2004 Lancer Sportback Ralliart AT Build
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truthdweller (Mar 20, 2017)
#2003
So, apparently, the TB is loose causing the chatter and the other symptoms are yet to be addressed. He sat on it all week without touching it...nice.
I've been bass fishing and enjoying family get togethers, using the wife's car so Im alright, considering...take that Mitsubishi!
#2004
Update:
Coolant Temp sensor data checked out fine per shop ( following a lead after getting a response to my YouTube video:
He's wanting to replace valve springs, stating he spoke to a performance shop buddy of his and they are recommending the valve springs be replaced... in that valve float, secondary to week valve springs, may be the cause of my 5-6k rpm power loss...http://www.aa1car.com/library/valve_..._diagnosis.htm
Coolant Temp sensor data checked out fine per shop ( following a lead after getting a response to my YouTube video:
He's wanting to replace valve springs, stating he spoke to a performance shop buddy of his and they are recommending the valve springs be replaced... in that valve float, secondary to week valve springs, may be the cause of my 5-6k rpm power loss...http://www.aa1car.com/library/valve_..._diagnosis.htm
Last edited by truthdweller; Apr 4, 2017 at 04:25 PM.
#2006
Valve float occurs when the springs can't keep up with the engine's speed. At high RPM (anything above 5000 RPM), the valves are opening and closing very rapidly. The camshaft rotates at half the speed of the crankshaft, so at 5000 RPM, the cam is spinning around at 2500 RPM, and pushing the valves open over 40 times a second! If the valve springs are weak, the springs may not be able to push the valves all the way shut before the next opening cycle begins. If the valves fail to close, the cylinders will lose compression causing the engine to misfire and lose power." - http://www.aa1car.com/library/valve_..._diagnosis.htm
#2008
Here is something else that raises a red flag and that is, when I took the vehicle to have it smoke tested and the timing belt reconfirmed, I was informed that a local machine shop that does head refinishing had a bad reputation for putting out a bad product and ruining engines in the process. Well, when I asked my shop where my head was refinished he stated that very shop. I did not tell him what I was told though. If that is the case, then what symptoms would I be experiencing?
Last edited by truthdweller; Apr 10, 2017 at 10:04 AM.