Hey guys just trying to figure my spending for the car this next couple of months and im wondering how much a auto to man conversion would cost to start with.

 

Also I went out and decided to warm her up and take her round the block yesterday and she seemed to just be stuck on 2k rpm and not want to go any higher almost like a limp home mode - did this for about 20 mins then went back to her normal 5 cylinder self. Ive not been using her at all as I want to prevent bore wash any idea as to why shes started doing this all of a sudden.

 

Going to be chaning all the plugs next week and sorting all the coil packs out to see if I can give this one last go before I opt for an engine swap.

With all the rain we have been having it could of been a damp maf/air filter.

 

Paul

agh I did think that at first as it did get better so I assume the heat dried it out

Definitely sounds like a wet MAF to me. Do you have a come filter by any chance?

Do you have a come filter by any chance?

 

That's a bit of a personal question lol

that's a bit of a personal question lol

rofl.....

Have you established why it runs on 5?

yeah I have a cone filter and no ive still not worked out why its on 5 just gonna start witht he plugs and work my way back

Ok, but you really shouldn't drive or run on five.

I don't as I said I just took her round the block to get her warm but yeah I don't drive her at all atm

Good good, don't wanna see you blow it up.

ha ha I wont I just want to get her sorted so I can start to enjoy her

I don't as I said I just took her round the block to get her warm but yeah I don't drive her at all atm

 

But you just said.....

Also I went out and decided to warm her up and take her round the block yesterday.......... did this for about 20 mins then went back to her normal 5 cylinder self

 

Which means you had it running at least 20mins and probably 30.

 

Even at 2500 revs 30 mins of running means that the piston rings travelled up or down the bore 150,000 times.

If one of the bores is flooded with fuel due to a faulty injector stuck open then thats 150000 strokes of metal on metal without any proper lubrication. That is more than enough to wreck a set of rings and/or the bore.

 

 

Not having a go or anything just trying to stop you killing it instead of fixing it.

What cylinder is missing/not working??

But you just said.....

 

Which means you had it running at least 20mins and probably 30.

 

Even at 2500 revs 30 mins of running means that the piston rings travelled up or down the bore 150,000 times.

If one of the bores is flooded with fuel due to a faulty injector stuck open then thats 150000 strokes of metal on metal without any proper lubrication. That is more than enough to wreck a set of rings and/or the bore.

 

 

Not having a go or anything just trying to stop you killing it instead of fixing it.

What cylinder is missing/not working??

 

Told the OP the same thing weeks ago...bet you could have the closest shave ever on those rings now:clown:

I know its the wrong thing to do I really do just something stupid I did I suppose anyways I think its number 6 that's not working, I did a power balance test and that's the one that seemed amis

and tbh im not good with these things so im really just trying to figure stuff out on my own wich sucks right now

and tbh im not good with these things so im really just trying to figure stuff out on my own wich sucks right now

 

cant you get a local member to take a look bud who,s a little more clued up....might be something simple:yes:

ive tried just no one able to at this moment in time had someone try to get to me the last 3 weeks but has had some problems, anyways ill keep on trucking hopefully someone will be able to get round and have a look

Your not alone.... I'm sure any one of us could talk you though diagnosing the issue with just basic tools.

that would be kool

Ok, do you have a multimeter? and a socket set to remove the plug?

I don't have a multimeter but I can remove the plug

oil in the harness?

Ok well go buy/borrow one they are cheap enough and very useful.

The first trick you can try is with the engine idling place the tip of a screwdriver on the injector you should here it clicking the same as all the rest.

Turn the engine off disconnect the injector connector and clean the connections then use your multimeter to ohm the injector this is much simpler than it sounds.

Remove the plug and observe what colour the tip is. Give it a sniff, is it wet? Does it smell of fuel?

Pop the plug in the coil pack and get an assistant to fire over the engine. Is there a spark?

If not swap over with a known working plug and pack from another cylinder and try again.

 

At the end of the day you need 4 comments for it to work. Fuel, spark, compression and timing. If you were outta time it would be more than a single cylinder missing. If it was compression the car would smoke/steam. Therefore it's likely fuel or spark related. Just need to isolate which is wrong and which component isn't doing its job.

yeah thank you ill try all those and there is no steam or smoke from the engine and it gets up to and stays at temp just fine.

ok so now I think that its running on 6 just fine it hesitates like I just hit a wall or something from first start but once moving she seems perfectly fine until I stop then at idle its lumpy as anything

 

if you go to my facebook mark Andrew freeman I have a short vid of my engine there I cant seem to get the link to work on here

Edited August 31, 201312 yr by markfreeman