Clatter engine noise
#1
Clatter engine noise
Hi everyone, I just bought a 1991 stock eclispe, it's a nice car but needs work starting with a clattering noise from the engine when I hit the gas....if I ease up on the gas the noise goes away......any ideas please??
#3
RE: Clatter engine noise
yes there is a loss of performance (jumpy) after shifting gears, I've also noticed ilregular idling speed, engines got 171,000 plus miles on it, it's been sitting a couple of years before I got it...maybe it's just old gas, tank was 3/4 full when I got it and I've only put around 40 miles on it (drive to work car)
#5
RE: Clatter engine noise
If the car sat that long I would change plugs and wires, change oil and maybe switch to synthetic or blend to free up a sticky lifter, replace old gas with new and run a tank of higher octane through it with some cleaner...could the rattling be valves since the engine has high miles?
#9
RE: Clatter engine noise
I did that...but I was asking some of the service guys here at my dealership before I did that and they said it is actually better to go from conventional oil to a blend and then to fully synthetic...nothing bad has happened to mine yet though and nor will it either
#10
RE: Clatter engine noise
wanted to thank everyone for the great advice...found out today that the distributor had been replaced and not really driven since, so maybe it is a timing issue....still need to replace wires and plugs and get oil changed ASAP....also have a repair manual ( Chilton ) ordered....thanks again
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