Engine Knocking
#1
Engine Knocking
ok got the car home found out the guy disconnected his fuel pump and never hooked it back up got it running and found out that everything electrical and mechanical was working.....i started the engine and realised that the engine was knocking....i'm not sure what it is as of yet i was wondering if anyone has any idea of what it might be
#2
Could be a lot of things. Bad fuel, off timing, rods.
I think a messed up flywheel could cause a knock too.
Is it a KNOCK or is it like a tapping sound?
Ive heard of a slight valve tap being pretty common with these motors.
I think a messed up flywheel could cause a knock too.
Is it a KNOCK or is it like a tapping sound?
Ive heard of a slight valve tap being pretty common with these motors.
#10
High or low pitched? A lot of people (read: idiots) describe ticking as knocking. Ticking is valves, knocking probably means you have bad crank bearings. The former requires an oil change and a nice long WOT highway run to build up oil pressure to force the air out; the latter requires a rebuild.
#13
If you plan on replacing the engine and not rebuilding it, you can use some thinner gear oil in the motor to quite it down. Only do it, if you are replacing the motor all together though, as gear oil is nasty.
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