When your engine is idle, does it shake, or does it stay completely still?
Mine shakes - always has done, thought it was normal. One of the places I went to today to get a quote for my rattling exhaust said it shouldnt shake, it should be nice and smooth, and that mine was 'misfiring' hence the shake.
Is this right? My car feels fine to drive, sounds fine, accelerates nicely, and has done ever since I got it over a year ago..
Question for TD owners
Moderator: RichardW
My TD BX idles nicely and is generally surprisingly smooth. however things were not always like this and when I got it it would start irregularily (even with good glow plugs) and idle rather roughly and hunt sometimes. It also would not respond to the cold start device and would just idle slowly when cold.
The cure cost me £100 to have the injectors overhauled. the effect was miraculous, all that smoke on starting that i had pretended wasn't there was gone, starting both hot and cold was instantaneous, there was a clearly defined slight increase in engine speed when cold, and best of all it was so smooth and flexible.
So what are your injectors like?
Another possibility for a low speed misfire is a minor air leak. This problem has been gone into in such detail recently on this board I would suggest a search will provide you with many a happy hours reading.
jeremy
The cure cost me £100 to have the injectors overhauled. the effect was miraculous, all that smoke on starting that i had pretended wasn't there was gone, starting both hot and cold was instantaneous, there was a clearly defined slight increase in engine speed when cold, and best of all it was so smooth and flexible.
So what are your injectors like?
Another possibility for a low speed misfire is a minor air leak. This problem has been gone into in such detail recently on this board I would suggest a search will provide you with many a happy hours reading.
jeremy
It doesnt shake violently or anything, it just vibrates a bit. I really didnt think there was anything wrong until someone said it was..
I dont think it's misfiring either - it's nice and smooth, sounds just like any other diesel I've heard and drives perfectly and accelerates fine. Surely I'd notice if it was misfiring? Just a bit worried after what the guy said..
I dont think it's misfiring either - it's nice and smooth, sounds just like any other diesel I've heard and drives perfectly and accelerates fine. Surely I'd notice if it was misfiring? Just a bit worried after what the guy said..