ok. i was told i had a beent valve..but talking to other ppl im now not quite sure..here the status
2000 ls B18b1

car starts fine..engine knocks..(loudness 5/10) car will rev , but sometimes when u do, engine tends to stumble then cut off..car doesnt smoke, all cylinders are fireing, (pulled wires 1 at a time) but it idles fine..just knocking..now i have been told burnt valve, bent valve , spun bearing etc. now i need to figure out what needs to be fixed before i start tearing the motor apart..any ideas? if needed i can take a vid and post if to let yal hear it..any help is appreciated...need any more info about the car..lemme know.

 

i'd say a bad cap on the dizzy. not getting a solid spark at all times. also are all the plugs correctly gapped?

 

Why do you need to know what it is before you take it apart? Taking it apart usually reveals the problem pretty quickly.

 

Take it apart and look at it.

 

throw it in the trash.

 

run a leakdown test on the motor. that will tell you if your valves are bent. if leakdown results show decent, just look at everything as you remove each bolt when tearing down.

 

it all started when the rad. busted and shot water all over the engine compartment..which it felt like water had gone into the intake while i was driving...after that it started to knock

 

Quite possibly a bent rod then.

 

hey bro sounds simply like a bent valve, easy way to check that is run a compression test. it will mostly likely take a lil longer to build compression if its even slightly bent. let me know wat u find and well go from there.

 

put $5 on that?