Hey guys,
Finally got the engine out of my VX, and what a chore it was! Here is how it started:


A few days and many hours later (yes that is my bald head):


Then hoisted high like a prized kill:


I was surprised at the amount of fluids rolling out of the engine "after everything was drained":


Anybody need a backup transmission?


Wonder which one was causing the knock huh? Which one of these is not like the others?


Valves looked good though, impact was on the head:


On the bottom side. Hey that doesn't look right!


Bearing was flattening and flairing. Here are some close ups of the difference between the bad bearing and a good one:


Hear is what that bearing did to the crankshaft (notice the lip of the race is ground off). I doubt that can be repaired.


Anybody need a used engine block?


The cylinder walls looked really good for a vehicle with 120k miles on it.