RE: '87 4kq engine noises

["Livolsi, Stephane" <livols1@investorsgroup.com>]

I have the save type of noise coming from my engine, especially on
deceleration.  I just figured out that it is the play between the gears
where the cam drives the distributor shaft.  A lister (sorry, can't
remember who it was) had suggested that I take a loooooong screwdriver
and hold the handle to my ear, and touch the tip to various parts of the
engine as it was running.  If you have strange noises in your engine and
haven't tried this yet,    do it, do it NOW!  It is unbelievable how
clearly you can hear what's going on in there.  I touched that
screwdriver to the distributor (keeping well away from the spark plug
wires!!) and it came across in plain English (with a German accent)
"help me there's too much play between my cam and distributor gears"
(grin)


Stephane Livolsi
180 Yorston St
Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3Z1
ph 250-392-2637
fax 250-392-2693

'86 5KTQ stock (if you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)

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>From: 	Thomas J. Barbera[SMTP:tjbst39+@pitt.edu]
>Sent: 	October 25, 1999 8:47 AM
>To: 	quattro@audifans.com
>Subject: 	'87 4kq engine noises
>
>Dear q-listers,
>
>My brother has an '87 4kq which has been making some very disturbing
>noises as of late.  It all started on his trip down to TX when he began
>to hear intermittant clanking noises coming from the engine.  It doesn't
>sound like the normal valve ticking, it's louder and sounds more like a
>clank than a tick.  My cousin who is a mechanic thought that is sounded
>like a rod bearing is going, but said the car would've never made it
>back to PA if that were the case.  The only thing that he can guess is
>that a lifter is bad, but he said he never heard a bad lifter make that
>much noise before.  The car runs fine, but it has this intermittant
>clanking.  If anyone could give me some advice on this problem before we
>rip into it, I'd greatly appreciate it.  Thanks.
>
>Tom B.
>'86 4kq (soon to be 4ktq)
>'87 5ktqw (donor)
>
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