Engine oil flow questions
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RE: Engine oil flow questions
ORIGINAL: handsome rob
OK, I have been trying to still figure this one out. In an effoert to try to avoid having to redo the heads I though a good induction cleaning would be in store. I did the Seafoam induction cleaning as per what I have found here and how Disco Mike said to so it. I also put some in the fuel along with a new fuel filter. I also put in new O2 sensors. It ran like crap afterwards and then sent searching other places for issues. Mike said to do a compression test and so I did. When I took out the fairly new plugs I noticed three that had a ton of carbon build up on them.
COmpression came out between 160-165 per cylinder. I replaced all the plugs and wires. I had a bad connection at the cap from the coil that I fixed with a new cap rotorand lead wire. Started it up and it ran much better, thought I was in the clear, still had valve noise but it calmed down a little. Took it on the freeway to check it all is OK and then it got even worse.
It feels as though it is only running on 4 cylinders. I can smell a bunch of fuel in the exhaust and there is no power when it comes to climbing a hill or even getting on the freeway. I figure I better take off the oil pan and check the pick up tube of the oil pump, eventhough I have had an oil pressure check that turned out to be normal.
I am now thinking that my heads are FUBAR'd so much that oil is not getting up there and I have frozen valves thus causing the massive headache the truck is becoming. If anyone thinks I am off base here let me know I am about to run this into a wall.
OK, I have been trying to still figure this one out. In an effoert to try to avoid having to redo the heads I though a good induction cleaning would be in store. I did the Seafoam induction cleaning as per what I have found here and how Disco Mike said to so it. I also put some in the fuel along with a new fuel filter. I also put in new O2 sensors. It ran like crap afterwards and then sent searching other places for issues. Mike said to do a compression test and so I did. When I took out the fairly new plugs I noticed three that had a ton of carbon build up on them.
COmpression came out between 160-165 per cylinder. I replaced all the plugs and wires. I had a bad connection at the cap from the coil that I fixed with a new cap rotorand lead wire. Started it up and it ran much better, thought I was in the clear, still had valve noise but it calmed down a little. Took it on the freeway to check it all is OK and then it got even worse.
It feels as though it is only running on 4 cylinders. I can smell a bunch of fuel in the exhaust and there is no power when it comes to climbing a hill or even getting on the freeway. I figure I better take off the oil pan and check the pick up tube of the oil pump, eventhough I have had an oil pressure check that turned out to be normal.
I am now thinking that my heads are FUBAR'd so much that oil is not getting up there and I have frozen valves thus causing the massive headache the truck is becoming. If anyone thinks I am off base here let me know I am about to run this into a wall.
What type of wires did you use? A few weeks back I changed my plugs/wires/cap & rotor. The wires, cap & rotor I had bought last may (2007) and it was before I had read about the Magnecors on here. Anyway they were cheap-ish wires (Denso @ $36 set) and I drove about 20 miles on them, my truck started running like yours did as mentioned above. I'm guessing the heat from the hot rover motor (80°f day)caused them to break down. Anyway I nursed it home and put the old cap/rotor & wires back on, it started running just fine again, and has ran fine since then. I plan on ordering a set of Magnecors for it next. But it's just something to consider if you used cheaper wires?
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RE: Engine oil flow questions
The wires are cheaper units from Autozone, I will up grade those this week. I spoke to Disco Mike and it soinds like I may have an issue in the coil. I am away on a work trip now so when I get back tomorrow I will have the new wires and coil and see what I get.
Thanks for all the help.
Thanks for all the help.
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