valve clearance on a 1.4 energy

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

hi all, i'v rebuilt the top end of my 1.4 energy engine and so i have had to redo the valve clearances, the car runs ok but it sounds like there is 1 still tapping like mad sounds like a crappy fiesta.

so does anyone have an idea on what to do, i'v followed the haynes manual and it still tapps.

thanks

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

worn cam lobe, same prob with mine, 1 exhaust lobe had worn, annoying tap, never get rid of it.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

the car has only done 39 thou and when i rebuilt the head i made sure that there was no worn cams

the reason i rebuilt the head in the first place was because the head gasket had blown

i'v been out doing the car this morning and i double checked that all the clearances are ok there seems to be a small grinding noise coming from the left drive shaft area could be CV goint but im not sure

i also wont to put on a universal max power induction kit but the standard air box is so crap it doesn't let you do anything, any suggestions

thanks for your help

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

39K doesn't mean the cams not worn. Low mileage cars are usually the worst engine wise than mega milers. Lost count of how many its only done 10k miles in 5 years cams and followers I have changed.

My noise appeared at around 170k miles, only with carefull measurement did I discover it was slightly worn.

Stock air box is quite good really.

Anyway, the max power universal IK, how much is it? The ripspeed one I have (look in my chamade prog report to see the thing) cost 25 quid from Halfords.

Anyway is it a ph2 or ph1?

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

its a phase 2 and the max power filter looks just like a k&n.

i know what you mean about high milage, my other car has done 91k
and is still going strong but it does have one prob it seems to ratle like hell when you start it and after a few seconds its nice and smooth

for some reason i prefer my old phase 1 compard to the phase 2 it just seems to be rock solid

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

ph2's seem to ride higher then the ph1's so they feel more boat like.

Anyway easiest thing to do is remove the filter in the housing leave the housing on the engine, jam the hot air feed shut and stick the induction cvone on the end of the hose to the front.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

i was going to do that but there is a flap that restricts the air flow inside

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

thus the jam the hot air feed shut.

You can either jam it shut or remove the thermo elbow bit altogether and use an adaptor pipe, B&Q shoudl have something that should do the job.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

Thanks for your help i'll post some pics of the beast soon, iv just resprayed it myself its my first one so there is still a bit of work to be done. it took me 2 hours to flaten back and t-cut the slight orange that was on the bonnet

the day started out nice for spraying then went really bad half way through so i have lots of orange peel.

Level 8 User Joined: 07 Sep 2004 Posts: 328

[img]http://www.members.aol.com/laughingjester/Renault19/frontpassengerside[/img]

Max Power Induction Kit

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

that just shows the passenger side of the car!

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http://www.members.aol.com/laughingjester/Renault19/enginesideview

thats the one ye want.

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

neither of those links work for me

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

JB get a pc that works boy!

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25 quid Ripspeed IK

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

lol its my pc at work...must be shit

actually for some reson the link only works in IE

anyways i see it now...although forgotten completely what the topic is