timing knock

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by soundboy, Mar 13, 2010.

  1. soundboy

    soundboy Guest

    Hi, sisters car broke down months ago - she left in on the drive. Today I
    had a look at it, got it running by holding key over, warmed it up abit
    ticking over about 4/500 revs - when I tried to throttle it, there is a
    timing knock and the engine cuts out. (R- Reg 1997 1200cc)

    anyone got an idea of where to look - she supposely had it on a diagnostic
    machine and can't remeber what the guy said - though he did mention the key
    was faulty which I can't get my head round

    SB
     
    soundboy, Mar 13, 2010
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  2. soundboy

    Mrcheerful Guest

    plug leads in the wrong order
     
    Mrcheerful, Mar 13, 2010
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  3. soundboy

    soundboy Guest

    Yeah good thinking - she did have a guy (her fella) he told me today he had
    changed the plugs and leads. They are certain lengths, to fit cleanly
    suppose he may have pulled them all off and then just fitted them without
    thinking. They do appear to be fitted in the right order eye view though.
    (if you know what I mean)
    SB
     
    soundboy, Mar 13, 2010
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  4. soundboy

    soundboy Guest

    Does anybody know the firing order - plus are the distributers easy to get
    off and do they still have rotor arms? if so what is the rotation?

    SB
     
    soundboy, Mar 14, 2010
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  5. soundboy

    Chris Whelan Guest

    On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:59:43 +0000, soundboy wrote:

    [...]
    Of what?

    Chris
     
    Chris Whelan, Mar 14, 2010
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    Conor Guest

    A R-Reg 1997. 1.2L silly. Quite what 1997 1.2L car it is is another
    question....
     
    Conor, Mar 14, 2010
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  7. soundboy

    Mrcheerful Guest

    I guess it is a corsa and that is 1342 and 1 is the back top lead from the
    distributor, which is easy to remove and turns anti clockwise.
     
    Mrcheerful, Mar 14, 2010
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    Clot Guest

    I'm surprised that you have managed to get to this site. No doubt you are
    conversant with baseball caps and ignorant about being polite.
     
    Clot, Mar 14, 2010
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  9. soundboy

    Duncan Wood Guest

    Although they don't seem to have mistaken this for a site...
     
    Duncan Wood, Mar 15, 2010
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  10. soundboy

    Chris Whelan Guest

    [...]
    :)

    Chris
     
    Chris Whelan, Mar 15, 2010
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  11. soundboy

    Clot Guest

    Absolutely! ;)
     
    Clot, Mar 15, 2010
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  12. soundboy

    makemya1234

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    When you knock, how many times do you do it?
     
    makemya1234, Oct 27, 2014
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