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UC TORANA HATCH

Started by _UNVSM8_ , Dec 06 2007 10:42 AM

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#226 rodomo

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Posted 13 June 2008 - 06:48 PM

Has it got an oil light or guage working? Do they/it register?
It may just be lifter noise if it has sat for a long time.

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#227 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 13 June 2008 - 06:57 PM

the ignition module was F****D! lol very common problem i am tole over and over again..

yeah dont have a light and gauge dont work cos its no connected cos the motor has a switch but i looked inside the rockercover and its almost dry in there so i think it needs to be primed like in the tread that evil uc hatch posted up...

but then again it could be the lifters too but need to get oil first i think

Ben

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#228 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 13 June 2008 - 11:37 PM

Oil pump trick to get pressure up,

Take the oil pump off, unbolt the cover and then get the tub of vasaline out of your top draw next to your tissue's

Get a good handful of vas and pack it into the pump all around the gears until its chocka's bolt your cover back on put it back on the car, Give it a few winds over with the coil lead off, then fire it up, The engine will probly tick for a while, if it hasnt been run for a while, My old engine ticked for about half an hour until the lifters pumped, Just be patient, If the ticking doesnt go away after a long time, Get some LUCAS Heavy duty oil stabilizer, Drop half a litre from your sump and add half a bottle of this, its magic Posted Image

see how you go with your wacky lube fist and let us know :spoton:

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#229 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 11:20 AM

you and ur sexual jokes greenmachine215 haha didnt need to use either man filled the oil filer with more oil a bit thinker oil and before long i had oil presser

the loud noise which i though was just cos the engine had no oil up top was actually the throttle body leaking but now i think i have sorted that will go out and test it a little later on this arvo

Ben

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#230 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 04:30 PM

well it wasnt the throttle body... hmm its sounds very much like a vaccum noise but i cant find where its coming from... car seems to be running fine besides that very loud noise.. anyone got any ideas? its at the front of the motor im sure..

anyways took the car out for a wash much needed wash too! heres some pictures sorry they are from my phone but turned out alright
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and a little something i bought the other day to finnish it off

Ben...

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#231 rodomo

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 06:24 PM

What did you do to isolate the throttle body from being the noise?
These are noisy at idle with no aircleaner and if thats a pod filter in your pic, that would hardly mask the noise.
Lift the throttle a whisker off idle and see what happens.

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#232 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 07:47 PM

well i originally thought it might be leaking from where the throttle body bolts on to the manifold but have sealed that so thought it must be something else...

when u say loud how loud are you talking? this noise is louder than the exhaust its like a hissing noise that hurts your ears..

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#233 _high_rpm_

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 08:07 PM

my vr has a prity loud induction noise on it

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#234 _torana_

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 08:09 PM

make up some foam from dishwashing detergent and place it around your inlet manifold, throttle body etc. Wherever there is a leak it will suck it in and show you where the problem is.

I had a high pitched whistle coming out of a car i had and had no idea what the noise was. The foam trick led me to a stuffed gasket between the inlet manifold and carb that looked perfect but was whistling really high pitched that hurt my ears when being revved.

cheers Julian

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#235 _studricho_

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 08:50 PM

I have to agree that they have a very loud hissing noise at idle from the throttle body.

Borrow a standard pipe and air box and dummy fit that to see if the noise goes away, you'll be surprised at how much quieter the induction noise is with a standard air box set up.

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#236 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 09:16 PM

i'll have to look into it...

thanks for the idea Julian so would you see the bubbles being sucked in quite easily? perhaps it just the pod filter... especially because its straight off the motor and its a bit of a cheapy i think ive got dads VZ air box at home will maybe try hook that up and hear for differences..

another question!!

did people doing this conversion with a T5 manual use just the torana clutch cable? or something different? because i cant seem to get it right and i think its max out and the petal release point is right at the ground making it hard to get in and out of gear..

Ben

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#237 _torana_

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 10:17 PM

if you make the bubbles dense and put a small amount ( < 5cm ) youll see them disappear real quick. Works a treat.

Tell us how you go.

cheers Julian

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#238 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 17 June 2008 - 07:23 PM

Ben,

I see you have a pod filter on there, Those throttle body's do have a very loud induction noise at idle, i wouldnt worry too much about it, Best thing to do if you think you have a vac leak, Get some CRC or WD40 and spray a mist around all the possible area's, If the engine Pics up a little from one of the area's you sprayed Thats more than likely the prob, But im going with everyone else on this, its the throttle body noise,

Regards to the clutch cable, if youve' gone max adjustment, you may need to get the cable resized, doesnt cost much at all, ive even done them myself with oxy/acetyln and a rod of silver solder, worked a treat.

good luck with it

marc

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#239 RIM-010

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Posted 17 June 2008 - 07:44 PM

Hurry up and get it fixed Ben, I want to see this thing

Can't wait to see it mate, you've put a lot of work into the old girl.

Tim

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#240 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 17 June 2008 - 08:00 PM

well boys im getting there

clutch problem is fixed

noise is slowly getting quieter the longer i have the car running which is good its louder than i would expect from the pod filter however it doesnt seem to be affecting the idle or anything so might just leave it lol

if dad gets home early tomorrow were going to take it for a drive to make sure everything is sound and to make sure she doesnt over heat or anything

so its pretty much done

went to tyrefryers house tonight and got a few little thingy's for it and getting his lowered rear springs off him so should sit nicely then but not to sure about the front might be to low well i like it but dad recons its too low :huh:

lol

will get around to making a vid of the car so u can see what ive done and how she sounds

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#241 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 24 June 2008 - 05:40 PM

well guys thought i'd do a little update...
well ive had bad luck with the car since ive had it going
its idling fine however every now and the it just about drops out!
my fans have stopped working and the engine warning light is on!
i have no idea what is wrong with it! and cant get someone to come look at it until friday morning :cry:

all i want to do is cruise but its a never ending story of problems :furious:

Ben

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#242 _evil UC hatch_

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Posted 24 June 2008 - 06:25 PM

well mate thats a typical story of a project, always cost more than you first think and quite often have some bugs to work out, but once you get these things sorted you will have something really sweet.

I hope its something cheap and simple

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#243 rodomo

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Posted 24 June 2008 - 06:46 PM

With Wraith75's car, I remember being told that the engine light would be on all the time though I can't remember the reason.

Solution however, was not to run one.

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#244 _brett_32i_

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Posted 24 June 2008 - 07:11 PM

disconnect your iac solenoid and then set the idle speed.

i have had a couple of cars where the idle screw is wound too far out and the iac has to open to get the isle speed up which makes the noise.

when due for a clutch cable get one for a walky, they have a better inner and are/were only about 45 bux

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#245 _luv the uc_

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Posted 24 June 2008 - 08:53 PM

Do you know about the self diagnose function with your engine light?

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#246 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 24 June 2008 - 10:03 PM

well rodomo i spend big bucks getting the computer re calibrated to suit the torana so this should be working properly...

i believe my car is in what is called "limp home" mode.... thats why initially the computer had the fans come on way to early but i just thought thats how it was until i read up about it on the streetcommodore website.. but why?

luv the uc tel me more a bout this self diagnose function???

Ben