bretti_kivi
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I got a service done by an independent mechanic last week. Longlife oil, plugs, filters. Now something's vibrating when the engine's warm and it's warm outside, especially at around 50mph. Very annoying as that's the legal limit here.
My tickover is now also even lower than before. I think the Tacho is running around 400rpm below where it should be, as 75mph is 3400rpm and I'm pretty sure it should be closer to 4000, with 50mph being 2350 and 60 2950 or so. I can fix that, it happened when I replaced the needles.
The thing that's made me wonder is the "diesel style" to the tickover now.
It was definite yesterday, after a 100km drive through some great roads; I got back and the left side of the engine bay was defintely the source of the noise. Today when the car is cold, I get nothing except a large "air" sound, which is I presume either the pump for climate or the air filter / movement itself. Turning climate off makes no difference, I didn't try with Eco.
The "diesel" factor comes in that it's smoother and runs better, but it's a bit more clattery. I'm wondering (now I've seen that the plastic holding the spark plug cables is not fastened) if there's something I've missed? There's play in the air intake itself, which I'll fix, and I'll check that the undertray is fixed properly when I take the wheelarch liners out for more damping.
Any other tips as to what I should be looking at? I now have a "noise" problem that's so extreme, the loudest sound at 120km/h is the OSS. At 100 it's a toss up between that and the tyres; at 80 it's silly quiet and I'm still trying to push it down. I'm hoping my rear windows have slipped, or I'm going to have to use some tape...
Bret
My tickover is now also even lower than before. I think the Tacho is running around 400rpm below where it should be, as 75mph is 3400rpm and I'm pretty sure it should be closer to 4000, with 50mph being 2350 and 60 2950 or so. I can fix that, it happened when I replaced the needles.
The thing that's made me wonder is the "diesel style" to the tickover now.
It was definite yesterday, after a 100km drive through some great roads; I got back and the left side of the engine bay was defintely the source of the noise. Today when the car is cold, I get nothing except a large "air" sound, which is I presume either the pump for climate or the air filter / movement itself. Turning climate off makes no difference, I didn't try with Eco.
The "diesel" factor comes in that it's smoother and runs better, but it's a bit more clattery. I'm wondering (now I've seen that the plastic holding the spark plug cables is not fastened) if there's something I've missed? There's play in the air intake itself, which I'll fix, and I'll check that the undertray is fixed properly when I take the wheelarch liners out for more damping.
Any other tips as to what I should be looking at? I now have a "noise" problem that's so extreme, the loudest sound at 120km/h is the OSS. At 100 it's a toss up between that and the tyres; at 80 it's silly quiet and I'm still trying to push it down. I'm hoping my rear windows have slipped, or I'm going to have to use some tape...
Bret
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