7. CYLINDER/ PISTON
7-4
2.3.
Troubleshooting
When hard starting or poor performance at low speed occurs, check the crankcase
breather for white smoke. If white smoke is found, it means that the piston rings are worn,
stuck or broken.
Compression too low or uneven compression
Worn or damaged cylinder and piston rings
Worn, stuck or broken piston rings
Compression too high
Excessive carbon build-up in combustion chamber or on piston head
Excessive smoke from exhaust muffler
Worn or damaged piston rings
Worn or damaged cylinder and piston
Abnormal noisy piston
Worn cylinder, piston and piston rings
Worn piston pin hole and piston pin
Incorrectly installed piston
Summary of Contents for AHG1
Page 3: ...1 Quick Reference 1 2 1 Engine Frame Serial Number Frame Serial Number Engine Serial Number ...
Page 14: ...1 Quick Reference 1 13 8 General Troubleshooting Engine lacks power 8 1 ...
Page 15: ...1 Quick Reference 1 14 ...
Page 16: ...1 Quick Reference 1 15 Engine will not stat or is hard to start 8 2 ...
Page 17: ...1 Quick Reference 1 16 Poor handling 8 3 ...
Page 18: ...1 Quick Reference 1 17 Poor performance at high speed 8 4 ...
Page 19: ...1 Quick Reference 1 18 Poor performance at low and idle speed 8 5 ...
Page 20: ...2 External components Exhaust pipe 2 0 2 ...
Page 21: ...2 External components Exhaust pipe 2 1 ...
Page 57: ...4 LUBRICATION SYSTEM 4 1 Lubrication System ...
Page 66: ...5 ENGINE 5 1 Engine 1 ENGINE REMOVAL INSTALLATION 4 1 1 Removal 4 1 2 Installation 6 ...
Page 73: ...6 CYLINDER HEAD VALVE 6 2 1 SCHEMATIC DRAWING ...
Page 87: ...7 CYLINDER PISTON 7 2 1 SCHEMATIC DRAWING ...
Page 97: ...8 DRIVE DRIVEN PULLEYS 8 2 1 SCHEMATIC DRAWING ...
Page 111: ...9 FINAL REDUCTION 9 2 1 SCHEMATIC DRAWING ...
Page 122: ...10 A C GENERATOR STARTER CLUTCH Downtown 125i 10 2 SCHEMATIC DRAWING ...
Page 130: ...11 Crank Case Crank Shaft 11 2 1 Schematic Drawing ...
Page 134: ...11 Crank Case Crank Shaft 11 6 Remove the oil seal from the left crankcase ...
Page 156: ...14 FRONT ASSEMBLY 14 2 1 SCHEMATIC DRAWING ...
Page 157: ...14 FRONT ASSEMBLY 14 3 ...
Page 176: ...15 REAR ASSEMBLY 15 2 1 SCHEMATIC DRAWING ...
Page 196: ...18 STARTING SYSTEM 18 2 1 Starting System Layout Battery Start Relay Start Motor ...
Page 224: ...20 ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ABS 20 5 Pre diagnosis Inspection Chart 1 ...
Page 225: ...20 ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ABS 20 6 Pre diagnosis Inspection Chart 2 ...