Need some help with a effed engine |
Need some help with a effed engine |
May 15, 2006 - 6:20 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 25, '06 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
So the other dday i was doing some cleaning under my hood. I tinfoiled off all the important electrical areas and lightly sprayed everything with cleaner + hose, and scrubbed everything off. Drying it ect. Drove it for about 100 km and everything was ok. The next day i started it up and it wasnt running very well. I got onto the freeway and the power just wasnt there, and after flooring it a few time it backfired. I pulled to a rest area, and plugged my spark plug plugs in again (cause i pulled them out to clean em) and evetryhing was back to normal. Now, 2 days later, i start the car up again and theres some new problems. First it took a few revs to start engine engine. about 3x more than usual. Then when it started it was running rough. After that it as soon as i passed 1/4 throttle there just wouldnt be any power, no matter what gear i was in, and i would hear a fairly loud chirping sound ? .. any ideas ?
Edit. The chirping is caused because the exhaust is coming out in bursts.. and i havea smalll hole in my pipes. Argh. Still a major issue though. This post has been edited by phonex98: May 15, 2006 - 7:22 PM -------------------- ----- '94 ST hatch --- Yellow ----- |
May 15, 2006 - 9:38 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 25, '06 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
alright. I found out it could be a few problems, and i would like to eliminate one... that is that im firing in the correct order. So how do i know i have my spoark plugs connected to the corret wire ?
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May 15, 2006 - 9:56 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 29, '05 From So-Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
you can check if the spark plugs (one of them) is cracked...a small crack can cause loss of power....boggling...that's what happened to me...had to replace the spark plug...
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May 16, 2006 - 2:17 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 2, '03 From Sydney, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
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May 16, 2006 - 8:25 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 25, '06 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
wow aussie... that site is absolutely gold! Thanks
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May 16, 2006 - 8:50 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 2, '03 From Sydney, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(phonex98 @ May 16, 2006 - 6:25 AM) [snapback]434554[/snapback] wow aussie... that site is absolutely gold! Thanks tell me about it, i was stoked when i stumbled across it on another post here at 6gc some time back. |
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