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Clive Coetzee Posted on Mar 30, 2013
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At times it is as if my car has no power,very heavy on fuel and lifters are noisy. Isuzu 3.2 V6 24 valve 1999 model

I have just redone my Isuzu Frontier 3.2.V6 LX 24v motor. The car is very heavy on fuel, The inlet and exhaust cams had been switched on the one head. I changed them to their original sides and when i started the motor the lifters were very noisy on that head. The motor idles / starts fine, but sometimes wants to cut out at robots. It is also as if she is only running on 3/4 cylinders instead of all 6. At times she runs perfect and sometimes out of the blue she all of a sudden has very little power. Please advise a remedy. Clive Coetzee

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The cam profiles are different between in and exhaust cams so switching them may be the start of you problems. The noisy lifters probably came from the incorrect cam not allowing them to adjust properly . The rest of you problems probably come from the fact that the CPU is having trouble analysing and adjusting .

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SOURCE: 300zx engine idle

The reason it's stalling out is because of the adjustments you made to the CAS and TPS. You need to reset the CAS where it was, since when you rotate this sensor, you change the ignition timing. As for the TPS, that also needs to be reset to how it was. The way to adjust the idle on this engine is with a screw on the idle air control valve (IACV). At the back corner of the engine, on top on the driver's side, the IACV is bolted on. If you crouch down next to the driver's fender and look straight in at the IACV (with a flashlight) you will see a screw recessed in there, with the head pointing toward you. That's the idle adjustment screw. With the engine running, AFTER you have reset the CAS and TPS, turn this screw until you are able to set a warm-engine idle of roughly 750 RPM. Messing with TPS voltage and ignition timing is a sure-fire way to stall or blow up your engine.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 28, 2008

SOURCE: truck runs rough

Sounds like one of your chambers isn't firing. Run your car for a few minutes, shut it off then pull your plugs one at a time and see if one of them is wet. Might just need a new plug.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 31, 2009

SOURCE: Reinstallation of cylinder head on 4d56 deisel engine

Suspect cam timing or injection pump timing is a tooth off causing problem.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 15, 2009

SOURCE: 991 Isuzu 2.6l petrol runninf problem!

I realise you have probably solved this problem by now so sorry for the late news mate . Had a similar prob and it turned out to be an alternator malfunction . I replace the brushes and off she went . These things send voltage from the alt . to a fuel pump relay or whatever so the pump wont run if the eng isn't (or the alt isn't outputting any voltage.) . Hope you already had it sorted . But I hope this helps if not . Cheers Simon .

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 19, 2010

SOURCE: 1991 deville idling very ruff

Hi you should change the coolant temp sensor this is a white sensor on top of the intake and is part ot the computer system.

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Why does the initial cold start on my2.5L 1996 subaruhave noisy hydraulic lifters

Noise lifters on a 2.5 engine of the first generation are an unusuak problem; these engines are known to have "piston slap", which can sound fairly similar to noisy lifters. I owned a Forester with those symptoms and drove the car for more than 3 years without doing anything about it. The only real cure would be an engine rebiuld, which is , in most cases, not worth the effort, especially since most of the "stricken" cars continue to work without any problems for a long time.
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Engine Valve Train ? Ticking Noise

This is a step by step guide on how to find, remove, repair, and refit noisy valve lifters in your Isuzu 6VD1 engine.

The first picture explains a good way to figure out which side the noisy lifter is coming from, by using a stethoscope.

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The second picture is showing how the excessive clearence in between the valve and the valve stem itself cause's the ticking sound you hear. Of course you will need to remove the rocker cover to get to the vavle assembly.

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The 3rd picture shows the wear on the face of the lifter or lash adjuster once you have pulled it out, and once again you will need to remove the valve train to do this. Just mark with a white marker the valves with the excessive clearence before you pull the valve assembly off.

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The 4th picture is showing how to remove the valve lash adjuster from the rocker itself. As it says in the pic. be sure not to damage the O-ring as you remove it.

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The 5th picture is showing how to depress the check ball in the lash adjuster once it is remove so that the excess oil can be removed from it prior to cleaning and inspecting it.

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The 6th picture is showing that carburettor cleaner is sprayed on the lash adjuster, but make sure that the oring is carefully removed first. Then check for wear and tarnishing after cleaning.

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The 7th picture is showing the adjuster fully submerged in a cleaning solution like Calite to thoroughly clean it and while it is submerged, working the check ball in and out to get it really clean.

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Now once this has been done then soak the lash adjuster in engine oil and work the check ball to get the oil into the valve body.
Refit the o-ring and then refit back into the rocker.
Reassemble the rocker and valve assembly to the head and make valve clearence adjustments.

The last picture shows the refitting of the rocker cover with new gaskets and sealant being used, you don't want to have to remove it because its leaking.

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Well I hope that this quick overveiw of repairing those noisy and rattly lifters will be of great use and also save you a bit of money.

Happy motoring everyone.

Regards

Jason
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Why are the lifters getting louder and intermittent sputter.

There are several reasons for noisy lifters. They could be starved for oil due to low oil pressure or dirt in the engine.
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Hi , usually a knocking / pinging from the valve cover indicates a lifter tapping. Could be worn out or just worn. Do you change your oil every 3000 with high quality oil? (I always have used valvoline standard with outstanding results) Dirty oil and filter and or incorect weight oil and or using synthetic oil in older cars can result in lifters tapping. If your oil is under 2000 miles since last change and you used a high quality oil (watch who changes your oil, some places use inferior oil because its cheaper) you can buy a pint of oil treatment formula to quiet noisy lifters to coat the lifter and quiet it down. It is a sign of engine wear, but one lifter tapping a bit wont really hurt your engine mechanically. If they all get noisy, time for a valve job. Root cause is wear due to insufficient lubrication. The lifters on newer cars are all hydraulic and they self adjust. No manual adjustment is possible. Bottom line: keep your oil changed regularly using a high quality non-synthetic oil for your 1999 vehicle.
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