B16A Strange Sounds?
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B16A Strange Sounds?
Hello, H-T!
I'll keep this short.
B16A stock + S4C trans. Powered by a B16B EK9 Type-R ECU. (Wrong ECU, I know.)
I just noticed this noise from the motor and havent been able to run any tests yet.
It sounds like a very low pitch thumping. Not quite like a knock.
It was over-revved 2 times on accident but it was very brief.
- Never been low on oil.
- Never been overheated.
Any idea of what it could be?
I'll keep this short.
B16A stock + S4C trans. Powered by a B16B EK9 Type-R ECU. (Wrong ECU, I know.)
I just noticed this noise from the motor and havent been able to run any tests yet.
It sounds like a very low pitch thumping. Not quite like a knock.
It was over-revved 2 times on accident but it was very brief.
- Never been low on oil.
- Never been overheated.
Any idea of what it could be?
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Re: B16A Strange Sounds?
An update: it ended up being a loose spark plug on #2. It had unthreaded and backed itself out. Rethreading it back to normal fixed everything. The sound was just compression escaping.
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