dann2707 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Okay so let's leave it at that then 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Okay so let's leave it at that then Let's. I saw two identical 182 cups at Donington, lapping together all day. They were having a right laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Have you tested it with a proper light rather than just static timing? Yeah I have a basic strobe but my flywheel has TDC, +10 and -10 markings on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Yeah I have a basic strobe but my flywheel has TDC, +10 and -10 markings on it The timing should be 10 degrees at 1000rpm though according to this: http://www.porsche924-944.nl/manual/Haynes/05_Ignition.htm Setting the static timing at 10 degrees will be different at 1000rpm due to vacuum/mechanical advance. Tell me to shut up if you've already done all this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 They didn't conciously lower it; it's only 7mm lower than an A3. Which is because it is 150kg's heavier. Really? Because every other S/GTI/Sporty VAG model that rolled off the production line has been lower and/or stiffer than its base equivalent since the MK1 Golf... How is it possibly 150kg heavier than a 1.8T quattro (non-S), and yet still lower? ...Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 The seats weigh about 132542354234kg in the S3, so I would think that accounts for a fair bit of the weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 The timing should be 10 degrees at 1000rpm though according to this: http://www.porsche924-944.nl/manual/Haynes/05_Ignition.htm Setting the static timing at 10 degrees will be different at 1000rpm due to vacuum/mechanical advance. Tell me to shut up if you've already done all this I do it as per the proper Porsche manual with the advance line DC, at idle (950 rpm according to tacho although that's probably not that accurate). I'm probably doing something wrong though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Just advance it until it starts pinking then back it off a bit, best way to do it for performance too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Buy oversize pistons, wait ages for delivery, arrive this morning, get excited, measure, standard pistons. For f**k's sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Positive spin: At least you found that out now, rather than when your engine's in hundreds of bits ready to fit them! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Just advance it until it starts pinking then back it off a bit, best way to do it for performance too I guess I could try this, other than adjusting the idle screw to compensate would the mixture need changing too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I guess I could try this, other than adjusting the idle screw to compensate would the mixture need changing too? Should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 That feeling when you get a box full of goodies delivered and just want to crack on with fitting... I've got so much stuff to do to my car and no time to do it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I know dem feels, got wishbone bushes, spoiler to fit, induction kit to fit but no time. All I want to do is ride my bike too but I only see her once a week. Just kidding lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Does anyone want to see the worst looking car ever!! I don't even know what to say. I know dem feels, got wishbone bushes, spoiler to fit, induction kit to fit but no time. All I want to do is ride my bike too but I only see her once a week. Just kidding lol 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Bahaha perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Aaaaaaand another one of Mike's cars is f**ked. Driving home, sudden loud tapping noise (Louder than the usual, standard MX5 tap). Stopped the car, checked the oil, pretty much nothing left. Topped it up, loud noise still there. I've parked it up for the night now, miles from home with no idea what to do. f**k cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Probably picked up on a bearing/bearings. Seen the same done before, we flushed the engine out and fit new main/big end bearings (picked up on both) Sorted and touch wood the cars been fine ever since. Regular visitor for services/MOTs. I think from memory we did it without having to remove the engine from the car either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Bad times. "pretty much nothing left", how much is that with regards to the minimum point on the dipstick? Off the dipstick entirely? Either way, sounds like it may need a complete strip down. Gutted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Pretty much nothing left means small finger nail amount at the bottom, which is about half an inch lower than it should be. It's throwing lots of smoke out of the back too, nice smelly white smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I had an oil leak a while ago, for instance, and got some good tapping noises. Filled it up to get me home, tapping don't go to start with, but once it'd had some time to circulate it was fine as long as I kept it topped up until I got it sorted properly. How long did you run it after putting the new oil in, before deciding it was worth turning off again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Idled it for 5 minutes, then drove for about 3 minutes. On idle it sounded ok but was smoking like mad, under load it sounded like a machine gun so I decided to call it a day before totally destroying it. Being an MX5 it's always had intermittent tapping noises, they all do, but this was amplified rather a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Aaaaaaand another one of Mike's cars is f**ked. f**k cars. Don't want to sound like a fanny, appreciate this is a sensitive time, appreciate you have only just got the MX5 and have spent a little bit of money on it, appreciate I might be wrong. When was the last time you checked the oil? Couple of weeks ago? Thousand miles ago? Yesterday? This morning? Don't all MX5's have oil temp and pressure gauges in the dash? (May be wrong, new ones do anyway) In case you don't know pretty much all sporty cars older than about 10 years will use about a litre of oil about every 1000 miles. There are exceptions; I'm sure Rich once owned a Mk2 8V which didn't use a drop of oil for 72,000 miles and so on and so forth. But as a general rule of thumb when I had a car which didn't have an oil level sensor I checked the oil every couple of hundred miles. So if you haven't checked it for a couple of weeks, welcome to old high mileage cars If you checked it recently; where has it all gone? You WOULD have noticed a litre (that's about what the dipstick reading is) within the last couple of days billowing out the back or dripping into the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I've had MK2s that needed a litre of oil for every tank of petrol, not had many cars that used none 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I'm guessing most people have seen this? Pretty horrific driving from the Porka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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