kv6 poor tickover after heads refitted ?

[chris75]

Originally Posted by milford man

If the battery was fully charged and in good condition it would have to be a massive load on it to drain it in 5 minutes. Get a new battery after nine years it owes you nothing.


Regards John

Just been back to Halfords for one ! Apparently the old one had a listed capacity of 680 , but could only test out at 240 . That means it is very poorly .
Couldn't resist complaining that it hadn't lasted very long !
Back to checking current drain and then the misfire now ……………………...

[roverbarmy]

We had a Jag at work which ran terribly on first start up. It let someone down on a job and a poorly battery was diagnosed. After a new "Varta starta" was fitted, all the poor running, spurious warning lights etc., disappeared! Electrickery on these modern beasts!

[Sheraton]

Hopefully the Battery is the source of your issues.


my concern was your term - "A Mighty Clatter" - this is NOT how i'd describe the "Tappety" sound I experienced after fitting my New Cylinder Head.

before my repairs, whilst diagnosing timing belt issues I had what I'd describe as "A Mighty Clatter" which cleared quickly - I was then left with a Poor Tickover - turns out the Mighty Clatter was Valve on Piston Contact


hopefully it's just different folks use/interpretation of terminology




Paul.

[chris75]

Well , the new battery is starting her up fine and the alternator is supplying 14.3v at the battery so hopefully that side of things will now behave . Still perhaps an issue in that battery drain measures 0.31A Stocktake mentions that the drain might be taking place through the alternator ; anyone know how I would check this ie by connecting an ammeter to the large terminal on the alternator ?
Re the misfire , I have today swapped the plugs and coils over between cylinders 2 and 4 , hoping that the misfire code would move from cyl 2 to cyl 4 and confirm plug/coil as the culprit . It didn't , but frustratingly the misfire is not as bad as it was !
Took it for a 5 mile run today and apart from tickover and pulling away , she was running and pulling well .
What's next ; injectors ?

[trikey]

Originally Posted by kaiser

You are not really saying anything here. You said you would be worried, which to me, at least, would indicate you would be able to substantiate your thinking with a bit of intelligent input. This is waffle.
My gardener can give this type of advice.

Without seeing (Or hearing the noise) It is difficult to diagnose via the forum, all I know is that upon reassembly of an engine a strange clattery noise is far from good.

A bit like a stone in your lawnmower blades, ask your gardener what that sounds like

[chris75]

Can any of the T4 gurus tell me how much information on my misfire a T4 diagnostic could give me ? My code reader tells me it is a misfire on cylinder 2 , but that is all . I'm not even sure that their cylinder 2 will be the same as Rover's cylinder 2

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by chris75

Well , the new battery is starting her up fine and the alternator is supplying 14.3v at the battery so hopefully that side of things will now behave . Still perhaps an issue in that battery drain measures 0.31A Stocktake mentions that the drain might be taking place through the alternator ; anyone know how I would check this ie by connecting an ammeter to the large terminal on the alternator ?
Re the misfire , I have today swapped the plugs and coils over between cylinders 2 and 4 , hoping that the misfire code would move from cyl 2 to cyl 4 and confirm plug/coil as the culprit . It didn't , but frustratingly the misfire is not as bad as it was !
Took it for a 5 mile run today and apart from tickover and pulling away , she was running and pulling well .
What's next ; injectors ?

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