Originally Posted by
mberndt
Sorry to tell you but your block is most likely toast...
You must have had an oil pump failure if the oil level is normal. Unless you were cornering hard and for a long time, where there wasn't enough oil being supplied to the bearings, either by centrifugal force or oil pump failure.
I installed a brand new Honda OEM oil pump exactly a year ago. Its been about 15k miles...I was driving normally when it happened. I hate toasted motors.
Originally Posted by
Provocateur
First things first...pull the pan and rod caps to determine if there is any damage. A bearing isn't going to spin the exact moment the oil pressure light goes on.
Have you driven it any more?
I turned it off right away and got it towed to my house. I turned it on one more time after I checked the oil level, about 20 mins. later - same noise so I shut it down.
...I'll remove the pan and rod caps as soon as I get chance this week, hopefully the damage is visible.
In 1.5 years, 2 engine failures; first timing belt, now this...
edit: Thanks guys, I don't know too much about the bottom end.