bolt inside throttle body :(

kermut · Post by **kermut** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:59 pm

hey guys got a big problem with my car, i think the guys i bought the engine off put a bolt and nut in there on perpose so id go back again >:(. neways i took the bolt out the nuts still there but i cant find it, when i start the car i can hear it...the car wont make power at all and theres white smoke comming out if the rocker cover.can a brocken valve do that? and also the car stalls and jercks a lot at low revs...

help guys :~(

mxysxy · Post by **mxysxy** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:49 pm

how do you know there was a bolt and nut there in first place?
and how exactly did you get the bolt out?

kermut · Post by **kermut** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:56 pm

awww sorry i was doing a service changing spark plugs n a heard a rattle when i took the throttle body off n shaked it n out fell a bolt, and i know theres a nut still in there cause when i start the car it rattles n then goes away. i thougt it might be tappets but it was way too loud.but i cant find where it is.unless it was the bolt and it bent and broke off a valve?

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:50 pm

u sure its a nut? cos when the engine drops a vavle it sounds like a nut in there

kermut · Post by **kermut** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:03 pm

say its the valve dose that mean one of my pistons are dead and thats the cause of power loss?

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:08 pm

it appears so!

mxysxy · Post by **mxysxy** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:22 pm

I cant believe how many times I heard almost the same story of foreign objects killing engines, at least 4-5 isolated incidents over the last 2 years.

you need a new engine,
search the forum, you will even find detailed pics of the same accident

kermut · Post by **kermut** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:51 am

sweet thanks for your help bro

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:57 am

Pics like this...

And that was just a washer.... I'd hate think what a full size nut would do. Dont be driving it or starting it, start getting the heads off to look see.

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:23 am

used GR engine:
$450

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 384752.htm

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:46 am

Will be selling my MIVEC engine in 2 months or so...

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:35 pm

ill be selling my mivec engine now...

btw your fto is turbo yeh? u might have dropped a valve from running too much boost...

how much boost has your fto ran?

and for how long

kermut · Post by **kermut** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:23 am

thanks for the pics dude ...i think the guy i bought the engine off put it in there so id have to go bak to him >=(...i did accedentally run .9 bar i thought it was 9psi on the avcr but .5 is 7psi my frend told me so i blew some sh*t up i think lolz...

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:58 am

i think 12.5psi would f**k the engine pretty good after awhile