Problems with the engine

ellusion · Post by **ellusion** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:58 pm

I have just come across two problems with my engine today.

The first is that when turning my engine on, it will stay on for about 2 seconds, then turn off. I'll repeat this several times before it actually starts and stays running. What is the cause of this?

My second problem is that when i rev my engine, i can hear tapping noises under the engine cover. Whats this?

My car is a GR.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:18 pm

1. does the motor 'choke' as it starts? if so it could be faulty spark plugs or compression issue, or it could also be an electrical fault with the battery/wiring/alternator/stepper motor

2. assuming your car is a GPX, your tappets may need adjustment

Post by **smorison** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 12:41 am

GPXXX wrote:2. assuming your car is a GPX, your tappets may need adjustment

tappets noisy when reving? there must be a bigger underlying issue or the tappets are way out of tune.

i would be going to a mechanic who knows the MIVEC engines pretty quickly on both accounts. it could be minor or major but you won't know.

do you have a tip? (sorry i can't remember) if your neutral light starts flashing then get a trained mechanic to plug in a MUT II device it'll tell them exactly what is wrong (at least for the first problem)

G1 · Post by G1 » Sat Feb 21, 2004 10:46 am

He spelled out GR pretty clearly I thought

GRs are supposed to have self adjusting tappets from what I heard...

when is the last time you had a service on this car?

ellusion · Post by **ellusion** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 12:59 pm

lol..i stated it was a GR.

I had my car serviced 3 months ago....
Is the tapping sound what you call "tappets"??

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 1:59 pm

G1 wrote:He spelled out GR pretty clearly I thought

ooops, looked like i missed that last bit of info LoL... my bad...

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 6:20 am

i swear the FTO must be the worse offender with stuffed lifters! I've been having lifter noises for 2.5 years now, and they are lound all the time now, but in the hotter weather it stops! My tappets are the worst ive heard in any car, even crap boxes!

Whats the deal with replacing them and how much?

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 6:33 am

Also the stalling most likely would be your ISC! I bet your car doesnt have a porblem starting when warm right?

mrdj1234 · Post by **mrdj1234** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 1:49 pm

payaya wrote:i swear the FTO must be the worse offender with stuffed lifters! I've been having lifter noises for 2.5 years now, and they are lound all the time now, but in the hotter weather it stops! My tappets are the worst ive heard in any car, even crap boxes!

It's a Mitsubishi thing, must be something in the way they designed the lifters originally, and they've just kept using the same design. (if you listen to the cars in peak hour traffic, you can pick the Mitsi's by sound) Almost all (petrol) Mitsi's have some sort of a tappet rattle of one sort, always when you're low on oil, or are using the wrong spec oil. Once wear has begun though, there's on real way back.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 4:56 pm

ok i can pick up 24 lifters and two rocker cover gaskets for around 500 bucks is that alright?