tired engine

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

methinks my engine is gettin a bit tired or something...its been gettin a bit tappy recently...i.e. one of the tappets take a lot longer than norm to settle down...needs a bit of warmth before it stops...90% of the time. this is prolly just due to not cleaning them thoroughly enough last time they were out i imagine.

but also noticed a funny thing today...engine is vibrating a bit...

when i started it today it idled strange straight away...like a misfiring idle but quick...erm ie not actually misfiring but gettin that misfiring feeling where its not a balanced feeling...and it did it at a certain rpm C2600, would feel vibrations a bit...again..sort of feelin as if something was unbalanced but would go thru it...

any ideas?

cheers

JB

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

its fecked.

i have given up trying to sort these things, can't sort them unless you rip out the engine replaces everything and all sensors, alt loom blah blah.

get a new better car.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

now thats not what i was hopin to hear....gulp!

well maybe i should get a move on and finish this other block and stick it in.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

Problem is the cars are old, they are one of the 1st generation full of toy engines and its a quite a high stressed NA lump for the time it was made as well.

Also due to the stress and the neglect impaired on them its not surprising they have reliability problems.

Old age will be affecting all the sensors, the wiring, the actual engine components etc etc.

if you go about the engine and double check every connection and replace anything that can be dodgy it may improve.

The last few valvers I have had have been ok at first then got slower and slower, and its not juts cos I got used to them, people that got back in them after a week said whats up with the car? etc

Nevr known why really.

This chamade is slow and its not getting any quicker and its getting tappety.

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

There has to be a reason for it, nothing happens unless something causes it. I know what you mean Chris, it is a bit random.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

can see why u call cars "she" and "her" cos you can never tell what mood they r gunna be in.....today shes running better....its just annoying....still it hasnt broke yet...will keep her goin as long as poss

Site Subscriber Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 196

aright johnnyboy have you checked your engine mounts recently? im not saying thats the prob but both my front mounts were uncle bucked and the engine shook while idling and when pulling away and it never sounded like it was idling properly and didnt actually sound ok untill it was above 3000rpm. i changed the gearbox mount and it improved a bit but the other ones still fooked so it was still shaky, then i jammed something between the strut brace and the rocker and it ran like a dream so i know that when i do get round to changing all the mounts for new ones it will vastly improve the running of the car cause it wont have half a ton of cast iron shakin aboot in the engine bay, anyway just a thought...

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

unfortunately they are new...well the frt 2 r havent done the back bitch one....

also...since changin the CV boot it seems harder to get it into gear...but only when cold...once its warmed up its fine...cud this be crappy gearbox oil? i just picked up the first one i saw.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

prob the oil, what did you use for the box oil?

I ran on 3 quid ASDA engine oil in the energies box for about 20k before I stuck in proper box oil, gear changing became an art, like acting with a stroppy female, sometimes it worked sometimes it didn't.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

im not sure of the grade or make...it was just on the shelf...no other choice...8quid stuff

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

get down a motor factors and get 90W EP box oil.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

oky dokes....ta very much like

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

Jonnyboy wrote:

can see why u call cars "she" and "her" cos you can never tell what mood they r gunna be in.....today shes running better....its just annoying....still it hasnt broke yet...will keep her goin as long as poss

Anything mechanically of a certain gust is reffered to as her, ships planes cars etc

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

this of course is true george...many thanks for that.