Checked my car and tried starting it again

Kinja'd!!! "M54B30" (m54b30)
07/30/2016 at 18:15 • Filed to: None

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Some better footage of the noise. It did start for a few seconds but it sounded horrible.


DISCUSSION (11)


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > M54B30
07/30/2016 at 18:38

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Hate to say it, but that engine lacks compression and sounds like it smoked at least one bearing.


Kinja'd!!! My X-type is too a real Jaguar > M54B30
07/30/2016 at 18:45

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No spark why your guess is as good as mine.


Kinja'd!!! dogisbadob > M54B30
07/30/2016 at 19:06

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vertical video :(

turn the phone sideways when recording video


Kinja'd!!! M54B30 > dogisbadob
07/30/2016 at 19:42

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What difference would it make? I recorded it for the audio. Unless you really want to see me pumping the gas pedal 


Kinja'd!!! M54B30 > My X-type is too a real Jaguar
07/30/2016 at 19:42

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 X 1,000


Kinja'd!!! M54B30 > RallyWrench
07/30/2016 at 19:43

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x1000

This might be the end of an era for it


Kinja'd!!! Matt Nichelson > M54B30
07/30/2016 at 21:28

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Mine made that same noise when the coils went bad on it. Maybe that’s all it is. After your other post I am worried there may be more to it, though. When will you be able to get it to a shop?


Kinja'd!!! M54B30 > Matt Nichelson
07/30/2016 at 21:41

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God I hope so. AAA came and got it, the shop’s closed until Monday so I just get to wonder/worry/concern myself

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Kinja'd!!! LOREM IPSUM > M54B30
07/30/2016 at 22:16

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I can’t listen now, but if it’s a loud tapping it might just be a loose spark plug. They’ll sound like top end failure when loose, but torquing it down should do the trick if that’s what it is.


Kinja'd!!! LOREM IPSUM > LOREM IPSUM
07/30/2016 at 22:40

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Ok, got a chance to watch the vid. Not a loose plug.

Hard to say. Maybe fuel pump or relay. Maybe coil if that engine uses just one. Ews may have gone out of sync (if equipped) especially if you let the battery go dead with the key in the ignition.

Hope they can get you sorted


Kinja'd!!! AMGtech - now with more recalls! > RallyWrench
07/31/2016 at 03:11

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Agreed. And something is very tight judging by how quickly it stopped turning when it died.