19-ph 1-valver..knocking

Level 1 User Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 27

can any help me with my prized phase 1 19 16 valve,ive owned the car three months and compared to the long list of other cars ive had i was happy,until it started getting what is in my opinion a knock on idle and during accelleration which is worse when cold,since it started ive changed the fuel filter,spark plugs,im waiting for ht leads to arrive off ebay.
i cleaned the idle speed valve and throttle body today using chris`s guide which was really helpfull by the way,but the problem is still there,the car is standard apart from exhaust air filter and low temp stat+switch.
is that buzzing from the fuel pump nomal mine sounds like a space ship the brother in laws chamade ph 2 doesnt.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

it a constant knocking?

and yes they all buzz.

some worse then others i belive tho.

Level 1 User Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 27

thanks for the quick reply,its like two maybe three knocks when cold then it will be ok for 30 secs then it will do it again it, gets better as the engine gets hot,and goes down to about one knock

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

is it a knock like someone hitting the block with a wooden club type thing...could be your big ends (wahey) gone/goin.

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

happened on mine mate i had my ph1 4 about 3 days and the engine sized check your oil pressure gauge wen u start the car and see where it is coz if it doesnt move above a 1/4 from the bottom your oil pump has given up and its starving of oil hence what happend to mine causing the evry internal on the bottom to dry up and eventually seize. also does the car start sriaght up after a longish run as mine didnt whilst this oil starvation was happening

Level 1 User Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 27

sorted the problem,it was the ht leads,didnt think it could have been them as it gradually got better as the engine got warmer, suppose the dodgy lead must have expanded or something with the heat.

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

bison wrote:

sorted the problem,it was the ht leads,didnt think it could have been them as it gradually got better as the engine got warmer, suppose the dodgy lead must have expanded or something with the heat.

wow thats a new one on me, u had a knocking noise and it was because of a dodgy HT lead ?

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Might have been a misfire?

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

aye a misfire is what i would expect but thats a different sound to a knock

he prolly just did not describe the sound very well lol

i know on my black chammy, that does have the big ends knackered and boy does that knock lol, its ok at idle but take it over 3000 rpm and it has an amazingly loud knocking noise heh

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

lol, i had a fiesta stop by my place today, cos her oil light came on Rolling Eyes

sounded like a grandfather clock knocking lol

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

fiestas are great for that.

was it the mk3?

they always do it..can tell one a mile off

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

not only fezzs but all cvh and pte engine do tht poor workmanship is all i can say usless buggers

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

not only fezzs but all cvh and pte engines do tht poor workmanship is all i can say usless buggers

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

whats a pte engine?

The HCS is far worse than the cvh for tapping.

End of the day its maintenance, when looked after they are both good engines.

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

the pte engines are the replacements for the hcs lump chris i only know this frm wrkin at ford lol

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the valencias used in the ka?

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

yea it was a cvh, i aslo had a friend come to me yesterday saying its lost power, wont do more than 70mph, sounds like its got an induction kit when accelarating, found the problem. oil...or the lack of it shall i say Rolling Eyes

he had just traveled baxck from skegness with it doing this Shocked

strangly, dumped some oil in it, and its quicker than it used to be, so he did something but he managed 105 out of it, instead of its usual 95

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the ford lumps are always liks this, abused and ran dry but they survive well for it!

Level 1 User Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 27

the knock as described was the exhaust downpipe vibrating under rough idle/dodgy ht lead,its got a full stainless magnex but it looked like a blindman fitted it when up on the ramps...nice warble on it though,not too loud.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

Yep ive got a magnex, nice subtle tone to them, not too offensive

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

I too also have a magnex from the cat back, but mine is a tad louder than it was since fitting the decat pipe