I found out that my 95' mitsubishi eclipse was only running on two pistons, and then crashed
2007-03-03 13:15:43 · 6 answers · asked by yelhsa_noelle 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Mitsubishi
bad valves, overheating, low oil pressure,going over recommended rpms
2007-03-03 13:19:58 · answer #1 · answered by oldmanarnie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me tell you the ways!
There are a lot.
1) Overheating - causes heat stress/fractures that can break a piston.
2) Low oil or no oil - increased stress and friction can lead to fractures.
3) Over revving - This places a HUGE load on the conrods, pistons, rings, valves, hell, everything. NEVER rev a vehicle beyond its factory default UNLESS it has been specifically built up for it.
4) Hydroshock - My best friend, hydroshock is when water, or for that matter, any fluid floods into a cylinder. Since fluids can NOT be compressed, something has to give. Usually its the piston. This is not far removed from over revving in that it can damage any number of things. Oh yeah, and I should state that if you ever go offroading in a jeep, make sure that the water isn't flowing into the air intake. Thats pretty much disasterous.
Good luck!
2007-03-03 13:38:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
there are two main ingredients that make an engine work -- fuel and spark. So, I'm sure a Mitsubishi Eclipe has electronic fuel injection, there is a great chance that the bad cylinders had broken or clogged fuel injectors. If not, then those cylinders were not getting any spark. No spark could be bad plugs, bad plug-wires, bad rotor, bad distributer cap, engine was out of time, bad timing belt or timing chain. And now that I think about it, if the engine timing was out of whack, then that too would prevent fuel from entering the cylinder chambers.
Whatever the case, I would suspect that your car was not running correctly when you were at stop lights or stop signs. Probably, your car was stalling out or running "rough" (aka rough idel)
Next car you get, you need to pay attention to rough ideling when at stop lights. Rough idel can be a real big problem or something as simple as a bag plug wire, but don't let something like that go too long without taking it to a mechanic.
2007-03-03 13:35:52 · answer #3 · answered by BIGDAWG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to how does a engine work on google and u will see how it works u got have all piston working to have power under your foot
2007-03-03 13:26:06 · answer #4 · answered by kce1952 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Overheating and detonation (spark knock) are most likely causes.
2007-03-03 13:25:37 · answer #5 · answered by artsy5347 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Engine viscosity breakdown > type in; what causes.
2007-03-03 13:33:49 · answer #6 · answered by ibithedust 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋