I think my car is DONE!

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

10-07-2010, 04:52 PM

#16

M. Requin

Rennlist Member

Join Date: Mar 2007

Location: Central Virginia

Posts: 3,625

Likes: 317

Received 60 Likes on 39 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by whiteNSXs

When it was time to go home this evening, I hopped on the car and started it right up. As the car was idling and I was adjusting the radio, the idle became rough, and the engine started to sound funny.

Change stations.

Reply Like

10-08-2010, 01:48 PM

#17

Bill Ball

Under the Lift
Lifetime Rennlist
Member

Join Date: Mar 2002

Location: Buckeye, AZ

Posts: 18,647

Likes: 15

Received 49 Likes on 36 Posts

Steve: Let me know if I can help. I'd be glad to come over and look at it or put your LH in my car and see what happens.

Reply Like

10-08-2010, 01:53 PM

#18

James Bailey

Addict
Lifetime Rennlist
Member

Join Date: Feb 2009

Posts: 18,061

Likes: 0

Received 8 Likes on 6 Posts

I would recommend that until the cam timing is confirmed that no attempt be made to crank/start the car. It may have jumped timing.....may not, but better to KNOW.

Reply Like

10-08-2010, 02:10 PM

#19

S4ordie

Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Rennlist Member

Join Date: Dec 2008

Location: Chandler, AZ, USA, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy

Posts: 8,856

Likes: 1

Received 335 Likes on 195 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by M. Requin

Change stations.

Yep. KFOG will do it everytime.

Reply Like

01-06-2011, 04:22 PM

#20

whiteNSXs

Burning Brakes

Thread Starter

Join Date: Aug 2009

Location: San Francisco

Posts: 898

Likes: 60

Received 14 Likes on 11 Posts

Just an update. My car was fixed and it is running well.
Apparently, the coil, cap, and plug wires were bad. The timing belt was loose and it was tighten. The fuel pump is making a lot of noise now so I will get it replaced. Thanks for all the recommendations on the forum. Special thanks to Bill Ball who generously offered to drive all the way down to South San Francisco to check out the car for me. Great bunch of people here.
Steve

Reply Like

01-06-2011, 04:43 PM

#21

Barry Chan

Burning Brakes

Join Date: May 2010

Location: Victoria, B.C. Canada

Posts: 829

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

glad to hear everything is ok

Reply Like

01-06-2011, 06:05 PM

#22

Randy V

Addict
Lifetime Rennlist
Member

Join Date: Jun 2000

Location: Insane Diego, California

Posts: 40,449

Likes: 35

Received 97 Likes on 65 Posts

Great.

now change your avatar to a 928.

Reply Like

01-06-2011, 06:22 PM

#23

Speedtoys

Rennlist Member

Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: Boulder Creek, CA

Posts: 13,582

Likes: 839

Received 1,034 Likes on 623 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Formula1

Great.

now change your avatar to a 928.

And when is the top & front-end refresh scheduled for?

Reply Like

01-06-2011, 06:26 PM

#24

whiteNSXs

Burning Brakes

Thread Starter

Join Date: Aug 2009

Location: San Francisco

Posts: 898

Likes: 60

Received 14 Likes on 11 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Formula1

Great.

now change your avatar to a 928.

I don't have a problem with your 944.

Steve

Reply Like

01-06-2011, 06:34 PM

#25

Speedtoys

Rennlist Member

Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: Boulder Creek, CA

Posts: 13,582

Likes: 839

Received 1,034 Likes on 623 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by whiteNSXs

I don't have a problem with your 944.

Steve

---

...it is from the correct hemisphere..

Reply Like

01-06-2011, 09:34 PM

#26

Jon B.

Three Wheelin'

Join Date: Feb 2005

Location: NC

Posts: 1,419

Likes: 97

Received 24 Likes on 15 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedtoys

---

...it is from the correct hemisphere..

Which happens to be the same as Japan...

Reply Like

01-06-2011, 09:42 PM

#27

86'928S MeteorGrey

Three Wheelin'

Join Date: Jun 2008

Location: Surprise, Arizona

Posts: 1,914

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Great to hear it wasn't EL Toast-O...

When I have had ignition stumbles in the past, (feels rough, and maybe running on four) I've killed the ignition and re-started to have it clear up. I eventually had to replace an underhood ignition module however... It was a god-send that the ignition problem allowed you to catch the loose timing belt...