ceased.. and so ya won't be able to spin the crank unless you unhook the rods.

Did you have a ceramic coating on the piston tops? If not, it could just be carbon buildup that violently shook off from the pistons when the crank locked up.


95 Eclipse RS : 5 speed
Gude cams : test pipe : AFX UDP : ram air : Thrush glasspack : Dual air horns : Kenwood KDC 5000 : AutoCommand remote start
incomming - lower strut bars

No ceremic coating... it goes into the machine shop today so I'll see what they say.

DUDE!!!! your car looks just like mine! Except im just now getting my engine in not out! First 15 year old to rebuild the 2gnt with the forged internals huh? You can do it dont sweat the rebuild man. good luck




Thanks for the help.

1997 RS/ Engine modifications listed only- Hahn S16g turbo,1g BOV,8.6 JE's,Eagle H beams, New pumps and engine essentials,18 inch Konig Livewire's,14 inch RS drag wheels,HKS TT,New gaskets,MLS head gasket,Turbo XS MBC,full 2.5 straight exhaust with tanabe muffler. MUCHO LOve,sweat,tears,and blood into it. My desire is your temption.

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The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that they stay out all night looking for it.

That's just carbon that was present on the pistons tops. it is flaking off due to the humidity when exposed to outside air. I've seen it before, and it's almost 100% not related to your locked motor. That's going to be melted/seized main and rod bearings.

That's not your piston's "coating". Its carbon buildup.

Our stock pistons dont have any coatings.


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1997 Chrysler Sebring "Silver XTC"
I4 420a w/ HRC Stage 2.45 w/ FMIC
14.7@97 mph@6psi
Proud member of the
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Got it to the machine shop today and he really didn't know. Said it looked like it was running hot. It doesn't matter I guess, the JE Pistons are going in and I'll have my built block back on Friday or Monday.

Are you getting new cranks? Those main bearings must be toast like a sandwich!

Ahhhhh...the smell of burnt oil in the morning...
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Vinnie Lima
kiku@asog.net
AIM: Kiku888
1997 Chrysler Sebring "Silver XTC"
I4 420a w/ HRC Stage 2.45 w/ FMIC
14.7@97 mph@6psi
Proud member of the
ASOG BoOsT JuNkIe Crew

If anyone is looking for a crank lemme know. I bought one and decided to buy a block instead of rebuilding myself. It's ready to be shipped. email me at bchong@cox.net

I'll know what can be done with the crank Tuesday afternoon. Hopefully it can be grinded but if not I'll be needing a new crank.

Kiku - Funny you say that because as soon as I pulled the head off, I got a big whiff of burnt oil... yikes!