Hmm well its not that im unwilling to open it up myself, but the place I live doesn't allow me to work on my car. How long does it usually take? If I can do it in one day I could just do it at a friend's place. And don' I need to rent a crane or whatever for the engine?

 

You can remove the oil filter in a few minutes, then replace it with a cheap one to keep the oil in. Once you have cut it open you will have a pretty good idea if there is anything wrong inside the motor.

 

If I see no metal shavings in the oil does that mean I would only need to replace the bearings and rods? And if there are just get a new block?

 

that would be a decent thought if the OP did not have knocking coming from the engine. So say there is nothing in the oil filter, does that mean there is nothing wrong, well no obviously something is causing a knock.

 

you will more than likely see shavings of bearings if you need them.

so if you see no shavings i think you should look somewhere else for the problem.

 

Well I had a mechanic listen for the sound, and he said it's most likely the bearing. So my bearings are shot if I see shavings in the oil? But how can I find out if I damaged my cylinder walls?

 

By the way, where is a good place to buy a new or used shortblock? Besides Honda.

 

I think your bearings are shot either way. I would just drop the pan and check it out, but there are not to many other things that will sound like a bearing, it is a pretty distict sound.

If your bearings are to the point where you can hear them then I would say you need a new bottom end, because once they are to that point your rod, crank, and potentially main bearing are all damaged, plus who knows what else, the shock could even damage your connecting pins ect.

The ideas of looking at the oil/oil filter are good for anyone who maybe suspects they have a bearing issue and would like to get an idea before it gets to the point where the OP is. Once it is to this point unfortunately it is to late

 

look for a used block in the classifieds in this forum as well as other s2000 forums.

 

Is there any harm in running a different shortblock than the rest of my motor? No right?