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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 16:15:15 +0100
From: "Alan Buckingham" <alan_buckinghamnopsamreeinternet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Some problems in 9000i '89


Performance sounds fine. 185 kmh is about right. Also I wouldn't worry about idle unless it goes up and down quickly. Engine noise sounds like cam followers and should be ignored. Alan. "Terho Kohonen" <tkohonennopsam.student.oulu.fi> wrote in message news:Pine.SGI.4.21.0009190918360.10609758-100000nopsam.oulu.fi... > I have 9000i '89 which has now 312 000 km. I have had the car for 20000km > and the biggest worry so far is the engine noise. When cold, it makes a > rattling (diesel-like) noise. In the normal temp the sound becomes > smoother and more quiet, but still the engine noise is somehow coarse with > tick-tick-tick sounds. The idle also wanders between 820-880 rpm. These > symptoms have been the same last 20000km. I'm not satisfied with the > car's performance (I have reached only 182km/h), even though I know it > never has been a racket, should have bought the turbo... > > But what might be the cure for these sounds? Changing the timing chain or > something bigger and more expensive? Could some products (e.g Forte engine > flush) prolong the engine's life and make the noise smoother? The car has > had Shell's synthetic oil which has been changed after 10000km. > > One more thing: What might cause mild shaking of the clutch and engine > especially at cold start? > > Thanks, Terho > >

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