87 daytona oil everywhere

[dita0401]

i nearly blew it up. from what i can tell its head gasket but oil got all over in the air cleaner and the filter was soaked. how bad is this and what should i check out. im in the process of replacing the hg so let me know anything you can and i can answer questions as i get this all off

[dita0401]

its a 2.5 auto w/o od. base model pretty much

[theFREAKnasty82]

that sounds like your PCV valve is shot and that's why you have oil in your air cleaner. Check your bottom end; it's probably shot since it couldn't breathe.

[dita0401]

i got the tb off the intake and the intake has a layer of oil in the bottom also

[theFREAKnasty82]

what happened to your engine is the same thing that happened to my dad's jeep, his pcv and breather systems was so badly clogged that it sent oil everywhere b/c the bottom end couldn't breathe; I ended having to rebuild the motor

[dita0401]

how much should i need to take apart to get it all out

[theFREAKnasty82]

right now, you might as well go on and take out the entire motor and either rebuild it or replace it w/ a long block assembly. Your bottom end is toasted that even if you machine the heads and put it back together, it'll still spew oil everywhere and chances are, might not run.

[dita0401]

bottom end?

[theFREAKnasty82]

your crankshaft, main bearings, rod bearings, etc.; that what I mean by your bottom end

[dita0401]

so its all fucked. replace it? could i try to replace the hg and pcv valve or is it completely hopeless

[theFREAKnasty82]

have you done a compression test yet? If it's not at 130 to 150 psi, you could have a bad head gasket and/or bad rings which will in the long run mean take out the motor. If you do just replace the head and PCV, you could run into a situation where the rod or main bearing could start to go b/c they couldn't breathe for quite some time.

[dita0401]

no compression. tried to turn it over and here was no compression at all. would the car sitting for a while have much to do with this. i think it may have because it only had 70k

[theFREAKnasty82]

whenever an engine sits up for a while; it's best to change the oil b/c the old oil will have blow-by fumes settle in the oil and it acts like sulfuric acid for your crankshaft, mains and rods; it eats them up. Since your car sat for a while, there's a very good chance that it sitting for a while contributed to it's demise. Your best bet is like I said before either rebuild the motor or put in a long block; never go for junkyard motors, they could be in worse shape than your motor is now.

[dita0401]

so get a cheap running car and swap em out

[theFREAKnasty82]

yeah, that could work to, as long as you know what condition the motor is in, go for it.