did a burnout up a freeway offramp...

[ptownTSI]

now it is making a ticking sound and feels sluggish with not much power.

I bounced off the limiter for no more than 2 seconds before shifting. could i have burned a hole in a piston? broke a rocker? it sounds like the worlds loudest M20 injector. but the whole engine, and it is rough on take off and really ticky as i get up to speed.

very smooth idle.

[MR 325]

I broke a rocker getting on to the freeway. It would be obvious though, my car was running on 5.

[ptownTSI]

i bet its the rocker. will pull valve cover tomorrow and inspect. they seem to get fragile as these cars age no? i've never broken one in any other car before.

[ptownTSI]

broke the #1 rocker, there was already a break on the rocker shaft guide of that cylinder and i'm guessing it contributed to it. time to get a junkyard head and rebuild 'er.

[Low Level E30]

What happens to the head when you break a rocker? Is it as simple as just swapping in a new one... ? I'm assuming it's not...

[fretburnr]

What happens to the head when you break a rocker? Is it as simple as just swapping in a new one... ? I'm assuming it's not...

when a rocker breaks, the valvespring forces the valve closed... so it won't ge t struck by a piston. but i'm sure having a loose bit of rocker flying around on your head can score the cam or other parts. shouldn't hurt the head itself.

[Low Level E30]

How easy are rockers to replace?

[backtrail69]

Depending on the location usually it entales pulling the head off the engine.

[Mr Deagle]

If its the number 1 rocker, you will need to pull the head

you can only change rockers 456 while head is still in the car

[MR 325]

Mine was on the back of the motor, I got lucky. Got a new one and that's it, no harm done.

[asubimmer]

your lucky it was only one rocker arm, but stinks none the less

[ptownTSI]

do these things break often when you hit the limiter or something? whats the point of having a limiter that high if shit breaks.

[AlarmedBread]

Move you limiter down to 6k and bump away.

It is not designed to be bumped off all day, merely as a safety precaution.

[backtrail69]

I have never broken one with a turbo charged motor, my chipped eta or in my m10....but I avoid bouncing anything off the limiter.

[Jean]

get some aftermarket rockers that won't break at 6500-7k rpm.