piston slap

[Pedro_The_Swift]

The BSL has struck again,,
This time it may be terminal(with any luck)
Happily motoring along (without van) hit a both wheel pot hole(non aligned road onto a bridge) and instant piston slap,,,, any moderate throttle aplication and (sounds like only) one cylinder can be made to rattle,, very sluggish at take off and obviously running on fewer than 8, can be teased up to highway speeds with no apparent bad noises,, but its not happy Jan,,

so, what could cause sudden loss of a cylinder and piston slap??
eating another valve?


:(:mad::censored:

[Scouse]

I would be looking for a loose connection somewhere. Coil pack, injector....that sort of stuff that can be affected by a jolt.

Piston slap doesn't affect general engine running so I think you can rule out that being the result of a pothole.

[incisor]

hmmmmmmmmm

not having a good run mate..

hope it sorts out without too much pain

might be time for an oiler!

:burnrubber:

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I would be looking for a loose connection somewhere. Coil pack, injector....that sort of stuff that can be affected by a jolt.

Piston slap doesn't affect general engine running so I think you can rule out that being the result of a pothole.


actually-------
it turns out to be two slipped liners,
AND a head gasket,,

it seems all things are possible-
in a land rover,,,

[disco2_dan]

Jeez mate I feel for ya!! Not having a good run hey!! Lucky it's the v8 and not a rattler or you would have had to remortgage the house to pay for repairs!!!

[lewy]

sue the council,thats one big pothole

[Davo]

I think, from reading another thread, you've got a replacement engine lined up?

[Scouse]

sue the council,thats one big potholeYep, that's going in my 'cause of liner problems' book.

:confused::confused:

[Pedro_The_Swift]

scarey huh,,, :eek:

yea,, new short 4.6 from Turners UK.


Thing is,, I cant ever remember overheating it,, sure it once got hot enough to melt the plastic convoluted tubing under the bonnet,, but that was last November. no lights, no other indication of excessive heat.
:confused:

[lewy]

been thinking turners for a while,do you have any quotes re customs etc as yet.

[Matplat]

Here's a thought, do you have comprehensive insurance?

Comprehensive insurance will usually cover you for "accidental damage". That is the legal term.

For example a rock is thrown up by another vehicle and smashes your wing mirror. Or you drive over an unusually large pothole and it causes your cylinder liners to slip?

It is worth an ask at least, if you don't ask, you don't get.

Cheers, Matt

[MacMan]

You can't be serious :(

[Pedro_The_Swift]

him or me Macman?

anyway--


TADA!
its HERE!!:banana::banana::banana:

well its somewhere in OZ,,;):confused:

coz I just got the Australian Government bill for landing it,, :censored::eek2:

anyway its paid so off it goes to BOR:BigThumb:

closer and closer--:cool:

[incisor]

closer and closer--:cool:

the Td5 has been there and back :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I remember a certain web site owner that couldnt get in the drivers seat fast enough when I brought the green one back from Vic,,,

blamed it on the "never driven an ACE"

:angel::p;):cool:

[incisor]

try anything once mate....

tho it was a nice drive it has to be said ;)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

and this one should have another 80 odd Nm's,,:cool::cool:

[Disco Muppet]

Hope you enjoy it Pedro!
Out of curiosity, what's the fuel economy of the 4.6 compared to the 3.9?
Cheers
Muppet

[sheerluck]

.......Out of curiosity, what's the fuel economy of the 4.6 compared to the 3.9?.......

For a V8, you just measure it in one word -"LOTS"

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Hopefully better!:D

There is a 5.2 on here that gets much better economy than a standard 4L.

sort of makes sense,,:angel:


as mine was such a slug I AM expecting a good result fuel wise.
10-1 comp, new H180 Kent cam and new 4.6 bores/pistons.

Am hopeful of over 400Nm
(crosses fingers);):cool:

as for you Sheerluck--
:Rolling:;)

[sheerluck]

[SIZE=4]as for you Sheerluck--
:Rolling:;)


Well it's just a number really, isn't it Pedro? We don't get hung up on a couple of digits. Plenty more dead dinosaurs out there somewhere :D

[rick130]

Well it's just a number really, isn't it Pedro? We don't get hung up on a couple of digits. Plenty more dead dinosaurs out there somewhere :D

Karl posted the latest mineral news from Sth Oz last week where they've found a squillion barrels or so of shale oil + new Yank technology to extract it.


Should keep Pedro going for a few weeks :D