Re: 16V Frustration

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu>]

On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Christian Els wrote:

> I am up against a bunch of little sniggling things with my rocco that alone
> would be no big deal, but that together are starting to get overwhelming and
> getting me to thinking about a new project car...
> 
> 1. Oil pressure, or none of it rather. I have just put a new (OEM, German)
> pump on, less than 1k miles ago, when I rebuilt the motor. I put a pressure
> gauge on the car and it is marginal. I bumped the oil to 20W50 in hopes of
> forcing the pressure up, still trips the light/buzzer sporadically. On a
> 16V, the Intermediate shaft doesn't need timed, correct? I'm grasping
> here...

Sometimes new parts can be bad from the factory!  Or, you have clogged oil
passages.....

> 2. Stumble off-idle, especially bad when cold. New O2 sensor, cold start
> sensor/valve. Makes my wife nervous entering traffic, don't blame her.
> Should I consider advancing the distributor in exchange for losing some
> top-end? Euro intake cam? TT fuel enrichener module? Timing currently is
> dead-on spec, as is fuel.

Ok, so have you checked your thermo-time switch and warm up regulator per
the bentley yet?  No need to start buying parts till you fully diagnose,
my friend!

> 4. Intermittently, the car smokes heavily. It hasn't used any oil or water,
> both are free of the other, and the smoke doesn't smell characteristically
> of either. Makes the car look like crap, does little to reassure SO that I
> gave her a reliable car. I did dump a pint of Techron into the gas tank, is
> this what is causing this? OTW what might it be? Car has new rings, fresh
> valve seats/guides/seals, new head gasket, and good compression (haven't
> checked leakdown).

OK, WHAT COLOR SMOKE?  That will help in diagnosis.

> 5. Replaced exhaust hangars, replacement OEM stainless exhaust. Exhaust
> resonates really badly, can't seem to adjust it out through the hangars, nor
> see/feel where it is in contact to cause the buzzing. Common location for
> tight clearances? Flaw of stock exhaust?

Time to take it to someone with a hoist (like Meinike) so they can adjust
it with the weight on the wheels and level.

Sorry couldn't help with your other probs.

Eric



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