I didn't do the work, a local mechanic who said he has seen this happen before did the work. I don't think there was an issue with the walls of the piston getting scored because I don't think any part of the spark plug fell into the chamber.
You know the more I think about this the more i'm confused as to what the problem is. Indeed the car did stay running, although it sounded terrible, so it isn' t the timing belt. Maybe I'll drive over to the shop today in the girlfriends car and take a peak with some wrenches during the...
I was driving my 97gst today low rpm's turning down a street when all of the sudden i heard a popping noise and then a thwapp thwapp thwapp. I turned the engine off, looked under the hood (nightime) and couldn't feel any broken belts. I am guessing it is the timing belt :cry: (No time to...
I know this should be very simple but I can't get the small wire with the slide on connecter to come off my starter. Is there anything special I need to do?
Hey guys, i'm going to be replacing my stock clutch soon, with an act2100, and I was wondering what other steps I could take while the car is apart to help insure my car shifts like new again (clutch fork, etc) :thumb: