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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: oldpoopie on April 12, 2012, 12:02:32 am

Title: Sudden and shortlived knocking
Post by: oldpoopie on April 12, 2012, 12:02:32 am

Two days ago, i was pulling out of a parkinglot in the 85 and it all of a sudden started running rough nd knocking. At first i thought i threw a rod. I let it come down to idle and the noise went away. Been drivng normally ever since.

Any ideas on what it may have been? Injector stuck?

Title: Re: Sudden and shortlived knocking
Post by: rabbitman on April 12, 2012, 06:52:03 pm

My vote goes that an injector was stuck open, it happened to me twice and both times I was sure a rod was gonna fly through the block.

Title: Re: Sudden and shortlived knocking
Post by: ORCoaster on April 12, 2012, 08:05:44 pm

Two votes for sticky injector.  Throw some ATF at it and see what happens. 

Title: Re: Sudden and shortlived knocking
Post by: oldpoopie on April 12, 2012, 10:40:58 pm

Will do.
Perhaps I'll run a can of diesel-purge as well.

 FWIW the injector bodies are the originals, rebuilt by DFIS with new GTD nozzles.