Originally posted by SpliceVW:
Okay so I've got problems up the butt:

1) Stage 1 spec clutch/flywheel is still acting up. Clutch chatter at idle is very loud, and the whole engine shakes when you start from a stop. Calling spec soon, gonna find out what they're gonna do about this piece of crap.

2) Idles rough, large power loss, gas in oil, black smoke out exhaust. Check engine light says O2 sensor, replacing soon. The rough idle is causing a stall, diagnosis: bad IAC.

3) Tapping sound at low RPMs, goes away at about 2000. Sounds like its coming from lower engine. Just changed the oil, seemed to get better but still there.

4) Hissing/scraping sound, NO CLUE what the hell it is. Quiet but prominent, can only hear it when I'm driving next to a car or wall. Non-existant at idle, revving engine with clutch pedal down still causes the sound so its not the bad clutch/flywheel.

5) Excessive oil in intake. Not coming from the engine. No ideas.

6) Engine heats up way, way too fast. Will be halfway up the gauge after a mile or two. No ideas.

7) A/C not working. I'm ignoring that one for now.

If I hear one person tell me to use the search, I'm going to kill them. With a spoon. I've searched a little, everything seems to be left unsolved and its too hard to do an extensive search since it takes so long.

That being said, any help would be really, really nice..




Regarding 1.) Sounds like a bad pilot bushing or a faulty pressure plate (Not working evenly).

2.) Could be your fuel regulator or your injector(s) are bad and it's providing to much fuel to the pistons, you're sucking the un-used fuel into the oil with the pistons. Remember, that electric fuel pump will keep pumping gas as long as there's no pressure causing it to stop pumping. This will also cause your engine to run rich, blow smoke out the exhaust, and run like shi*.

3.) See No.2

4.) Low disk brake pad warning scraper. It makes that noise because it's dragging on the rotor after the pad wears to thin.

5.) Might not be oil, could be un-used fuel build up from getting to much fuel as indicated in No.2

6.) Engine will heat up fast if not running properly, and in your case it's far from proper!

7.) AC could just need a recharge - simple task, least of your worries right now.

Thomas

I Live My Life A Quarter Mile At A Time... During That 10 Seconds Or Less, I'm Free! 1998.5 SVT Contour aka: THE TOURMINATOR