Front Valve cover breather started smoking / loud tapping sound also
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Front Valve cover breather started smoking / loud tapping sound also
Yesterday, I was driving home from work and noticed the car was "chugging" when accelerating (not at WOT), I pulling in the garage and could hear an EXTREMLY loud tapping sound. I know my valvetrain makes alot of noise with my setup, but this was noticably louder. Also, I have front and rear valve cover breathers and the front breather was smoking. I grabbed a towel and pulled it off and the towel was marked with oil - so oil is coming through the breather. Is this normal? Do they need to be cleaned - if so, how? I only have ~500 miles on my new setup and ~10 WOT runs on it. I am taking it easy until I felt it was broken in.
This morning, I went to start it and it was idling like $hit, so I backed it back into the garage and took the winter beater
what 'cha think?
This morning, I went to start it and it was idling like $hit, so I backed it back into the garage and took the winter beater
what 'cha think?
Last edited by MeanWS6; 04-06-2005 at 11:46 AM.
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Sounds to me like something in the valvetrain let go. The "chugging" may be a missing cylinder. Any codes?
I think I'd get out my stethoscope and isolate the source of the noise. Assuming it's coming from one of the heads, I'd pull the valve cover and have a look.
I think I'd get out my stethoscope and isolate the source of the noise. Assuming it's coming from one of the heads, I'd pull the valve cover and have a look.
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well, this morning I started her up to listen closely for a broken spring, but the loud ticking sounds does NOT seem to be coming from the engine, rather under the car or exhaust (sorta like tick-puff-tick-puff real quick) and when I started it I had alittle black smoke.
Drove around for a few mins and got this code:
P1153: Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) insufficient switching bank 2 sensor 1
Still idles like crap and get a chugging feeling when starting to accelerate. No WOT runs.
So, I am thinking exhaust leak. My exhaust BANGS hardcore - plan on addressing that today/this weekend also. Got called into work today so I will a-tap this afternoon and check for obvious exhaust leaks
Drove around for a few mins and got this code:
P1153: Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) insufficient switching bank 2 sensor 1
Still idles like crap and get a chugging feeling when starting to accelerate. No WOT runs.
So, I am thinking exhaust leak. My exhaust BANGS hardcore - plan on addressing that today/this weekend also. Got called into work today so I will a-tap this afternoon and check for obvious exhaust leaks
Last edited by MeanWS6; 04-08-2005 at 12:46 PM.