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boost addict
05-08-2011, 09:01 PM
So I have my s13 sr on a stand and when I spun it upside down to get to the oil pan bolts a spring fell out of the head through the timing chain cover and I have no idea where it came from. Any ideas
Sileighty_85
05-08-2011, 09:40 PM
A picture would def help more than a description of a "spring"
spooled240
05-08-2011, 09:44 PM
is it metal and curly?
boost addict
05-09-2011, 09:41 AM
Yea it's a spring, I think they all look the same haha. It's probably like an inch long
let5l1de
05-09-2011, 09:53 AM
Oil pressure relief piston plunger/"spring"? Check the botom of front timing cover for a missing large retaining nut.

grp
~mario
boost addict
05-09-2011, 11:28 AM
Alright thanks ill check it out
boost addict
05-10-2011, 10:54 PM
so i checked on the timing cover but what im guessing is the oil pressure relief valve is still intact. im guessing its where that bolt is on the right side of the cover. if thats it and its all good then where did this thing come from? the spring that fell out is next to the cover
http://i52.tinypic.com/2h4j7gz.jpg
boost addict
05-12-2011, 08:58 PM
anybody?
msg
boost addict
06-28-2011, 02:20 PM
i still need this answered,
boost addict
07-12-2011, 07:44 PM
im putting this thing back together. gotta knoww
Sileighty_85
07-12-2011, 09:11 PM
If that Oil pump is functioning properly then i wouldnt worry about it.

Ive torn many SR's apart and never seen a spring like that.
boost addict
07-13-2011, 01:27 AM
well the spring fell out when i took the timing cover off when tearing apart my motor. it hasnt been started yet since. i know theres a spring inside that chamber on the right side of the pump with the big bolt to hold it in, for something like the oil pressure. but that bolt never came out.. so im pretty lost haha
yurisfriendevan
07-13-2011, 03:47 PM
Whats the history on the motor? was it recently purchased and you were freshening it up? Theres a chance that it was dropped in there by accident. You can also check the fsm for a spring that fits the description.
KiLLeR2001
07-13-2011, 03:52 PM
Hmm, could that be the spring on the chain tensioner???
boost addict
07-13-2011, 03:54 PM
no it was running fine until i had to pull it out due to the bad compression. i looked in the fsm in the oil pump section and the only spring anywhere near it is from the oil pressure relief valve but its still in there. idk how it couldve just been chillen in there without it getting chewed up or breaking something but right now that seems like the answer haha
boost addict
07-13-2011, 03:54 PM
the chain tensioner doesnt have a spring though, does it?
murffy
07-13-2011, 03:56 PM
Hmm, could that be the spring on the chain tensioner???

just about to say that..it looks to me like the spring that goes inside the tensioner, problem with that is that the shaft also has to be in your oil pan somewhere
murffy
07-13-2011, 03:56 PM
the chain tensioner doesnt have a spring though, does it?

yeah it has one inside the shaft
boost addict
07-13-2011, 03:59 PM
ohhh i get what you guys are saying. its actually in the body of the tensioner. no the tensioner is in tact i just looked at it like 30 sec ago
KiLLeR2001
07-13-2011, 04:02 PM
It's possible that the tensioner was bad and blew apart inside your engine causing bad compression numbers among any other issues you've been having.

I've had one come apart on me (not inside my engine) and if I remember correctly that spring looks like the one.
murffy
07-13-2011, 04:03 PM
how long have you had the engine for? maybe the previous owner's chain tensioner broke and yeah..and long story short he got lazy..just a possibility
boost addict
07-13-2011, 04:32 PM
Murffy, that sounds like a pretty good possibility. The tensioner that was in the motor was perfectly fine, and now Im using a brand new one