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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:59 pm 
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Hi guys.

This is how the story goes. Last week car started ticking. Checked the oil level, a little low, so topped it up. 1 week on ticking is still there. Also today the car started shuddering at about 100km :? , then at the lights the idle was going from 1200rpm down to 300rpm and back up.

Im thinking this may all be clutch related possibly? Anyone have any prior experience?

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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:07 am 
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does it change when you have the clutch in?

could be a sparkplug is stuffed so check all them.

fuel filter could be clogged, injectors might need cleaning, through some premium fuel in and some injector cleaner.

could be leads or coil(dizzy?)

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:22 pm 
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ticking probably caused by the HLA (lifters) low oil will make them tick
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:06 am 
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Hmmm, I always run premo, the oil level seems fine, however it looks a little thinner than normal? Will take the rocker cover off tomorrow and investigate some more.

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:53 am 
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what type of oil? and how many K's done

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:30 am 
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SgtBourne wrote:
what type of oil? and how many K's done


HPR 15, been using it for a while and approx 217k.

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:11 pm 
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that should be fine oil then...

check to see if the oil is milky, maybe headgasket is going/gone

edit: did you check the sparkplugs?

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:45 pm 
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Spark plugs black as :shock: . Either running rich or using oil? Stupid car, everything is f**k up at once!!! I think I have isolated which lifter is playing up, but still not sure about this crazy idle and jerking

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:01 pm 
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when you accelerate dose it feel like your missing a cylinder? if so it could be the lifter doing it(my new lifters are failing they jam up and feels like 5 cylinders

 

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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:01 am 
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black i think means running rich.
check oil to see if milky, might be a headgasket

apart from that change your fuel filter

 

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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:32 am 
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Yeh starting to think its headgasket, changed oil today, will see how it goes in the next few days. Havent been loosing coolant though, well not a significant amount.

 

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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:10 am 
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can you do a compression test? then do a leak down test? then you will know if you done your headgasket

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:56 pm 
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Problem solved :D . Busted lifter at the back of the engine on the exhaust side. Was the only set of rockers I didnt check :oops: . Big public thankyou to Jaysen for looking after it.

Broken lifter was also causing all the problems with the jerking, idle and black crap pouring out the back. Thanks to all the guys that took the time to respond to my question too.

 

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Xflow wrote:
when you accelerate dose it feel like your missing a cylinder? if so it could be the lifter doing it(my new lifters are failing they jam up and feels like 5 cylinders



does this happen wen u flat foot it? cos atm, when i give my car a boot i get a wicked shutter sorta jumps and f@rt and carys on 4 a few seconds then all of a sudden takes off like a 747. i had noisiy lifters but recently put in some lifter condtioner and it went away. but could this b wat my problem is? failing lifters?

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:46 pm 
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Xflow wrote:
when you accelerate dose it feel like your missing a cylinder? if so it could be the lifter doing it(my new lifters are failing they jam up and feels like 5 cylinders



does this happen wen u flat foot it? cos atm, when i give my car a boot i get a wicked shutter sorta jumps and f@rt and carys on 4 a few seconds then all of a sudden takes off like a 747. i had noisiy lifters but recently put in some lifter condtioner and it went away. but could this b wat my problem is? failing lifters?


mine only happens when i flat foot it off the line and snap second and hold the trottle wide open and it crushes the lifter so it can't return lol

i dought it would cause it to jumps and f@rt sounds more like a throttle position sensor or 02 sensor issue(something telling the ecu something wrong) or a vacumm leak

 

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