You mean it's electrical pulse ? But we can feel the knocking on the cover =/vipfto wrote:Vennie wrote:PHIL, haha I did listen to you. But we check and there's nothing in the engine block, its sparkling clean =)
vipfto, I'm trying to get a cam tray from a friend to test. Hopefully it will solve the problem.
Not cam tray just coil pack mate sounds like arcing out to me
Engine Making Noise after cam shaft cleaning =(
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yip sounds like coil to me you will feel it on cover too
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No worries, just trying to assistVennie wrote:PHIL, haha I did listen to you. But we check and there's nothing in the engine block, its sparkling clean =)

My 10 year old son, Steven, just heard the video and said that "It doesn't sound like an engine it sounds like electric volts hitting you"

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Yea, It really does sound quite electrical...
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Will update you guys once I get it fix 

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Phil069 your son knows some good sh*t what school is he goin to 

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Have you checked if your sparkplugs are all still there?
I had one disintegrate on the old car, ended up with the compression down on number 1 and smoking so 2nd hand engine time.
Hopefully it's just a coil pack though.
I had one disintegrate on the old car, ended up with the compression down on number 1 and smoking so 2nd hand engine time.
Hopefully it's just a coil pack though.
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We did check.. got nothing to do with the sparkplugs. I did pull out the plug one by one while the engine was running and the knocking sound still continue.Rob Furniss wrote:Have you checked if your sparkplugs are all still there?
I had one disintegrate on the old car, ended up with the compression down on number 1 and smoking so 2nd hand engine time.
Hopefully it's just a coil pack though.

Today I went back to my mechanic and ask him to check the tappets gap and found that they are too high. The correct gap is 0.13 mm but mine are from 1 mm to 2 mm


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WOW, that's a big gap. No wonder it is sooooo noisey.
Intake tappet gap = 0.10mm
Exhaust tappet gap = 0.13mm
This might help.....
Intake tappet gap = 0.10mm
Exhaust tappet gap = 0.13mm
This might help.....
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Vennie wrote:Today I went back to my mechanic and ask him to check the tappets gap and found that they are too high. The correct gap is 0.13 mm but mine are from 1 mm to 2 mm


Even if he didn't know the correct settings, 1 to 2mm is just so completely wrong

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Yeah... to be honest even I could probably get closer than thatShane001 wrote:Vennie wrote:Today I went back to my mechanic and ask him to check the tappets gap and found that they are too high. The correct gap is 0.13 mm but mine are from 1 mm to 2 mmI hope you've decided to find another mechanic
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Even if he didn't know the correct settings, 1 to 2mm is just so completely wrong

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Thanks Phil for that. I already got it from the internet ..lol but still thanks for the effort
There's no other mechanic which qualify to take down my engine here
despite the tappets gap .. he is good with everything else 

There's no other mechanic which qualify to take down my engine here


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Yeah, until you find what else he's done wrongVennie wrote:he is good with everything else

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Cam cleaning? Head removed???
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Yeah ...payaya wrote:Cam cleaning? Head removed???

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Just an update for you guys ... The tappets adjusting did not help. The noise is still around
Now I'm waiting for a replacement cam tray set which I managed to buy from internet.

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Mate do yourself a favour, download and print out the engine manual, take the rocker covers off yourself and have a good look.
I'm assuming when you say you did a 'cam clean' you've dismantled the camshafts, rockers, etc. Considering your mechanic put it back together without adjusting the valve clearances correctly, what's the bet he's put the intake cam where the exhaust should be, or something just as stupid
And what is a 'replacement cam tray set' include?
Personally I'd be finding a new mechanic. Even if he's not charging you for his time to fix this he's costing you money with the potential damage he's causing.
I'm assuming when you say you did a 'cam clean' you've dismantled the camshafts, rockers, etc. Considering your mechanic put it back together without adjusting the valve clearances correctly, what's the bet he's put the intake cam where the exhaust should be, or something just as stupid

And what is a 'replacement cam tray set' include?
Personally I'd be finding a new mechanic. Even if he's not charging you for his time to fix this he's costing you money with the potential damage he's causing.