Questions tagged [cylinder]
Related to the area of the engine block where the piston travels.
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troubleshooting Cylinder 2 misfire on Toyota MR2 Spyder
I am dealing with Cylinder Misfire p0300/P0302/P0304 codes on my Toyota MR2 Spyder and trying to get to the bottom of the issue.
Here is what I have tried so far:
Changed all 4 Spark plugs
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My 2009 Chevy Traverse has a cylinder shot and Timing belt is there a time stamp or on board history on when it went out
Is there a time stamp or history on when a cylinder or timing
Chain went out
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2007 Chrysler Aspen 4.7. brake light on
I had to change my brake booster and master. When I got it all back together my brake light stays on. I pull the brake pedal up to the switch for light then it will go off but sometimes not. What ...
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I have a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro 2lt with a lot of problems
I have a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro RS and I'm getting a cylinder 6 misfire. I swapped the spark plugs because they were burnt, but I'm still getting a cylinder 6 misfire. I even checked the coil packs. ...
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2005 Subaru Legacy Cylinder 3 misfire
My Wife's Subaru's check engine light recently came on, when we went to auto zone to check the code it came back as a cylinder 3 misfire, we went to our mechanic and he changed the sparkplugs, but ...
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2008 GMC Yukon 5.3L engine vibration at low speeds with cylinder deactivation
I have a 2008 gmc yukon 5.3L that has developed an engine vibration at low speeds with cylinder deactivation like when coming to a stop. Does not vibrate while normal low speed cruising but when ...
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Cylinder sleeves mildly rusted after heads were off
I had my cylinder heads off for valve tuning for a prolonged time period so moisture got in and some very mild surface rust collected inside the cylinders whose pistons were not in TDC (4 out of 6). ...
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Testing piston ring
One of my cylinders is leaking and I have determined so far that at least one or both of the intake valves are leaking. However, now that I have that cylinder head off, I would also like to test the ...
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Cylinder leakdown threshold
I did a cylinder leakdown test on my 6 cylinders and they range at 75-80% retention, meaning 20-25% leaking. What is an acceptable rate of cylinder leaking?
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Mini Cooper S JCW R56 (2012) Misfire
My mini is having an issue with engine msifiring and rpm does not go more than 5 as it starts to tumble. Recently I had a cracked cylinder and changed the whole engine with a less used engine and ...
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Can one detect coolant leak due to blown head gasked by visual inspection of pistons/spark plugs?
I have problems with my 2004 Honda Civic. My engine overheats and there is no hot air coming to the cabin, even if the temperature gauge shows Hot. Every mechanic I know told me that it is a clear ...
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Is there such thing as horsepower per cylinder?
I've heard of power per liter but is there such a thing as power per cylinder? I mean, I know more cylinders would mean more power for an engine.
For example, a 6.0 L naturally aspirated V12 can make ...
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Rear brake cylinder's piston "really" stuck: how to remove it?
The rear brakes in my hobby car are drums type. One of its brake cylinders have one of the pistons "really" stuck: it won't move by hydraulic force by pressing the brakes pedal; it won't move by ...
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2017 Hyundai Elantra 2.0L #2 cylinder misfire
I borrowed my dads OBD2 tool (BlueDriver) did a scan, the codes returned were for that specific cylinder misfiring. Purchased an ignition coil (as that has been the issue on previous 4 cars with that ...
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Finding TDC with a screwdriver.. what if screwdriver gets stuck?
I was performing a leak down test on a chevy vortec 4.3L V6.
In order to find TDC on the #3 cylinder, I stuck a screwdriver down the spark plug hole and slowly turned the crank pulley with a wrench. ...
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What does radiator water in the cylinder well indicate?
The vehicle was running fine last week.
Stood for a few days and then when put under load (flooring it) the 2nd cylinder was found to be misfiring.
Popped off the engine cover and removed the 2nd ...
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What is typically involved to repair a internal combustion engine that has a cylinder misfiring?
I have a vehicle with a cylinder misfiring (according to my OBD-II code reader). I have decided to have a mechanic repair it, as I have never performed a similar motor vehicle repair.
Note that the ...
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How are compression rings lubricated?
My question relates to the lubrication of cylinder walls and piston rings. It is my understanding that pistons in cars consists of 3 rings; two compression rings and the oil/scraper ring.
As far as I'...
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Can clutch fluid be low for any reason other than a leak?
I’ve had two top up my clutch fluid two times in a few days though it hasn’t gone low today.
I was looking for the leak which I believe can only occur in clutch fluid container, master cylinder, slave ...
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Yamaha FZS 600 Faser - Losing a cylinder when hot
I recently bought a 1999 Yamaha FZS 600 Fazer. It was absolutely fine on the test ride. Did a couple of other short rides (about 20 mins), also fine. Then today after about 15 mins I lose a cylinder. ...
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Purpose and correct name of plastic inserts in 2-stroke cylinder
I recently replaced the cylinder and piston on a broken chainsaw 2-stroke engine and I found 2 plastic inserts inside the cylinder. I'm wondering what purpose these serve, and what the correct name ...
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What effect would a hole out of the bore at the bottom be?
My end cap bolt dislodged from the piston and ended up in the sump, it broke right through the bore at the bottom making a small hole about 0.5cm^2.
I was intent on replacing the piston and bearing ...
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Pros and cons of driving a vehicle with a misfiring cylinder
Check engine light came on for a Toyota Prius that is only being driven about once a month since COVID-19 pandemic began.
OBD-II scanner shows P0302, which indicates the problem is a misfiring ...
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Side effects of small amount dirt from spark plug well
I was changing a bad spark plug on my F150 4.6L V8 and despite cleaning the spark plug well as thoroughly as I could muster (rearmost cylinder and under the dash pretty well so very little clearance) ...
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Will boring a cylinder affect its longevity thereafter?
I had to deal with a worn out cylinder recently and was suggested to bore the engine which seems perfectly normal.
I am assuming the compression ratios will change so what do mechanics do to ...
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Does a 2-stroke engine needs "break-in" after replacing cylinder and piston?
I just replaced cylinder and piston (with new gasket, rings, etc) in a 2-stroke 52cc string trimmer engine. It started at the first pull and sounds great, I let it run for 5 minutes, adjusted the carb ...
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Are wet cylinder liners' shims utterly neccessary?
This old Skoda engine I'm rebuilding has wet cylinder liners, and uses thin copper shims in their seats. The manual talks about liners protrusion between 0.14 to 0.32 mm above the block, and available ...
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Cyclinder 2 misfire error code - 11 Dodge Journey 3.6L V6
2011 Dodge Journey Mainstreet 2wd 3.6L V6 100k miles
Check Engine Light on, first read Low Voltage
replaced Battery
Check Engine Light came back on, 2nd read Cylinder 2 misfire, & Thermostat
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Toyota 4EFE Cylinder head
Why does the Toyota 4EFE engine have 3 Allen Heads in the middle of it?
The Cylinder head will not remove from the block. Do these Allen Heads need to be removed to separate the cylinder head?
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Brakes go to floor after bleeding
I've got a 97 Honda Civic, no ABS, front disks, and rear drums.
A few days ago I had to slam on my brakes and I locked up the tires, and after that my brake pedal went to the floor. I got home, and ...
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Drove with radiator cap not tight all theway
....I didn't know my radiator cap was loose till I saw my car overheating...eventually it wouldn't accelerate as I pulled over n opened the hood I saw it was missin n their was radiator fluid ...
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Can i Use The Same Old Bolts On The Same Cylinder Head? [duplicate]
Car: 2010 Passat CC 1.8 TSI
Would it be a really big problem if I use the old cylinder head bolts or not?
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Fiat Uno 1.0 cylinder head valves
I would like to know how to remove the valves from the cylinder head.
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Pistons ordeal: more pistons problems; two issues in one question
So, still having problems rebuilding this old engine (Skoda Estelle 120, 70's, RWD, rear mounted engine). First of all: getting new parts is out of the question since I have no access to those. So I ...
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Check engine light mysteriously turned off
I had a check engine light indicator turned ON this morning. I took it to AutoZone to get the code for the CEL and got a cylinder misfire on two of my cylinders. When I started my car back up the CEL ...
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Is it really necessary to resurface cylinder and substitute piston?
I believe this is common in motorcycle maintenance, I have heard in some places that, once you get the piston outside the cylinder there is no way back, you need to resurface the cylinder and get a ...
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Cylinder misfire after leak down test
I am getting cylinder misfire OBDII error codes after performing a cylinder leakdown test. During the test, I was turning the crankshaft to reach TDC for each cylinder and I'm now thinking whether it ...
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Is this the correct brake union for my cylinder?
I'm replacing the rear brake cylinder on my 2004 Hyundai Getz 1.3. Although the cylinder comes with the bleeder nut, it doesn't come with the union nut that is used to connect the brake hose to the ...
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Stuck valve, loss of pressure. Risky or only poor performance?
I have a 1998 Toyota Tacoma 2.7L 4cyl with 202,000. The engine has been running rough and will occasionally sputter and die when I let off the gas pedal. I had it diagnosed and they think it's a ...
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Cleaning pistons and cylinders with oven cleaner
Can I use oven cleaner (composition: 5-15% aliphatic compounds, 2-aminoethanol, butane and propane...) to clean the carbon off the cylinders and pistons of my BMW R80GS 1991 Motorbike (without ...
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How to fix an injector leaking into the manifold?
I suspect I have an EFI common rail injector that fails to hold pressure and slowly leaks petrol into the manifold when the engine is shut down (and possibly while running). I am interested in why ...
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How bad is 30% cylinder leak?
I recently performed a cylinder leakdown test searching for a cause for oil loss. On 5/6 cylinders, I pumped it up to 90 psi on the left gauge and the right gauge was between 75-80. Only 1/6 wouldn't ...
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Cylinder leak down test to detect oil leakage
My 2007 Tacoma loses about 3.5 qt of oil out of 5 every about 1500 mi. I know it's low because the engine starts periodically rattling, I don't know which part but it's 100% correlated to the low oil ...
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Small crack/gap between cylinders on block
I was doing a head gasket replacement onnmy 86 Kawasaki ninja gpz1000 and I while cleaning the gunk off the top of the block I noticed a small gap/crack in between two cylinders (Pictures are linked ...
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Why is a W-16 called, well, W?
The term "W-16" seems to imply some sort of configuration that resembles the letter W, which implies three banks of cylinders with one sharing a common cylinder head. In fact, the Bugatti W-16 in the ...
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Engine consuming oil and white smoke comes out when starting the engine while cold
my car has been consuming oil for a while now but only recently has started to smoke when it is started while the engine is cold.
I thought that maybe because I am using a synthetic oil in a high ...
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Afraid to crank engine - how can I tell if my cylinders are flooded with water?
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We had really heavy rains here today. I was in my '99 M5, idling in traffic when I noticed the brake pedal feel became really notchy. When I let go of the brakes the pedal would not travel ...
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