misfiring and running like crap!!

[bimmer_E30]

this all happend this morning...i drove the car friday and saturday and now it's running like crap!

blowing smoke too sometime..

[chadthestampede]

wut

i went to start it today and guess what? ran for a bit quite and nice...then my engine started to sound like it was running on one cylinder no power, and blowing blue smoke!

Friend came over, we did a compression test.........and.....Threw a Rod.


M20 R.I.P as of today.

[jlevie]

Start with the basics, which would be a smoke test of the intake to locate any intake leaks and running the suite of fuel systems tests in the Bentley. Next would be a new set of plugs (NGK ZGR5A plugs since Bosch W8LCR are NLA) and valve adjustments. I'd also do a compression and leak down test to assess the condition of the head and cylinders.

I couldn't tell if that rats nest of ignition wires has the Cylinder ID sensor on plug wire 6. But if it doersn't replace that mess with the correct ignition wire set and while you are at it a new distributor cap and rotor.

If that fails to eliminate the misfire and the compression and leak down numbers are decent, pull the injectors and have them cleaned and flow tested.

[txtorquemade]

jlevie to the rescue....haha


But seriously... good advice. I need to do some diagnostics on my car as well. Damn automotive school messed it up. I know.. I know, shouldn't have taken it there to begin with.

[whodwho]

Sounds like it has a dead hole, I would check the compression / pull the VC and check for a broken rocker.

[chadthestampede]

He sold the car.

[whodwho]

He sold the car.

That's one way to fix the problem! :p

[bimmer_E30]

It's a broken rocker arm ha ha.