Any locals willing to help me figure this out? sykesville md
07-17-2010, 05:49 PM
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Any locals willing to help me figure this out? sykesville md Thursday driving home, mostly between 35-50 mph varying between 3rd and 4th gear on back roads for about 50 mins or so. i get to a point where I slow down to 20-25 and I notice a fast paced ticking sound that varies with engine rpm. Can't really hear it above 2500, but that's because the car is just loud.
Service engine light comes on, engine starts missing and vibrating. Put on the flashers and limped 2 miles to my house where it's been since.
pulled plugs 2, 4, 6, and they're all damp with what seems to be gasoline.
so.... any ideas? I'm hoping its nothing major, since I'm tight on cash since I JUST bought a damn house and I'm still in the process of getting settled in.
any help is greatly appreciated
Service engine light comes on, engine starts missing and vibrating. Put on the flashers and limped 2 miles to my house where it's been since.
pulled plugs 2, 4, 6, and they're all damp with what seems to be gasoline.
so.... any ideas? I'm hoping its nothing major, since I'm tight on cash since I JUST bought a damn house and I'm still in the process of getting settled in.
any help is greatly appreciated
07-18-2010, 12:31 PM
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just went to try it again, made sure all the coils and the harness was plugged in. swapped the passenger o2 (bosch 13111, ~ 10k miles) for one of my old ones with an extension.
car fires up and idles for about a minute then starts missing and ticking again.
car fires up and idles for about a minute then starts missing and ticking again.
07-19-2010, 08:34 PM
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I'll pull the codes tomorrow after I stop by my parents house to pick up some more of my stuff after work, including my scanner. Managed to get the car into the driveway and the front end up on jackstands after work today, but its too dark to do anything now. More to come tomorrow.
07-23-2010, 06:49 PM
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finally got home from work before dark today.
I unplugged the passenger side o2 and fired it up. no misfires as far as i can tell, but the ticking is still loud and clear.
I did however notice something strange while looking around for the source of the tick. the dipstick comes ever so close to the bracket for the coil packs, and i can see it arcing between it. what does this mean?
I unplugged the passenger side o2 and fired it up. no misfires as far as i can tell, but the ticking is still loud and clear.
I did however notice something strange while looking around for the source of the tick. the dipstick comes ever so close to the bracket for the coil packs, and i can see it arcing between it. what does this mean?
07-23-2010, 07:40 PM
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finally got home from work before dark today.
I unplugged the passenger side o2 and fired it up. no misfires as far as i can tell, but the ticking is still loud and clear.
I did however notice something strange while looking around for the source of the tick. the dipstick comes ever so close to the bracket for the coil packs, and i can see it arcing between it. what does this mean?
I unplugged the passenger side o2 and fired it up. no misfires as far as i can tell, but the ticking is still loud and clear.
I did however notice something strange while looking around for the source of the tick. the dipstick comes ever so close to the bracket for the coil packs, and i can see it arcing between it. what does this mean?
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07-30-2010, 07:14 PM
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well, I fixed it by replacing the wire and coil pack on cylinder 8. ran nice for a few days and blew out the rear main seal about an hour ago 
I don't have the tools to do that kind of work at my new house, so the car is being towed to a shop and my mod money flushed down the drain. 
I don't have the tools to do that kind of work at my new house, so the car is being towed to a shop and my mod money flushed down the drain.