Not even 10 full days into E30 ownership and I had to get a tow home. I got an alignment done today after replacing the driver's side tie rod and when I picked the car up it didn't want to start, and when it did, it sounded like someone was under the hood with a jackhammer. It ran very rough, stalled a bunch of times, and the sound when revving above 1,500 RPM was unbearable. :curse:
I don't have a good feeling about this. The engine's got about 182,000 miles on it. The previous owner replaced the tensioner, but not the chain. I've been hearing what I believed to be a noisy timing chain and was planning to replace that soonish. I really don't know much about engines, specifically this one, but that noise is awful and I'm wondering if the chain slipped, which probably means munged valves, which would explain the rough running, right?
Here's a quick video I took in my garage, just to capture the noise: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blalor/4444562224/
Someone please tell me that it's just a broken tensioner or something and that it'll all be better soon?
Wishful thinking aside, does this noise and the description help narrow down the problem? How much can I run the engine to pinpoint the noise and diagnose the problem without causing further damage?
Thanks,
B
I don't have a good feeling about this. The engine's got about 182,000 miles on it. The previous owner replaced the tensioner, but not the chain. I've been hearing what I believed to be a noisy timing chain and was planning to replace that soonish. I really don't know much about engines, specifically this one, but that noise is awful and I'm wondering if the chain slipped, which probably means munged valves, which would explain the rough running, right?
Here's a quick video I took in my garage, just to capture the noise: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blalor/4444562224/
Someone please tell me that it's just a broken tensioner or something and that it'll all be better soon?
Wishful thinking aside, does this noise and the description help narrow down the problem? How much can I run the engine to pinpoint the noise and diagnose the problem without causing further damage?
Thanks,
B
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