Car back from Dealer but not right.....

[Steve11]

There is a strange whiny noise coming from the engine when using the accelerator (fine on idle), sounds like being in a rally car (if you know what I mean), also had an ECU warning 4 pop up twice, and while stationary the revs dropped to 400 then jumped up to 1500 then back to 1000.

Is it just me but when the car goes into the dealer it seems to come back with all new faults...

[Targarama]

Someimes all the prodding around in the engine bay causes other connections to play up - most dealers don't deliberately cause problems!

[Steve11]

Yea I suppose so but still £75 ph you expect more, .... it did have the engine out to fix an oil leak.... guess what I just found on my Drive way...

Started her up again went straight to 2000rmp before dropping....

Anyone know what an ECU warning 4 means?

[icraigmy]

I have the odd oil leek on the garage floor, but would not require the engine to be taken out.
The speed 6 is a racing engine, and is bound to expell some oil some where.
Mind you I have had my engine rebuilt and converted from 3.6L to 4.0L, but still have the odd oil leek on
the garage floor. But I ain't going to have the engine out cos of that. Live with it.

Edited by icraigmy on Saturday 26th May 21:26

[Targarama]

They shouldn't leak/drip if all the seals are doing their job. My garage floor is as dry as a bone at the moment (famous last words).

They do tend to drip from the oil sender, mine has in the past. Also, I've noticed a bit of moistness around one of the pipes that goes from the oil tank to the engine - maybe check things like this.

I had the rear gearbox oil seal changed recently (under warranty, while clutch was being done). It wasn't dripping, but it was moist/leaking slightly. Another place to check.

Worst leak is the clutch slave cylinder...

[Steve11]

icraigmy said:

I have the odd oil leek on the garage floor, but would not require the engine to be taken out.
The speed 6 is a racing engine, and is bound to expell some oil some where.
Mind you I have had my engine rebuilt and converted from 3.6L to 4.0L, but still have the odd oil leek on
the garage floor. But I ain't going to have the engine out cos of that. Live with it.

Edited by icraigmy on Saturday 26th May 21:26

The car only went in for an MOT and for them to check a slight hesitation on acceleration, I presume the dealer saw a worse problem than the few drops on the drive I saw to take the engine out. It’s under warrantee so didn’t see a problem.

[Daftlad]

Steve11 said:

There is a strange whiny noise coming from the engine when using the accelerator (fine on idle), sounds like being in a rally car (if you know what I mean), also had an ECU warning 4 pop up twice, and while stationary the revs dropped to 400 then jumped up to 1500 then back to 1000.

Is it just me but when the car goes into the dealer it seems to come back with all new faults...

Steve, does the whiney noise come from the passenger seat.

[Daftlad]

icraigmy said:

I have the odd oil leek on the garage floor, but would not require the engine to be taken out.
The speed 6 is a racing engine, and is bound to expell some oil some where.
Mind you I have had my engine rebuilt and converted from 3.6L to 4.0L, but still have the odd oil leek on
the garage floor. But I ain't going to have the engine out cos of that. Live with it.

Edited by icraigmy on Saturday 26th May 21:26

Ian,
The S6 should be bone dry externally. The race engine thing would be more of a reason to be that way rather than an excuse for it leaking.

4.0 should be loosening up nicely now I would expect? Out of interest, what did your insurer have to say about the upgrade??

[Steve11]

Daftlad said:

Steve11 said:

There is a strange whiny noise coming from the engine when using the accelerator (fine on idle), sounds like being in a rally car (if you know what I mean), also had an ECU warning 4 pop up twice, and while stationary the revs dropped to 400 then jumped up to 1500 then back to 1000.

Is it just me but when the car goes into the dealer it seems to come back with all new faults...

Steve, does the whiney noise come from the passenger seat.

Only when not serviced regularly...

Edited by Steve11 on Sunday 27th May 08:36

[Daftlad]

Steve11 said:

Daftlad said:

Steve11 said:

There is a strange whiny noise coming from the engine when using the accelerator (fine on idle), sounds like being in a rally car (if you know what I mean), also had an ECU warning 4 pop up twice, and while stationary the revs dropped to 400 then jumped up to 1500 then back to 1000.

Is it just me but when the car goes into the dealer it seems to come back with all new faults...

Steve, does the whiney noise come from the passenger seat.

Only when not serviced regularly...

Edited by Steve11 on Sunday 27th May 08:36

Time to stop this line of discussion me thinks..

[Whitey]

icraigmy said:

I have the odd oil leek on the garage floor, but would not require the engine to be taken out.
The speed 6 is a racing engine, and is bound to expell some oil some where.
Mind you I have had my engine rebuilt and converted from 3.6L to 4.0L, but still have the odd oil leek on
the garage floor. But I ain't going to have the engine out cos of that. Live with it.

Edited by icraigmy on Saturday 26th May 21:26

There should be zero oil leaks. As you have just your engine put back in, it should be fixed FOC by whoever did it.

[Steve11]

Whitey said:

icraigmy said:

I have the odd oil leek on the garage floor, but would not require the engine to be taken out.
The speed 6 is a racing engine, and is bound to expell some oil some where.
Mind you I have had my engine rebuilt and converted from 3.6L to 4.0L, but still have the odd oil leek on
the garage floor. But I ain't going to have the engine out cos of that. Live with it.

Edited by icraigmy on Saturday 26th May 21:26

There should be zero oil leaks. As you have just your engine put back in, it should be fixed FOC by whoever did it.

All covered by Wear & tear warranty

It gets worse, I started her up today and I had real problems getting it into reverse (not even the into 5th first worked) Grrrr.

[Raja]

phone them up and take it back. explain your fustrations and ask them not if they agree but rather how long will it take them to put it right and what can you borrow off them in the meantime to keep you on the road. Good luck

[Targarama]

Steve11 said:

Whitey said:

icraigmy said:

I have the odd oil leek on the garage floor, but would not require the engine to be taken out.
The speed 6 is a racing engine, and is bound to expell some oil some where.
Mind you I have had my engine rebuilt and converted from 3.6L to 4.0L, but still have the odd oil leek on
the garage floor. But I ain't going to have the engine out cos of that. Live with it.

Edited by icraigmy on Saturday 26th May 21:26

There should be zero oil leaks. As you have just your engine put back in, it should be fixed FOC by whoever did it.

All covered by Wear & tear warranty

It gets worse, I started her up today and I had real problems getting it into reverse (not even the into 5th first worked) Grrrr.

The leak and gear selection could be linked. Has the clutch being replaced? (or more precisely the slave cylinder?).

[Steve11]

Targarama said:

Steve11 said:

Whitey said:

icraigmy said:

I have the odd oil leek on the garage floor, but would not require the engine to be taken out.
The speed 6 is a racing engine, and is bound to expell some oil some where.
Mind you I have had my engine rebuilt and converted from 3.6L to 4.0L, but still have the odd oil leek on
the garage floor. But I ain't going to have the engine out cos of that. Live with it.

Edited by icraigmy on Saturday 26th May 21:26

There should be zero oil leaks. As you have just your engine put back in, it should be fixed FOC by whoever did it.

All covered by Wear & tear warranty

It gets worse, I started her up today and I had real problems getting it into reverse (not even the into 5th first worked) Grrrr.

The leak and gear selection could be linked. Has the clutch being replaced? (or more precisely the slave cylinder?).[/quote

No still on the original clutch etc ... Another thing to mention to the dealer on Tuesday.

[Whitey]

could you get into any other gears? Do you still have an oil leak? Is it under the gearbox? Is your clutch/brake fluid reservoir(same thing) behind the pedal box slightly low? Is your handbrake warning light on? Any of the above it could be your clutch slave cylinder seals about to go. Get it checked asap or you may get stranded. Good luck. cheers, Whitey.

[macdeb]

icraigmy said:

I have the odd oil leek on the garage floor, but would not require the engine to be taken out.
The speed 6 is a racing engine, and is bound to expell some oil some where.
Mind you I have had my engine rebuilt and converted from 3.6L to 4.0L, but still have the odd oil leek on
the garage floor. But I ain't going to have the engine out cos of that. Live with it.

Edited by icraigmy on Saturday 26th May 21:26

Err, hmmm, Yeh, seem to remember Triumph and BSA saying that sort of thing, then along came the Japs with REAL power and ZERO leaks.
It shouldn't leak anything.
As for the dealer at £75 plus an hour, makes me phuckin' fume! Is there no such thing as service these days? Get the tosser to put it right.