Back in the shop

[GQ snail]

So the lifter tick and large amounts of smoke have not stopped since head replacement, put the snail in the shop to get issues sorted. Fingers crossed all sorted and running better than ever by this arvo.

Dying to have her back up and running like new.

[Silver]

best wishes for Snail :-)

[threedogs]

I'm interested in your comments when the Snail returns, hopefully all good news

[Sir Roofy]

all the best for the snail might be a bent rod

[nissannewby]

Let us know how she goes. It could be a cracked piston, bent rod etc. Or even something as simple as the head not being torqued down correctly. Either or good luck

[GQ snail]

Ok, so she is back from the shop. Mechanic recomended glow plug change to fix smoke and rough running on cold starts, so I did that this arvo. As for the tick, it is an ongoing saga. It has been discovered that tick only occurs whilst car is in gear and being driven, not present at idle or high reves whist in neutral or foot on clutch. Mechanic suggested more sound insulation under gear stick boot, I dont believe this is the answer as noise was not there prior to doing timing belt and head reco. He did full pressure test and found all good there, no loss in pressure, so thinking this rules out piston or head issues. I also reckon she is down on power, also noted oil pressure good untill warm then whilst at idle all pressure drops until revs up again, mech tells me normal due to less resisance with warm oil. Any furher suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[threedogs]

Sounds ok, oil pressure normally half guage going along and drops at idle thats with after market guages, stick screw driver to ear and pin point the tick, Have you got a short shift in your GQ???

[Ade]

Not on a trol but my Isuzu ute with 4JB1 engine used to have similar problem..ticking sound from the engine, some black smoke and lost of power below 2000rpm..turned out to be IP problem. Not a serious problem though, a day in the shop and cost me around $200AUD..

Just a thought..

[nissannewby]

Have you ever done the advance plate on the pump? Is it hard to start sometimes?

[GQ snail]

Cheers for all suggestions.

Yesterday evening whilst dropping the boy at footy the noise was worse than ever, even started at idle now, by chance I was driving past mechanics and he was still in. I dropped in and let him hear it now car was up to full temp and had been driven for a while. He def thinks it big end bearing and main shell. So back into shop today to have sump pulled of and thses things checked. He said when the pistons hit the head it prob would just transfered the impact to bearing. Im thinking he on right track now. Hoping should be all good by weekend now.