I read something on that it's about the Distributer Going bad

 

Going to get the motor's noise looked at tomorrow... hoping to get this fixed once and for all.

 

If they find a solution to it tell us because that would be very good information to know!

 

If u can pinpoint the area, it would help but it sure sounds like mine when the distributor went bad. A pretty easy fix if you are careful.

 

Okay so we put a stethoscope to the distributor cap and the noise is definitely coming from the distributor.

So we pulled the cap and rotor off. There really wasn't any play in the distributor. But the piece of metal at the top of the rotor was bent, and the spring-loaded metal tip on the inside of the cap looks like a pencil tip... so something wasn't rubbing right. I just did a full tune up rather recently, so it seems like a lot of wear and tear has been occurring in a short period of time:




I replaced both yesterday... because while it may or may not have been the noise, this definitely wasn't right.

The chirping noise is still occurring, and I found that I also have a pretty little exhaust leak.

 

The problem i had was a seizing distributor- not the cap or rotor but the shaft inside. There are some good writeups on changing the dizzy without messing with the crank but be careful while removing it or else you'll be forced to find the tdc.

 

The problem wasn't the cap or rotor, but because they were bent, I replaced them anyway.

Today I got an all-new distributor, and the noise is gone .

 

Good job!

 

Today put in a bigger and badder battery. 660 CCA.

Old battery died while I was in a parking lot.

With the new battery, I'm starting up faster and have much better performance with high beams. Gotta say loving it so far.

 

Keep up the great work. I love your attention to detail. I can relate to your need to keep her clean. Thanks for the insperation. Now, all I need in an xj to play with,

 

I saw a couch on the side of the road today. Normal people would think it was trash. I see it as a photo OP!

 

Thanks!

 

Carpe sofa!

 

Just read this thread from start to finish. In love.

 

That's awesome