the new motor (to me that is)

micra-almera

micra-almera

hey everyone might have seen my previous post last week on n16 buying information and just managed to find time to get on the internet, i bought the almera after trading in my micra :( on saturday 27th but couldnt drive till monday as no tax :( but been driving her for the past week and good things so far, started her on the monday after taxing her and had a horrible squeal on start up and driving it never went quiet, so rang the dealer and said bring it straight back and hel fit me new belts covered under the month warranty he gave me, so did that and watched him fit it, and all was good until today, it only makes a squeal on start up and then stops and afterwards i get a lumpy idle itl sit at 800 but drop to almost stalling itself then rise vice versa but only at a stand still, any ideas on the belt and the lumpy idle? tried ringing dealer but hes on holiday till tuesday and said hel sort it when hes back. i could probably do it myself but what do i do? lol anyway enough of me rambling on im sure you all want pictures otherwise this thread is worthless i know :) hope to be buying club membership shortly :) oh and its a 2004 phase 2(i think) 1.5se

thanks
steve

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Welcome along. Looks in pretty good condition mate. Cant help you with the idle problem but i am sure someone will. Any plans for it?
 
If i remember timing chain elongation would show these types of symptoms. Do you feel like the car is lacking power?
 
DaveFR said:
If i remember timing chain elongation would show these types of symptoms. Do you feel like the car is lacking power?
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whats timing chain elongation? haha its completely screwed me :P and yeah it feels like lacking power for a 1.5, but this morning the idle didnt play up it sat just under 1000rpm and no change? so some days its fine some not?

and thanks for the warm welcome and to the other questions it is going back to dealers for re tensioning just i wanted to do it myself sooner im a impatient so and so :) and itl be staying pretty much standard so oem+ i might lower her a wee bit and add the wrap around spoiler, foglight bumper but nothing major as my first child on the way and the misses strict rules on the modifying part

thanks steve
 
Idle could be cam sensor, crank sensor, maf sensor, coilpacks, o2 sensor or the timing chain stretch.

Get the dealer to check the chain tensioner to see if theres any stretch. Then get them to plug in the diagnostics and scope the sensors to make sure theyre working as they should.
 
micra-almera said:
whats timing chain elongation? haha its completely screwed me :P

thanks steve
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old style chain next to new style chain

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timing chain stretch, old stretched chain compared to new chain
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