182 rebuilt , And now it sounds like a Subaru ??? HELP

[172Ben]

Has he used proper Renault tools to time it up?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Has he used proper Renault tools to time it up?

50p and/or CurlyWurly says:

kind of back street garage , he told me he would have it pucka

.. no.

 

[172Ben]

Lol. Oh dear

 

[Spinksy]

Is it just me or can anybody else hear a rattle from the bay?

 

[mi16chris]

Valves don't need run in he's clearly smoking crack , carry out a compression test would be a start , from what the guy who did the work has told u I would say he has no idea

 

[Iscariot]

£350 for all that? I would expect genuine parts alone to exceed £490 which indicates he did not use the correct Renault timing tools either. Could be any number of things - timing out, coil pack, injector. If you're not sure about diagnosing them yourself, just take it to a specialist.

 

[CL10 CUP]

Any specialists near Wiltshire ?? Tidworth ??

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

Will be a broken down plug lead, fine at idle and under load will drop into three. Get a new set if leads, even try the s**t ones at Euro first.

Job sounds like a cheap job hes used aftermarket valves etc, i suppose this is ok if done correctly, personally i wouldnt use aftermark valves

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

and re valves, if there tight then the valve stems are bent or the valves still are LOL

 

[Stefan.]

It's ironic that you end up spending more putting something right when you try and do it on the cheap...

 

[CL10 CUP]

Andyrg , this sounds helpful , going to take the inlet off today and check the leads out , is it possible to do this and not fetch the engine management light on though ?

 

[CL10 CUP]

Have anyone got a pic of how the leads should be set of the coil please ?

 

[MG cup]

Coil pack has numbers on it if you look closely and the cylinder order is no1 g/box side and no4 timing side. Like this looking at the bay 4-3-2-1

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

its really simple mate on the coil pack its numbered 1 2 3 4 that refers to the cylnders. 1 2 3 4

looking at the engine bay from the front

Steering wheel Passenger side

CY4 CY3 Cy2 Cy1


connect each lead to the coil poack numbers, it wont bring a eml LIGHT ON,

If they are connected wrong i.e on the wrong number the car wouldnt idle right and would sound like a 3 Cylnder car,


Hope this is of help

 

[CL10 CUP]

The way the car is running now ( like a scooby) , surely if it was a broken lead , would the EML come on , or do they only come on when a lead is completely f^#%ed

 

[172Ben]

Stop asking questions, and take the advice and go do it!!!

 

[Chip-mk1]

Wiltshire isn't too far from dan@sjm, he is in street.

Id strongly recomend getting it looked at by a specialist sooner rather than later.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Will be a broken down plug lead, fine at idle and under load will drop into three. Get a new set if leads, even try the s**t ones at Euro first.

Job sounds like a cheap job hes used aftermarket valves etc, i suppose this is ok if done correctly, personally i wouldnt use aftermark valves

The only aftermarket valves I would put in an engine regularly seeing over 5krpm are super tech or g&s ones Etc. Not cheapie auto factor ones, the heads like to fall off when revved.

Sadly my own opinion is his engine is now substandard and I'd personally say it's devalued the car if he is honest about it to a perspective buyer.

Leads and injectors he can check himself, then take it to someone proper if there is still a problem.

 

[McGherkin]

Wiltshire isn't too far from dan@sjm, he is in street.

Id strongly recomend getting it looked at by a specialist sooner rather than later.

+1 on this.

 

[mikeh]

I took a picture of the order before removing mine the other day, might be of some use to you;

 

[Chrisgti6]

Sounds exactly how my old Punto GT did when a lost a cam lobe (long story, bad valve guide+seized valve = rounded off cam lobe). THat too would idle fine, and would drive fairly normal until you put your foot down.

If the easy basics don't turn anything up (timing, coilpacks, plugs, injectors) i'd put money on them not rebuilding it correctly. Probably poorly made valves that aren't seating correctly meaning zero compression.

 

[Chi]

Did this get sorted?

 

[Chip-mk1]

Providing 1 and 4 are pass side and 2 and 3 are drivers side it doesn't matter other than that.

I took a picture of the order before removing mine the other day, might be of some use to you;

 

[CL10 CUP]

Im in the army and won't be able to strip it back , and have a look until the weekend ! thanks for all this help guys, it' will come in handy when I take a look under the hood ;-)

 

[welshname]

We got any progress on this? Love that sound as much as it's clearly fucked.

 

[loggyboy]

Im in the army and won't be able to strip it back , and have a look until the weekend ! thanks for all this help guys, it' will come in handy when I take a look under the hood ;-)

Did you ever resolve this? I'm having similar 'scooby' moment.