pippy63
08-06-2009, 10:33 AM
Hi Everybody,
This is my first post on just about any forum ,though I read a lot posts hoping to find answers, but this problem has me stumped, so I hope someone can point me in the right direction for a fix, so here is basically what is happening:
1. Has a horrible noise for about 20 secs on cold start (overnight) , has got worse lately goes a bit longer now, about 1 minute.
2. Mechanic thinks it not timing chain maybe lifters or something, he told me to drop both belts that being aircon , alternator belts to check if a bearing is culprit, did this ,still noise.
3. Car purchased about 6 years ago ,had just had a reco engine in at the time, had done 100,000 km. I have done 65,000 since then , it has now 165000 on clock.
4. For the first 10 /15 minutes of driving after noise has stopped,(engine not quit warmed up), it seems to have no power, sort of like there is a lack of fuel or something, engine sort of "woos", like its getting petrol the not getting petrol, after this period of time of 15 minutes, it returns to normal, when temp gauge sits in the middle between hot/cold and never fluctuates from that position.
5. It has had new spark plugs,a replaced voltage regulator that was playing up, a new water pump, an oil change + filter and Nulon lifter tune up add to new oil and a new thermostat, the old one was stuck open, the noise existed about a month before I had done the little jobs, so basically it still there and last a little longer now before it idles out.
I be thankful if someone can help me with a diagnosis of the the problem, I think the mechanic said its a big job and expensive if it lifters or timing chain, more that whats the car is worth, just ditch car he said, but I like my car, I still think and hope I can get a couple more years out of it , even if I have to spend a $1000 or a bit more to rectify problem:pray:
ps.
I have recorded noise in .wav format, 0.5mb in size, I can email to someone if they wish to listen, or is there another way so all can listen to it in this post?
regards pippy63
This is my first post on just about any forum ,though I read a lot posts hoping to find answers, but this problem has me stumped, so I hope someone can point me in the right direction for a fix, so here is basically what is happening:
1. Has a horrible noise for about 20 secs on cold start (overnight) , has got worse lately goes a bit longer now, about 1 minute.
2. Mechanic thinks it not timing chain maybe lifters or something, he told me to drop both belts that being aircon , alternator belts to check if a bearing is culprit, did this ,still noise.
3. Car purchased about 6 years ago ,had just had a reco engine in at the time, had done 100,000 km. I have done 65,000 since then , it has now 165000 on clock.
4. For the first 10 /15 minutes of driving after noise has stopped,(engine not quit warmed up), it seems to have no power, sort of like there is a lack of fuel or something, engine sort of "woos", like its getting petrol the not getting petrol, after this period of time of 15 minutes, it returns to normal, when temp gauge sits in the middle between hot/cold and never fluctuates from that position.
5. It has had new spark plugs,a replaced voltage regulator that was playing up, a new water pump, an oil change + filter and Nulon lifter tune up add to new oil and a new thermostat, the old one was stuck open, the noise existed about a month before I had done the little jobs, so basically it still there and last a little longer now before it idles out.
I be thankful if someone can help me with a diagnosis of the the problem, I think the mechanic said its a big job and expensive if it lifters or timing chain, more that whats the car is worth, just ditch car he said, but I like my car, I still think and hope I can get a couple more years out of it , even if I have to spend a $1000 or a bit more to rectify problem:pray:
ps.
I have recorded noise in .wav format, 0.5mb in size, I can email to someone if they wish to listen, or is there another way so all can listen to it in this post?
regards pippy63