How to Diagnose Auto Engine Problems

Your vehicle may have its engine problem which is quite tricky to diagnose. The common engine problems can be easily identified such as engine problem caused by inappropriate maintenance or exhaustion due to normal wear and tear. It is important for you to first diagnose your engine problem and then move ahead to replace otherwise fix anything. Let us discuss how to diagnose auto engine problem in the subsequent section

Step 1:

Begin with starting the engine.

Step 2:

Check out to take note of firm and prompt ticking sound that is coming from under the valve cover on the top of the engine. It is indicating that there is something going wrong with valves sticking or the engine timing. To cope with this dilemma you have to make a valve adjustment on the vehicle

Step 3:

There are some engine problems that are caused by various types of smokes coming out of it. For this, test out for smoke emerging from the tail pipe. White smoke specifies that the head gasket on the engine has failed. This white “smoke” is in fact the steam caused by the engine heating the water in the engine coolant formerly it oozed past the failed head gasket. On the other hand, blue smoke point toward the oil entering into the combustion chambers. And it is caused by faulty oil seal rings. If you find grey or black smoke there then it will signify that the engine is running “rich” means there is too much fuel and insufficient air. To fix this problem you have to tune your engine.

Step 4:

Next, test out for engine surging which is occurred due to an appalling or else malfunctioning throttle position sensor. In this situation, sensor is not capable of collecting plus providing information about the position of the throttle. To solve this problem, replace the sensor.

Step 5:

Finally, listen in a knocking or pinging sound which is different from a ticking sound. This knocking sound right through the RPM range points out misfiring which means the fuel in the engine is being blown up at an inappropriate time (either early or late). This Pinging is truly the sound of the piston slapping next to the side of the engine cylinder walls which could lead to catastrophic engine failure. For fixing this problem you need to check the timing of your engine