automatic fuel injected civic 92 model...of lately i'm hearing a slight knocking sound in the engine .....what can be causing this...? apart from that i'm still faced with the trimbling problem with the engine during cruising speed.....i checked the spark plug pulling one by one plug wire out while the car is idling(On/running) doing that cost me alot....after pulling out one of the plug wire & putting it back the car started idling slow like it's about to cut off.... i decided to switch off & restart...well the car keeps tumbling & for nothing it wanted to start....by luck i had a friend with a vehicle like my own so we took out the distributor from HIS car & tried it....MY car started.....can anyone explain what cause the distributor to spoil in MY car...?
2006-12-23 18:04:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
HHMMMM Actually it sounds like you have a Valve sticking. Pull off the valve cover, remove spark plug wires so the car will not start and have your buddy crank the engine while you look at the valvetrain. Check to make sure that every valve is going up and down smoothly. the slight knocking you are hearing might be the piston slightly "tapping" the valve shut because it stuck open just enough to get tapped. This would also cause your cylinder not to fire properly. Which would make the engine run rough and have a rumbly feeling to it and if the timing was just so that your car was relying on this cylinder to get the engine started it wouldn't do it but changing the distributor gave the valve time to close or all the wiggling jiggling let the valve close, either way it would start again and appear that the dist was somehow the problem.
2006-12-23 18:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by Keith C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probley have no idea how long you were running 4 quarts low.If you check the spec.you may find that that is all it takes.The engine may have a bad rod from lack of lucubration witch means an engine replace. A few questions,is the engine leaking any were?The reason I ask if there are no leaks and that car is well maintained ( as it sounds like you do) it is not smoking or oil in the coolant .Did the station that did the last oil change forget the oil. Now that you have oil in the engine check that the filter is sealed and that drain plug on the oil pan is not dripping..You will see drops of oil under the car if leaking. Seems odd that a car lost 4 qt of oil in a short time..Check for service bulletins or recalls too. If you need an engine get a rebuilt.It is cheaper to install a rebuilt engine then to fix the one in the car, Good luck
2016-05-23 03:23:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
did putting the other distributor in take away the knocking? Is it more like a knocking, or a ticking? Ticking could mean that you need to use a higher octane gas. Or you might need to get the engine treatment to clean your lifters Spark plugs are relatively cheap. and if you aren't real sure, start with the least expensive thing. The library will, in their "Reference Section" have a book called a "Chilton Manual" in the trouble shoot section it will give you very detailed step by step instructions on what to do.
2006-12-23 18:14:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer N 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in that type off car the dist needs proper voltage singnals to run proper when u disconected the plug wire it feed back and burnt ur dist
2006-12-23 18:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using a more higher octane fuel like plus or premium. If that fails then you got a loose valve.
2006-12-23 18:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by establish_1980 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try the next higher grade of Octane in Gas-
2006-12-23 18:15:41 · answer #6 · answered by Harry Merkin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You could turn up the stereo!
2006-12-23 18:28:44 · answer #7 · answered by lissenin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister had this problem too. She changed her panties but she's not gay so it may not work for you.
2006-12-23 18:13:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sometimes it will knock when it has dirty oil. has the oil been changed recently?
2006-12-23 18:06:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋