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work ahead of me -> Clatter engine noise (10/12/2006 3:46:07 PM)

Hi everyone, I just bought a 1991 stock eclispe, it's a nice car but needs work starting with a clattering noise from the engine when I hit the gas....if I ease up on the gas the noise goes away......any ideas please??

  
TheEngineer -> RE: Clatter engine noise (10/12/2006 4:10:26 PM)

Maybe a bad motor mount. Or it could be that the engine is misfiring, do you notice any performance loss?

work ahead of me -> RE: Clatter engine noise (10/13/2006 6:33:24 AM)

yes there is a loss of performance (jumpy) after shifting gears, I've also noticed ilregular idling speed, engines got 171,000 plus miles on it, it's been sitting a couple of years before I got it...maybe it's just old gas, tank was 3/4 full when I got it and I've only put around 40 miles on it (drive to work car)

Sebba -> RE: Clatter engine noise (10/13/2006 6:49:09 AM)

it might just be lifter tick + an old tank of gas

Also... check the condition of the plugs and wires. That oculd be the cause of the loss fo perfoprmance and shuddering.

shreff99 -> RE: Clatter engine noise (10/13/2006 12:28:18 PM)

If the car sat that long I would change plugs and wires, change oil and maybe switch to synthetic or blend to free up a sticky lifter, replace old gas with new and run a tank of higher octane through it with some cleaner...could the rattling be valves since the engine has high miles?

Sebba -> RE: Clatter engine noise (10/13/2006 12:29:38 PM)

well you should never switch to a blend after you are running synthetic

shreff99 -> RE: Clatter engine noise (10/13/2006 12:34:23 PM)

I know....just saying if he is running a conventional oil right now then he could switch to blend from that

Sebba -> RE: Clatter engine noise (10/13/2006 12:49:49 PM)

he should go strait to synthetic

shreff99 -> RE: Clatter engine noise (10/13/2006 7:38:36 PM)

I did that...but I was asking some of the service guys here at my dealership before I did that and they said it is actually better to go from conventional oil to a blend and then to fully synthetic...nothing bad has happened to mine yet though and nor will it either

work ahead of me -> RE: Clatter engine noise (10/18/2006 2:59:13 AM)

wanted to thank everyone for the great advice...found out today that the distributor had been replaced and not really driven since, so maybe it is a timing issue....still need to replace wires and plugs and get oil changed ASAP....also have a repair manual ( Chilton ) ordered....thanks again

  

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