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bingus666
Senior Member I Joined: 28-September-2006 Location: Galway City, Ireland Status: Offline Points: 106 |
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Posted: 27-February-2007 at 20:49 |
Hi all, got me a sewing machine noise coming from behind the accelerator, every time I give it gas.... off she goes ..... nit nit nit nit nit nit nit nit nit nit.... in all gears. what de phuq?
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318IS Coupe mtec
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neileg
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The car is? And the engine is? |
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Cheers, Neil
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bingus666
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yup, it's a 95 318 IS coupe E36 M42 mate reckons there's a hole somewhere in the exhaust manifold thanks |
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318IS Coupe mtec
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Sporty1
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Might have blown exhaust manifold gasket, or a crack in manifold.
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neileg
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The manifolds on the M42 are made of different types of steel and are prone to cracking the welds. They can be rewelded quite successfully. Mine was done a couple of years ago.
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Cheers, Neil
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