 Restoring that quiet purr |
 May 31, 2004 - 5:28 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%)  |
Ok so I am not surprised that my car doesnt sound the greatest at idle. I dont know if this is all celi's, but its enough to make me kind of sad that such a beautiful and well running car doesnt have that quiet graceful idle that most cars have.
Is there anything I should check? It doesnt sound like blets but it also sounds like its coming from that little thing that has the hand off symbol with the belt next to it (is that timing belt?) Any suggestions on gettin her to be a little more graceful at the idle? |
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Jun 1, 2004 - 3:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 2, '03 From Virginia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
My 5sfe does that too, but my car also burns oil, my guess is bad valve stem seals. The chattering could be due to bad valve guides, but to replace those you need a machine shop with a press. Unless the valve guides are so bad that they are causing damage to the valve it self or loss of compression it is not worth the money to get it fixed. My fix is I bought another 5sfe which is being shipped to my house. When I take my old engine out I'll take the head apart and let you know if I was right or not.
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brianforster Restoring that quiet purr May 31, 2004 - 5:28 PM
brianforster somebody helpppp mee Jun 1, 2004 - 2:18 PM Digndoug Well, mine idles fine.. I would say depending on w... Jun 1, 2004 - 2:41 PM Snarfer is it a chattering noise coming from the exhaust m... Jun 1, 2004 - 2:53 PM brianforster QUOTE (Snarfer @ Jun 1, 2004 - 7:53 PM) is it a ch... Jun 1, 2004 - 3:00 PM brianforster QUOTE (Snarfer @ Jun 1, 2004 - 8:07 PM) My 5sfe do... Jun 1, 2004 - 3:52 PM Digndoug aww thats sucks, you gotsta dud.... oh well runn i... Jun 1, 2004 - 4:13 PM creis if its the thing with the hand sign on it, then tr... Jun 1, 2004 - 4:34 PM kevstir If the valve stem oil seals are starting to leak t... Jun 1, 2004 - 5:20 PM Coomer QUOTE (brianforster @ Jun 1, 2004 - 1:52 PM) QUOTE... Jun 1, 2004 - 5:24 PM Snarfer You can have a mechanic do a compression test, or ... Jun 1, 2004 - 5:32 PM hyp3rk1d i need to replace my timing belt.. ne1 know roughl... Jun 1, 2004 - 5:49 PM brianforster It only happens on start ups, not all start ups ei... Jun 1, 2004 - 5:51 PM kevstir QUOTE It only happens on start ups, not all start ... Jun 1, 2004 - 6:01 PM brianforster QUOTE (kevstir @ Jun 1, 2004 - 11:01 PM) QUOTE It ... Jun 1, 2004 - 6:02 PM brianforster also this might be important but the sound has bee... Jun 1, 2004 - 6:15 PM kevstir QUOTE (brianforster @ Jun 1, 2004 - 4:02 PM) QUOTE... Jun 1, 2004 - 6:19 PM brianforster this sucks, when i bought the car from the dealer ... Jun 1, 2004 - 8:31 PM shid Hehe, my car does blue smoke too- I call it speed ... Jun 1, 2004 - 8:48 PM Jeremy1210 so how much does it cost to fix the valve seals? Jun 1, 2004 - 9:03 PM van95st if you can take the head off and take it to a mach... Jun 2, 2004 - 6:03 AM KAMiX QUOTE i need to replace my timing belt.. ne1 know ... Jun 4, 2004 - 7:17 AM CaRson-Masta THIS IS FOR BRIAN FORSTER fi ure celica still make... Jun 13, 2004 - 4:41 AM
o8poa8o QUOTE (CaRson-Masta @ Jun 13, 2004 - 9:41 AM) THIS... Jun 13, 2004 - 9:32 PM |
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