chr15_7_t_ Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 got my car back on the road last sat evening after the head gasket going..car was going mint wasnt loosing boost or nothing..i was even keeping up with my mates 2000 ibiza cupra r 1.8t ..all i have done to the car since ive had it engine ways is change the head gasket and the exhaust cam due to the old one had a crack on the distributer side and a new timing belt.i had drove the car for about 150-200kmthen early sunday morning when i was stil out driving it,i started hearing a wee noise...like a tapity noise..it was very quiet though i drove for about 1 more mile and it was slightly up hill but i could hear the noise geting worse then the car started fireing on 3 cylinders??i thought i beter not drive this so put it in the feild beside the road and got it picked up by mate and his tow lorry on sunday afternoon.. got it in the garage took the i/c and the rocker off couldnt see any damage cheecked the clearances and on the inlet and exhaust they wer bout 0.006"?i put it all back together started it up and it idled fine at 900...gave it a rev and ther was no noise so i thought il take it for a wee drive..i had it idling for about 5-10 mins before i took it out.drove it about 200m but ther was stil no noise then it started fireing on 3 cylinders again(but stil no tapity noise) but i put it back in the garage.i let it idle but it was only idling about 500 it was idling ther for a while but then it eventualy jsut climbed down 400 300 200 then cut out.its almost like when the oil is hot it dosnt want to fire on 4?could anyone at alll help me with this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chr15_7_t_ Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 anyone at all? lol..is this just a spark plug or maybe a lead?maybe even a bent valve? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SooperD Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 i had this problem mate.. 1 of my leads was arcing against the head.. that would make the "tapping" noise.. and also run it on 3 has the spark aint gettin to the plug.. check all the leads mate.. see if there is any white residue on any part of the lead.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chr15_7_t_ Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 what did you do to sort this?i was gna buy sum plugs this w.e and try that..thinking about buyiing sum leads aswel now lol? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chr15_7_t_ Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 nuh it was othe only thing i didnt...i was gna get them on the sat but by the time i got it goin it was to late to goto the shop to get them...and couldnt go on sunday as i had to come down to colage..back home friday to try and get it going and i should be able to get a compresion tester Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scot-ish Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 i would say pull the plugs, and get the nick of them, didnt you change them when you dont the HG??that would be my first place to look, and take it from there, and if you have a compression reader handy, take all cyl's whilst the plugs are out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chr15_7_t_ Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 bump Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 what plugs and leads are you running mate? get the plugs out and have a look make sure youve not bent any of them down also wear and tear on your leads could cause this, i had a simmilar problem a while back, id say it was ignition related and you dont have much to worry about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SooperD Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Just check the leads mate.. if it is arcing you will see a small little burn mark on part of the rubber (well i did) .. look for any bare metal that is showing on the leads.. my tempory solution was to get some insulation tape and wrap that around the area... worked for me until i got a new lead Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chr15_7_t_ Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 ive got standard leads the now..and nrg plugs.wats the best spark plug for my car?thanks for all the help so far guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danturbo4311 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 try a diagnostic test see if any error codes come up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SooperD Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 plugs most people use including me are the NGK iridiums.. ebay sell them starlet specific. i think mine are heat range 8. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chr15_7_t_ Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 a dyognostic test? new to all this so i im stil learning..im home tomorow so im gna first check the leads and if i get back in time buy a set of spark plugs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chr15_7_t_ Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 where can i find it ^^ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danturbo4311 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Not sure on this site but seen it on tgtt http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=290All you need is a paper clip or something to bridge the terminals then just read of the blink codes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chr15_7_t_ Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 thanks for that ...will try it when i get home Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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