Pinging

[blackshadow42]

It's always hard to meet up with someone anyways.Great advice can be given over the net.Then just take that info to your mechanic to do if your not confident to do it yourself 'yet'

for sure, yeah...anything to do with engine...i don't wanna touch it

other than that...I'm happy to DIM ( Do It Myself)

hahaha...

[Feverpitched]

Since:

1. Its a turbo engine;
2. The pinging sound comes on during acceleration;
3. The pinging sound gets worse if the aircon is turned on;

I deduce that it is pinging and not valve noise. Are you running an aftermarket ECU?

[bennjamin]

to have a turboed engine he HAS to be running either a piggyback ecu or a standalone ECU.

Try reducing the timing a touch (pyhsically via adjusting the dizzy) and run a higher octane petrol ~ see if that helps

Otherwise get it checkd out asap ads this could damage your engine

[gerard]

you could also check if your sparkplugs are the right heat range for a turbo. One possibility also is that your head or valves may be carbonised

[Feverpitched]

Not necessarily. Its not unheard of to just run a stock ecu and a rising rate fuel pressure regulator in low boost applications.

Either way it doesn't sound like valve noise. Check your timing as mentioned.

[aaronng]

I'm running Vpower, Shell. I'm not sure If I've advanced it or not. But my engine is B16A turbo.

I need to confirm it first...then I'll let u know...

If it is turbo'd, have you asked your tuner what AF ratio he has used? Do you exclusively use Vpower or do you use Caltex Vortex98, Mobil 8000 or BP Ultimate once in a while?

[blk_shadow]

If it is turbo'd, have you asked your tuner what AF ratio he has used? Do you exclusively use Vpower or do you use Caltex Vortex98, Mobil 8000 or BP Ultimate once in a while?

he is a true lover of a Shell V-power LOL. you better hurry and do ur final tune, man.

[blackshadow42]

Since:

1. Its a turbo engine;
2. The pinging sound comes on during acceleration;
3. The pinging sound gets worse if the aircon is turned on;

I deduce that it is pinging and not valve noise. Are you running an aftermarket ECU?

Yeah i'm using aftermarket ECU....anyway..problem solved..thx guys

[blackshadow42]

If it is turbo'd, have you asked your tuner what AF ratio he has used? Do you exclusively use Vpower or do you use Caltex Vortex98, Mobil 8000 or BP Ultimate once in a while?

I've been using Vpower since I bought the car...Never try caltex or mobil or BP though....

[beeza]

Don't keep us in suspense man,what was the problem?

[sendok]

problem finish? seen ur thread all in mechanical..

[Limbo]

Breeza - i'm assuming it hasn't been tuned properly as yet.

P.S where are you getting V-power from? all the servos i goto are always out, so i been pouring Vortex 98

he is a true lover of a Shell V-power LOL. you better hurry and do ur final tune, man.