Yeh that will be spot on if you can do that mate, i appreciate it cheers. can you PM you email address and i'll do it tonight??
done and no worries buddy we are all here to help eachother
Engine knocking... Help!!!
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done and no worries buddy we are all here to help eachother
It sounds like something is rattling and coming from bottom of engine but i havent been able to get under the car to find out exactley where its coming from, just the lad who checked it as it was being mot'd at the time and he said alternator needs replacing. I'll try to put a vid up of it so you guys have more to play with if that makes sense lol.
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do, does the rattle only come in around 1800rpm or is it there all the time
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You could always use a screwdriver and put your ear up against it, like put it on the alternator and if you can hear it then its that.. I know it sounds stupid lol but ive done it in the past at the garage i used to work at and it worked lol..
my my some prehistoric mechanically knowledge there:haha:You could always use a screwdriver and put your ear up against it, like put it on the alternator and if you can hear it then its that.. I know it sounds stupid lol but ive done it in the past at the garage i used to work at and it worked lol..
aint done that in years used to use that trick on old fords ive owned lol :slap:Danza V :D
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Haha.. My mentor told me that one when i worked at toyota haha.. when i had a bag of shite austin mini lol.. old trick but very very handy. Id recommend that on this Problem.
done and no worries buddy we are all here to help eachother
Got your PM mate i'll get on it when i get home
the rattle it there all the time but i will deffo try the screwdriver trick as i've heard it works lol. One more thing is it sometimes idles at about 1100/1200 but sorts itself out eventually :/
high idle should be the automatic choke so nothing to really worry about BUT if it does that when the engines warm/hot could be icv or tpsGot your PM mate i'll get on it when i get home
the rattle it there all the time but i will deffo try the screwdriver trick as i've heard it works lol. One more thing is it sometimes idles at about 1100/1200 but sorts itself out eventually :/
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Yeh give it a go and yeah i agree sounds like where its just warming up at that rev range.
Mine has polybushed mounts on it which i thought could be the root of the noise but i'm not too sure to be honest.
It does sort itself out eventually so i'm not too worried about that. Just want to sort this noise out then move on to the next problem i have (speedo not working lol) then the car should be sweet... i hope...
electrics aint really my speciality so cant really help with the speedo just check the speedo cables plugged in on the rear of clocks and all plugs ect im going on the gt clocks design as not familiar with glanza so unsure if its cable or electric on them
i doubt it will be engine mounts tbh they just cause a rumble throughout the car not clunking/banging/knocking ect
I think i ripped myself off with this car to be honest lol i only had my leon for 6 weeks, 70,000 on a PD150 engine and i done a straight swap (My own fault ofcourse). so far i've had both wheel bearings done, two rear callipers, cv boots changed, hanbrake cables, discs and pads all around, exhaust needs welded, that noise needs sorted out and 4 new tyres. I know i need other things sorted out like a FPR installed, and most likely an ecu as it's still on the standard one running an externally gated TD04 ( only boosts to .7 bar but thats the wg spring i think). Still a nippy little thing and i've always wanted a glanza so i'm not too dissapointed as with all cars, start messing with them and something is bount to go wrong lol.
i got ripped off on my first gt it was crash damaged and badly repaired so i reshelled it to a rare coloured gt instead but im glad i got 1 tbh best car ive owned just dont give up on it mate wicked cars when there going strong
ive put more pics on my welcome thread take a look when you get chance My mate has had 4 glanzas now and every one of them has been a little pocket rocket until he started messing about with them and they went bang, so any tuning mods i'll leave to professionals to do because i know what i'm like and it will only end in tears and me being skint if i were to do anything lol.
Cant wait to have the car sorted for the spring/summer so i can go to meets and shows though.
Cant wait to have the car sorted for the spring/summer so i can go to meets and shows though
.My mate has had 4 glanzas now and every one of them has been a little pocket rocket until he started messing about with them and they went bang, so any tuning mods i'll leave to professionals to do because i know what i'm like and it will only end in tears and me being skint if i were to do anything lol.
Cant wait to have the car sorted for the spring/summer so i can go to meets and shows though
theres alot of members on here some locals i expect that know what there doing so you can always put a wanted help thread up and people off here would help you do the work ect for a fraction of what a garage would charge so its always worth asking on here first! or give you a step by step guide so you know what your doing
also you cant get to know your car unless you work on it yourself mate a good car owner knows his own car!!My mate has had 4 glanzas now and every one of them has been a little pocket rocket until he started messing about with them and they went bang, so any tuning mods i'll leave to professionals to do because i know what i'm like and it will only end in tears and me being skint if i were to do anything lol.
Cant wait to have the car sorted for the spring/summer so i can go to meets and shows though
no disrespect to your friend but if hes blown/broke 4 of them chances are its down to him not getting them setup right or not doing the job right! theres alot of top guys/girls who would agree with me on this a bad workman always blames his tools
theres alot of members on here some locals i expect that know what there doing so you can always put a wanted help thread up and people off here would help you do the work ect for a fraction of what a garage would charge so its always worth asking on here first! or give you a step by step guide so you know what your doing
I know what you mean when you say know your own car, i've worked on my other cars in the past but never had a turbo'd one (if it makes any difference) so i dont want to risk anything but help from other members would be greatly appreciated as i imangine alot of members have great knowledge of these cars
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