sara

took my car out for a raggin last nite and now it sounds like its runnig on 3 cylinders

if i pull off lead number 4 the revs do not drop and the lead and plug is are sparkin fine

what damage have i done to my baby please help

B13F RS

Well what i'd do sara is remove ze plug in question and have a look to see if you have destroyed it or to see if its covered in petrol/oil. If it seems fine then a compression test will tell ya if ya headgsket,piston or valve has died

Let us know how ya get on ok

sara

t plug number 4 has a little bit of oil on it what does this mean

B13F RS

It means you have either holed a piston which is very likely because No 4 is the Norm or a oil ring has callapsed or the headgasket has gone near an oil way.What you need to do now is take the head off and see what it actually is.The head has to come off anyway,Not looking good i'm afraid

sara

ok mate thanks for the help i am going to book in into jamsport soon as just wanted to roughly know the damage

B13F RS

Well it can be a something as simple as a headgasket or rebuild time,you won't know untill you take the head off

sara

the whole engine is 3 months old mate it wasnt setup and i shouldnt have been cainin it

leesrs240

Sorry to say its not sounding good

Same happened in my frst and it had melted a piston

HOPE ITS JUST A HEAD GASKET .

sara

so do i mate i really do

if its melted a piston is it able to just replace the one or will it need a set

Chipperx2

I think your better buying a set TBH

sara

I HATE CARS MAN

B13F RS

You can just repace the one if it hasn't damaged anything,i've repaced one before with no probs.

you know you shouldn't of caned it so why do it?? you'll learn the hard way unfortunately

adamS2RST

Not setup and thrashing about?

the strut brace

women eh!!!
only jokin

Stavros

birds eh

couldnt have been cheap for a 1.9 mota either

Toe Knee

iTrader: (2)

U can replace 1 but u have to make sure they are all balances 2gether etc which is y alot of ppl reccomend replacing all 4. What its worth doin is cleaning up the plug and re-gaping it then run it without the injector connected (the wire to it not the actual injector ) cos its probably flooded by now anyway. Once u done that put the plug back in and give it a go!!

apples24

also whip off the rocker cover to ispect the rockers etc

Stavros

How you gonna do that with mechanical fuel injection then?

Toe Knee

iTrader: (2)

Is it?! fuck knows i was tryin 2 be clever thought they were the same

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

If it was Jim, he would take it out and wrap some gaffer tape round it and stuff a broken pencil in the hole.......

DazC

iTrader: (1)

This probably confirms that you have a piston like a candle in a blast furnace. I suspect that you have a very very high chance that it's melted....

Pull the head off and have a look.

GMRJJEscos

Hope it's not a piston, I did number 2 on my escos at 155mph when a piston ring gave up the ghost, took a lot with it as well, cost a fookin fortune for repairs.

AndyRST

After hearing that i would say theres been some serious internal damage. Best to do a compression test to confirm and then best way find out what damage is to take the head off.

Chances are if its a piston or something gone then the whole engine will need to be stripped down again

sara

Chances are if its a piston or something gone then the whole engine will need to be stripped down again
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not really what i wanted to hear mate tbh

lol

james_birch

just a question!...why after 3 months wasnt it set up?!

sara

because the engine was swapped from one car to another and its had a few extra bits added and im still waitin for my bigger turbo to be fitted and was goin to get it all set up then

RWD_cossie_wil

iTrader: (9)

where abouts in the country are you sara?

sara

rushden in northants

Deano

But you thought fook it anyway

GUZZLER

iTrader: (3)

worth doing, dosn't take long & eliminates a brocken rocker or
a rocker stud pulled from the head.
best of luck anyway