So I just got back into town last night from another trip up to Wyoming (Cheyenne, Casper, Rock springs, Evanston, then back home).

 

During the trip, My little '91 Lego ran like a champ! She shifted smooth, had decent power going up the hills (it was bad.. in my '88 GL, semi's were passing ME going up hills :-\).

 

Every time I stopped for gas I let the engine run for a minute or two (using the turbo/shortun option on the alarm). Weather or not this was necessary doesn't matter much... I just felt after a 300 mile strait drive i should let it sit for a few seconds . I checked the Crank pulley to make sure it was still true as well as other things and closed up. Good, Good and Good.

 

Get back into Colorado and fill up around Loveland/Ft collins.. get out of the car and notice a /slight/ tick.. not loud much but noticeable.

 

Get home and park it, the tick is almost as loud as it was on my GL!

 

I was under the impression that the EJ22's didn't tick unless something was terribly wrong.

 

I was planning on doing another oil change when i got back home, and throw some Seafoam in there. would that clean it up? maybe some 10w30?

 

 

-Justin

They can and do tick when the lifters bleed down. I had one start making noise on my 96. I changed the oil with Valvoline Maxlife and it went away for about 2000 miles, but I thought I heard it again about a week ago. Hasn't done it since so it might have been my imagination. I'm keeping an ear out for it. If it does come back I may end up removing all the lifters and checking them over to see if any need replacement.

An oil change is probably needed.

 

Could be the backing plate on the oil pump needs tightening or the o-ring between the pump and the block needs to be replaced. Front main should be done at the same time.

 

GD

oil change did the trick. I was planning on doing it anyway but that worked out.

 

Next question though. I'm needing to get plates for the little roo and have a CEL pointing to the knock sensor. rather than just replace it (no $$) is there a way to get the light to shut up for 20 minutes? just long enough to do emissions and call it good?

 

 

-Justin

You could grab a used one from a picknpull.

Or it might be enough to unplug the wire and remove the sensor to make sure the ground surface and wire connection are clean.

is there a way to get the light to shut up for 20 minutes?

 

Generally a resistor around 560 kilo-ohms in place of the sensor will do the trick. Not sure about that earlier model, but on later models the ECU is looking for a certain impedance range in the circuit.

My 93 lego would tick if the oil got below 3/4.Put some more oil in and it would go away unit the oil level was below 3/4 again...

 

oh crap I necroed.

Haaa! At least the month was the same.

 

3/4 oil capacity is like a whole quart low. The poor thing was starving!

it also leaked oil like a sieve-valve covers,cam covers on the back of the engine...I tried to fix the cam cover leaks and ended up making it worse.ended up loosing about 1/2 quart for every 200 miles I drove...

haha.. well thanks for the input. even if its a year later :-P.

 

unfortunately, i dont have the lego anymore :-/

 

 

-Justin

Haaa! At least the month was the same.

 

3/4 oil capacity is like a whole quart low. The poor thing was starving!

 

on my ej22 that's how I knew it was low as well.. not like I don't check it or anything but I was dealing with leaks and all as well

You sure it's not just your sense of perception?

 

 

Maybe you should drop that engineering degree off at your local university...

 

--Damien