Subruise Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 i drive a 91 ea82 spfi wagon. When Im driving and go uphill or put the motor under a load(shortshifting), it makes this load clicking, almost a rattle. I suspect the disty....... Replaced .timing belts .plugs/wires .cap/rotor/disty(used, thanx Bratman). .air filter I inspected and replaced the disty tonight , I made sure everything was lined up perfect, however i didnt pull the tb covers as I replaced the belts in feb this year. I took the censoroff the airbox and it was clean as was its home. my old one had a bunch of what look like arc marks along the inside rim. :note: When I replaced the rotor I made dropped the screw into the hole in the x-member and my magnet cant reach:mad: it was clicking before i used the other screw I had that "fit" IDEAS? im out of them..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 sounds like classic "pinging" to me - what grade of gas are you using? might try a higher grade and see if it goes away... hopefully someone else with more experience will chime in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 it's definitely motor related? maybe it's something else? i would expect pinging too. try higher octane or better gas. run some MMO or seafoam through the gas. and maybe seafoam the intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subruise Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 typically I run midgrade thru it, although premium and regular get put in depending on cashflow. seafoam sounds good...... I didnt gap the spark plugs, I just left them they way they came out of the box. Would that be anything? Thanx ppl Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Have you timed it lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricearu Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 +1 set the timing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subruise Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 i havent set the timing since i put the new belts/pulleys on about 5 months ago. would it go out that fast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 If it pings check timing. Either bad gas, stretched belts or bad/worn tune up parts will cause this. If it has been going on for a while check parts. If it just started after fueling up check bad fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricearu Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 if you removed the disty, I would start there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subruise Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 if you removed the disty, I would start there. it was doing it pre-disty swap, and was actually why I swapped them. Ill check the timing belts when i get home. Thanx folks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subruise Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Thanx for all the advice you guys, I set the timing(drivers side was off a tooth) and tada no more pinging:banana:. i took the belt off of the ac compressor I dont use while I was under there and will soon remove the whole thing. I did noticec that the motor is a bit noisier than it was before(see air compressor type sound) on that side of the motor now. What'd I do wrong? UBER THANX TO EVERYBODY USMB FO LIFE!!!!!!! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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