djkyle25

mechanics advise needed, heres problem, car is now hard to start, runs kinda rough but progressively gets worse as you drive it, surging idle, flutters in lower rpms when accelerating, now when u get over 3000 rpms it wants to die, it use to before something got worse do alot better over 3000 rpms??? any ideas?? it also makes a random ticking sound coming from the engine with no destinct rythme just like a click lcick lcik, long sometimes short pause click, ..., ...???

Captainofiron

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Is the SES light on? When did it start doing this? after a mod or just all of the sudden?

djkyle25

no SES light, seemed to show up after opti, timing chain install i think ive bneen doin a good bit lately, and so i was thinkin maybe my timing was slightly off, but that wouldnt explain why when hot its so much worse?

djkyle25

can it be throwing codes without SES light?? and does ne one have ne other ideas

Captainofiron

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You said you replaced the timing chain? did you note the timing marks before you installed it, if not you might have put it in wrong. It might be either advanced or retarded too much

1SLO6

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ahhh need more detail... IF no SES light it can be a internal engine problem.... Ticking could be bad if it sounds likes its coming from the motor. Take it to a pro for diagnosis before u F!!! it up more.

djkyle25

timing is right we made sure marks were set and the 2 dots were perfecto when we put it in???

MrBill97396

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Dude seriously take the car to a shop before your on the side of the road waiting on a wrecker.

djkyle25

ha i wish it was that easy, i dont have the money son

MrBill97396

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Man you should save up then, or just go get an estimate. Have them hook up to it and read if the computer is tripping out. Just from all that I have read in your threads this sounds like it is gettin deep into your pockets. Pull the intake,heads, check for everything to anything go over it with a fine tooth comb.

djkyle25

ok drove it today video will be posted soon, heres an explaination, not that bad of idle really still not great, when u start out it bogs down like it has too much fuel or something, when you get to 3000 rpms its good and runs alright at constant speed, once at like 3400 or higher it sputters and wants to die, backfires alot, so maybe the computer isnt telling the fuel injectors to change amounts and its jsut steady or something???? anyone got an idea had this before/??

MrBill97396

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What part of Houston are you in ? Can you not run it by the shop and have them give it a listen or even let them drive it ? Call G-Force they are a sponsor on here and from what I hear they are alright guys to deal with. I think by doing that you will save your self ALOT of time and hassle.

dhdenney

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Did you buy a new opti or a remanufactured one? Tell us where you bought it. Full opti for cap and rotor? Any oil leak around the waterpump drive seal?

MavrikTA

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I had a LT1 that was doing something VERY simular. No SES light. Ran like crap at part throttle. Turned out to be 02 sensors. Apparently, LT1's ECM's are very lazy at reporting a problem with 02's. Try that-or just get your A/F's checked.

DeltaT

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Dude, once you told us you bought a flat tappet cam for your LT1 you had a bunch of advice to slowly put down your tools and walk quickly away from your car.

Now you have like 60 posts about odd and unknown gremlins in your motor. Who the hell knows what you screwed up?

Take it to a shop and pay somebody that knows something about fixing cars. All you are doing is digging a deeper hole. And you are still trying to drive this thing fucked up! It's gonna make it worse. This is not a Camaro problem, it's a Kyle Problem!

Not trying to be rude, but you have to acknowledge your limitations. If you keep on this course every post on this forum will be a different Kyle issue!

Jim

MrBill97396

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So true so very true !!! And if money is an issue then the thing to do is park it and save money up. But you can call an see how much an it is for them to just look at it. If you don't do something pretty soon you will be posting a thread with CAR DEAD, or MOTOR SWAP.

dhdenney

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Flat tappet? OMG, please say you didn't put that in there.

djkyle25

ok i didnt ask for some f*ing critism, ive done work with my dad on every car weve ever had and know our ****, ok we didnt know it was a f*ing roller instead of flat, we bought it in hurry before place closed and then i asked yall and found out wut it really was no biggie so shut the f** up, i posted becuase i dont have the money to take it to a shop and i am perfectly able to unplug and ohm out wires and crap(i have a repair book that tells me all the specs) and just wanted to knwo from anyone THAT KNEW ANYTHING or had experienced this before to suggest some things that i COULD CHECK YOU IDIOTS, if u dont have nething better to do why dont you go drive your cars and stop wasting my time and posting in my post that i geniunly needed help in!! what a bunch of f**ing idiots

Honda Hunter

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^ lol. You need to hook up freescan or datamaster. my bet is on the o2's, fuel pump, or opti. Does it smell really rich? If it is your o2's the change the plugs when you change the o2's. You could save a lot of time and headache using freescan or something because that could help you trace it down alot. Good luck.

MavrikTA

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Flat tappet + LT1= BOOM
O2's are the LEAST of your problem if you are running a flat tappet cam, dude.