Gw33dz
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- VX Acclaim Wagon S2,
Re: Exhaust manifold leak, A while ago i was idling with the A/C on a hot day, car conked and wouldn't start. I lifted the hood and it was freaking hot in there. The crap factory battery terminals had expanded and went loose and couldn't be tightened anymore (the bottom part had snapped) so i put a couple of screws in between to tighten it and got the car running. Later i replaced the terminals.
It was insanely hot under the bonnet, compared with my old VT (which didn't have A/C working though). I thought there might be an exhaust leak, but then i thought if that was the case i would be able to hear it.
I mention this because it might offer clues. Like if there was a bad battery connection maybe it wasn't firing properly and caused other issues.
It runs well, has heaps of power/torque other than the catastrophic sound LOL.
Just trying to rule out all the easy fixes before i resort to a swap. The car is in othewise great shape.
So it looks like:
We can rule out timing chain tensioner issue
Might be a lifter problem, a damaged cam, oil pump, or the balancer hitting the CAS, or *gulp* bottem end bearings.
It was insanely hot under the bonnet, compared with my old VT (which didn't have A/C working though). I thought there might be an exhaust leak, but then i thought if that was the case i would be able to hear it.
I mention this because it might offer clues. Like if there was a bad battery connection maybe it wasn't firing properly and caused other issues.
It runs well, has heaps of power/torque other than the catastrophic sound LOL.
Just trying to rule out all the easy fixes before i resort to a swap. The car is in othewise great shape.
So it looks like:
We can rule out timing chain tensioner issue
Might be a lifter problem, a damaged cam, oil pump, or the balancer hitting the CAS, or *gulp* bottem end bearings.