Oil in Spark plug and oil leaking from throttle body side..
- Thread starter mdking
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Yup, bought a set of NGK PFR7Z-TG two weeks ago for my 60k km service.
Edit: Oops, Roy beat me to it. There you go.
Edit: Oops, Roy beat me to it. There you go.
Just pulled out the first spark plug to change them. Car is just under 36k
Found this..
Im not technical minded, but I don't think it's supposed to be there.
There is oil on the plug, and the coil and in the spark plug hole...
Called the Renault garage that the car has the warranty with. They were as helpful as they have ever been. (NOT)
Car is going in Tuesday.
Found this..
Im not technical minded, but I don't think it's supposed to be there.
There is oil on the plug, and the coil and in the spark plug hole...
Called the Renault garage that the car has the warranty with. They were as helpful as they have ever been. (NOT)
Car is going in Tuesday.
I wouldn't worry too much with those, heat range doesn't look right with that multi electrode item, get some iridiums in
Is the oil filler cap next to that plug hole (sorry only just had my car)? because thats a fault that happens with the twin spark alfas, missing the hole and filling up the nearest two plug holes.
Not the same car but same problem. ;/
And the last post until tomorrow's finding's.
Just taken 3 videos of the engine noise.
Cold / warm / up to temp
Anyone else notice if their engine sounds like this?
Cold
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwcPt2uBNLc[/YOUTUBE]
Warm
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfXe_hdW23s[/YOUTUBE]
Fully up to temp
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ECc5L-LiMs[/YOUTUBE]
Just taken 3 videos of the engine noise.
Cold / warm / up to temp
Anyone else notice if their engine sounds like this?
Cold
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwcPt2uBNLc[/YOUTUBE]
Warm
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfXe_hdW23s[/YOUTUBE]
Fully up to temp
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ECc5L-LiMs[/YOUTUBE]
This thread is also up on the Renault sport forums. Im waiting for their call.
Thing im most concerned about is the tapping noise above, maybe it is something to-do with the spark plugs.
But that tapping has been there for quite some time...
Update 2. Just had a phone call from the dealer.
1. They could not fault the car.
2. The tapping noise is the normal noise from the injectors.
3. The Oil leak picture above, is just sweating. They have torqued up the bolts on the cam cover.
4. I spoke to them about a knocking noise coming from the foot well of drivers side. (when the car is cold and you lift of the accelerator in 2nd / 3rd gear) Nope could not see anything wrong with it.
5. Did not even mention the spark plugs and the oil that the car went in for in the first place!
I asked the person I spoke to on the phone, if i could hear another 197 / 200 they have in their forecourt. Hopefully i will have time to do that this evening.
Failing that could someone post up a vid of their standard 197 / 200 engine sound?
Matt
1. They could not fault the car.
2. The tapping noise is the normal noise from the injectors.
3. The Oil leak picture above, is just sweating. They have torqued up the bolts on the cam cover.
4. I spoke to them about a knocking noise coming from the foot well of drivers side. (when the car is cold and you lift of the accelerator in 2nd / 3rd gear) Nope could not see anything wrong with it.
5. Did not even mention the spark plugs and the oil that the car went in for in the first place!
I asked the person I spoke to on the phone, if i could hear another 197 / 200 they have in their forecourt. Hopefully i will have time to do that this evening.
Failing that could someone post up a vid of their standard 197 / 200 engine sound?
Matt
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