My car has a turbo and I just found out that the thrust washers are completely destroyed (one had fallen into the oil pan. Does anyone know if there are upgraded ones for our car?
Thanks

 

um...how did you destroy your thrust washers???

 

are you sure those arent your main bearings in ur oil pan

 

did you check for foreign items in the oil return line? in the inlet of the intercooler. Did the turbo self destruct?

 

Thanks for the replies. I have had the turbo since 2001. I think I was among the first ones who put the Speedcraft kit on the car. No, I have not checked the oil lines. I actually thought (and so did two mechanics) it was the clutch bearing since there was noise everytime I was pushing the pedal, especially when the engine was cold. It turns out that both thrust washers are gone and I have no idea why. The car has the stock clutch. Appreciate any insights you may have.

Thanks!

 

BOV seems to work just fine... Anything in particular I should be looking at? I really do not think that this has anything to do with the car being modified.... I guess you cannot upgrade these suckers?

 

I dont believe that there is upgraded thrust washers, does the car die when press the clutch in? Your not driving the car still are you? You could ruin ur crank and block if its ur thrust washers

 

i recently took my friends f20 apart and noticed the thrust washers were toast as well...i figured it was just because of the overly stiff clutch but i see you are running a stock clutch...maybe just a flawed design

 

no there are no upgrades as of yet but i have never seem a thrust washer worn to the point of falling into the oil pan! when i rebuilt my motor there was wear mark on both and i measeured the wear mark to the new washers and yest they were **** hair shorter

 

Can we say crank-walk. This is a very rare problem with Hondas compared to other manufacturers but I have seen a couple come in through my shop. You need to have the engine disassembled immediately as the motor can destroy itself in a short time if it hasn't already due to too much crankshaft end play, the increased axial movement can prematurely wear/score out the mains and rod journals and will eventually seize your motor. Numerous other things that can can go wrong if you keep driving it.
The noise you are hearing when depressing the clutch is the movement of the crankshaft toward the rear of the motor when the friction disk is disengaged losing surface contact/load against the flywheel. Good luck