engine problem
engine problem
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chimalsu

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279 posts

268 months

Tuesday 6th March 2007
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just changed the rocker gasket today lifted the plenum resealed plenumum tightened rocker fired up no problem tickover smooth every thing ok.went out for run about 15 mile with no problem return home left car running whilst i closed the gates and thought i could hear a noise, lifted bonnet and theres a horrible rattlely knocking noise coming from the top centreish of the engine it does increase with revs but slightly intermittent anyone got any ideas,oil pressure 30 plus level ok not overheating is there anything i could have damaged

Griffter

4,143 posts

285 months

Wednesday 7th March 2007
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One of the intake trumpets come loose?

poorpeet

837 posts

275 months

Wednesday 7th March 2007
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No tools, nuts, bolts or washers missing after you had refitted the rocker cover were there?

that daddy

19,457 posts

251 months

Wednesday 7th March 2007
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Is there a chance something as dropped into one of the trumpets?

chimalsu

Original Poster:

279 posts

268 months

Friday 9th March 2007
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thanks for comments,only thing that could of dropped down trumpets would be silicon or old gasket,was going to devon in her wednesday morning but took the old 944 instead just in case.started her up today and shes sweet went a steady few miles stopped and could hear a slight rattle returned home and let her run for a few minutes and nothing again seems its intermittant