Chapter 8 – Cylinder and Piston
Service Manual AJP PR3/PR4 8 - 2
TROUBLESHOOTING
Low compression, difficulty in starting or
inappropriate performance at low revs:
Piston rings worn, broken or seized;
Cylinder and / or piston worn or damaged.
Valves
o
Wrong valve clearance
o
Burnt or warped valves
o
Wrong valve timing
o
Valve spring broken
o
Irregular valve seat
o
Warped vale in open position
Cylinder head
o
Leakage in the cylinder head gasket
o
Nut of cylinder / cylinder head studs
incorrectly tight
o
Warped contact surface
o
Incorrect tight of spark plug
Very high compression, overheating or
pre-detonation:
Excess carbon deposits on the piston head
or on the combustion chamber;
Rectified cylinder head or changed
combustion chamber profile
Smoke excess from the exhaust:
Valve seals are damaged;
Improper installation of piston rings;
Piston or cylinder rings worn or seized;
Damaged valve stem sealing.
Abnormal noise:
Wrong valve clearance
Excessive rocker arms or rocker arm shaft
wear
Worn camshaft or worn camshaft bearings
or bushings
Piston pin seized or the hole of the piston
pin is wear out
Piston rod seized
Worn timing chain
Worn camshaft timing gear
Worn valve stem end contact with rocker
arm
Worn valve or broken valve spring
Worn valve seat
Cylinder, piston and piston rings worn /
seized.
Smoke out the breathing tube in the
engine crankcase:
Piston / segments or cylinder wall
damaged.