Could I have cracked a 918?
11-24-2010, 11:10 AM
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Could I have cracked a 918? Hello all,
A little worried here. Been a while since I last posted but need some input..
Upon cold startin my car the other morning, as it was coming up to temp, I heard a slight tick. Initially I thought it could be my exhaust rubbing up against a heat sheild as my exhaust is endlessly making noise. But within seconds the slight tick turned into a loud, fast knock which was then accompanied by an apparent one or multiple cylinder misfire. Car was shaking like crazy... I opened up my door to get a better ear on the situation and as soon as I heard what sounded like someone taking several hammers and smashing my engine block, I shut it down. All of this happened in about 10 seconds.
So I plan on pulling the valve covers off this weekend after the holiday. I have about 28k on my comp 918's. Don't they say they have a lifespan of 30-40k?
Anyone have this happen? I'm just worried that a valve dropped and is bent.
thanks guys.
Rick.
A little worried here. Been a while since I last posted but need some input..
Upon cold startin my car the other morning, as it was coming up to temp, I heard a slight tick. Initially I thought it could be my exhaust rubbing up against a heat sheild as my exhaust is endlessly making noise. But within seconds the slight tick turned into a loud, fast knock which was then accompanied by an apparent one or multiple cylinder misfire. Car was shaking like crazy... I opened up my door to get a better ear on the situation and as soon as I heard what sounded like someone taking several hammers and smashing my engine block, I shut it down. All of this happened in about 10 seconds.
So I plan on pulling the valve covers off this weekend after the holiday. I have about 28k on my comp 918's. Don't they say they have a lifespan of 30-40k?
Anyone have this happen? I'm just worried that a valve dropped and is bent.
thanks guys.
Rick.
11-24-2010, 11:52 AM
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definitely take your valve covers off.
Just to say, I have to laugh when people think " something will last x amount of miles because they said so". There are so many variables in there. RPM, Lift, how you take car of the car, propper installation. I don't like to give a life span, you don't know who is installing and if they know what they are doing.
Just to say, I have to laugh when people think " something will last x amount of miles because they said so". There are so many variables in there. RPM, Lift, how you take car of the car, propper installation. I don't like to give a life span, you don't know who is installing and if they know what they are doing.
11-25-2010, 01:18 PM
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you dropped a valve.... same thing just happened to me on the highway. first it was a very light tick, then extremly loud when the valve dropped and then boom threw a rod when the piston siezed from being mashed like that. When you heard that slight tick you should have shut the car down right away. Because u would have only broken the spring at that point and saved the valve...... I know this cuz I broke like 8 springs on my old build do to someones bad install
11-27-2010, 12:18 AM
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This is what you need to do takes 30 minutes.