- 1. Quad 4 Racer help needed (score: 1)
- Author: "George Ryan" <quad4fiero@webzone.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 06:13:13 -0500
- I have run a Q4 in my Fiero for years. And, yes - I have experienced a clicking after runs. Initially, I thought it was the terrifiic heat conditions we in the Midwest run in. My oil pressure was lo
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01546.html (8,752 bytes)
- 2. Re: Quad 4 Racer help needed (score: 1)
- Author: washburn <washburn@dwave.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 07:14:40 -0500
- I don't think this is terribly unusual. I experienced the same thing with my Audi 4K. It just goes away after awhile, and has never resulted in an ill effects hat I can tell. -- Patrick Washburn <was
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01548.html (7,150 bytes)
- 3. Re: Quad 4 Racer help needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Jeffrey Lloyd" <jslz3@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 06:22:36 PDT
- does the quad4 have hydraulic tappets, I know the bmw M52 motors are notorous for the same symptoms, every one tapps after a run, the tapets need time to build up oil press again. then the car is fin
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01553.html (7,338 bytes)
- 4. Re: Quad 4 Racer help needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Justin Hughes" <ka1ult@channel1.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:36:49 -0400
- Forgive me for suggesting the blatantly obvious, but have you checked the oil? :) Seriously - someone I know had a ticking in his VW GTI after a run. Turned out he was a little low on oil. He topped
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01554.html (7,222 bytes)
- 5. Re: Quad 4 Racer help needed (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:25:51 -0700 (PDT)
- Conversely, too much oil can also aggravate ticking. Case in point: The Miata 1.8l engine has a 4.3 qt crankcase capacity. A couple of times, the dealer put in 5 quarts at an oil change, and ticking
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01564.html (7,821 bytes)
- 6. Re: Quad 4 Racer help needed (score: 1)
- Author: "George Ryan" <quad4fiero@webzone.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:39:40 -0500
- The Q4 is a double overhead cam engine, the valves ride on rollers, there are no tappets in this engine. I get a slight noise after a run (only on very hot days) But, like the Audi, when I let the mo
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01615.html (7,827 bytes)
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