Possible Cam problems HELP?!?!?

sterlingboy · February 17th, 2011, 12:10 PM

So my car has been driving fine since i got the cam in and tuned and all. And it has been about 3 weeks to a month running good and all. But recentley the check engine light came on and when i put in my chip to read the code it just said cylinder missfire in first 1000 revs, and the mechanic I took it to said that it was not just one of the cylinders missfiring so it couldn't be the spark plugs or wires that was wrong with it. And i have contunied to drive it for about three days now and last night there was this loud clicking noise coming from under the hood but only when I was in drive not in park. And as i sped up the thumping/vibrating increased and I was too scared to go over 45mph on the highway, it was that bad! Anyways im taking it back up to Houston Performance Monday so hopefully they will fix it. But my question is do any of yall have any idea what that could be?? And if so do you think it is a real serious problem or not??

SlowSix · February 17th, 2011, 02:06 PM

Everyone is having cam install problems : /

6ixer · February 17th, 2011, 02:35 PM

If its mis firing.. timing issue?? Idk I'm just throwing my thoughts out there...check srings and timing belt and coil

ESG-642T · February 17th, 2011, 03:40 PM

*making a list*

1.) mustang mike
2.) you

But in all seriousness , check the simple stuff first. I think mike had that same code. I think its an install issue personally.

PS:
two places I've always been told not to go in houston were strictly and houston performance, not sure why but i've been given a long lecture several times on both.

GreenMustang00 · February 17th, 2011, 06:06 PM

Well you did put the cam in and took it straight to a dyno didn't you?

southfour! · February 17th, 2011, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by GreenMustang00

Well you did put the cam in and took it straight to a dyno didn't you?

Hopefully they broke it in first.

dadejack · February 17th, 2011, 06:43 PM

Broken/cracked Plug?

GreenMustang00 · February 17th, 2011, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by southfour

Hopefully they broke it in first.

Doubting it

mustangmike! · February 18th, 2011, 02:31 AM

... yes same code i got
still dont know the issue ... but ill tell you this, i had noises while driving and before I knew it, i parked the bitch and pulled out a bent pushrod ...

So now i get to take the SOB back apart and start over ...

and btw ... noises arent good ...
oil pressure ? Y/N ?
Dyno tune ?
Chip ...

sterlingboy · February 18th, 2011, 02:35 PM

Im gonna try and get my step dad to tow my shit back up to houston performance tommorow to see if they can figure out what's wrong with it.. and my oil is fine and i had my spark plugs replaced when i got the gears put in about 3 months ago so they should be fine.. Im gonna change the timing belt probably cause mine is kind of cracked. And my motor seems to be shaking pretty damn hard just at idle so maybe i knocked something loose in there or something, cause ALL the noise started right after i went over this violent ass speed bump.. but im gonna fix whatever it is quick cause i dont really have a choice i need my car...but when i figure out what it is ill let yall know! Thanks for the advice, im praying it's nothing too serious

GreenMustang00 · February 18th, 2011, 02:44 PM

Timing belt huh

ESG-642T · February 18th, 2011, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by sterlingboy

Im gonna try and get my step dad to tow my shit back up to houston performance tommorow to see if they can figure out what's wrong with it.. and my oil is fine and i had my spark plugs replaced when i got the gears put in about 3 months ago so they should be fine.. Im gonna change the timing belt probably cause mine is kind of cracked. And my motor seems to be shaking pretty damn hard just at idle so maybe i knocked something loose in there or something, cause ALL the noise started right after i went over this violent ass speed bump.. but im gonna fix whatever it is quick cause i dont really have a choice i need my car...but when i figure out what it is ill let yall know! Thanks for the advice, im praying it's nothing too serious

SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG IF YOU HAVE A TIMING BELT, that would be your problem.

GreenMustang00 · February 18th, 2011, 02:51 PM

During my cam install I did not come across one of these timing belts you speak of? Perhaps Chris Torres did a motor swap for ya?

Edit: Im sure you meant serpentine belt though.

SSteady98 · February 18th, 2011, 04:33 PM

xD Poor guy getting so much shit for the timing belt. how much of an improvement did you see after installing the cam though? hows it sound?

mustangmike! · February 18th, 2011, 05:17 PM

LOLz
Timing Chain maybe ???

Poor kid...

and im sure you would know if your belt was loose ... or broken ...

Timing chain cracked ??? hmm that sounds like a big WTF were you thinking ... almost like my cam bearings ... but they still hold oil pressure !

Looks like your in the same boat i am

taking apart your car again !

This shit gets expensive and time consuming ..

mustangmike! · February 18th, 2011, 05:19 PM

To answer Q above me, I swapped with a catback exhuast and it was very bogged down due to restricted flow and incorrect tune ...

But it did idle much harder !!! Potential for an awesome fucking sound was there ... just not the right exhuast

9986paulk · February 18th, 2011, 11:46 PM

Oh and you can add me to the list of having trouble with a cam, ESG =P haha remember mine? and we never really found out what the exact problem was. All I know is when I took it out, the car ran perfect again. And it could not be tuned with it. I might try again though, a stock v6 sounds like shit.

ESG-642T · February 18th, 2011, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by 9986paulk

Oh and you can add me to the list of having trouble with a cam, ESG =P haha remember mine? and we never really found out what the exact problem was. All I know is when I took it out, the car ran perfect again. And it could not be tuned with it. I might try again though, a stock v6 sounds like shit.

What happen with your car??

I don't even remember what cam you were running?

9986paulk · February 19th, 2011, 02:02 PM

always seemed like it had a miss and erratic running/starting. We couldn't get the AFR to be steady at all and always had bank-to-bank issues. One would always be pegged lean and the other pegged rich. Took it out and all problems went away. And we did troubleshooting for everything possible, other than the timing mark being off on the cam or some grind error, whatever the odds of that are. It would even make decent numbers sometimes, but always broke up up top and had erratic misses.

And it was a comp cam 212/218 110 lsa .545 lift

mustangmike! · February 21st, 2011, 10:58 PM

wtf ?

February 17th, 2011, 12:10 PM	#1
sterlingboy Regular 2002 Mustang V6 Auto 15.2@90.79 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: baytown, texas Posts: 133 iTrader: 0 reviews	Possible Cam problems HELP?!?!? So my car has been driving fine since i got the cam in and tuned and all. And it has been about 3 weeks to a month running good and all. But recentley the check engine light came on and when i put in my chip to read the code it just said cylinder missfire in first 1000 revs, and the mechanic I took it to said that it was not just one of the cylinders missfiring so it couldn't be the spark plugs or wires that was wrong with it. And i have contunied to drive it for about three days now and last night there was this loud clicking noise coming from under the hood but only when I was in drive not in park. And as i sped up the thumping/vibrating increased and I was too scared to go over 45mph on the highway, it was that bad! Anyways im taking it back up to Houston Performance Monday so hopefully they will fix it. But my question is do any of yall have any idea what that could be?? And if so do you think it is a real serious problem or not??

February 17th, 2011, 02:06 PM	#2
SlowSix Formerly 01silversixer 2001 V6 15.47@89.57 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,471 iTrader: 1 reviews	Everyone is having cam install problems : / __________________ Build Thread

February 17th, 2011, 02:35 PM	#3
6ixer Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 mustang v6 14.6@99.68 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: east greenbush, ny Posts: 1,567 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	If its mis firing.. timing issue?? Idk I'm just throwing my thoughts out there...check srings and timing belt and coil __________________ Ported heads, comp cams cam, AM CAI, posi'd rear with 3.73 gears, flowmaster exhaust Fixed clutch!!!!! "My mustang likes a good ol' fashion bowl of rice....especially fried"

February 17th, 2011, 03:40 PM	#4
ESG-642T [8MINUS2] 2002, Ford, v6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 12,317 iTrader: 0 reviews	making a list 1.) mustang mike 2.) you But in all seriousness , check the simple stuff first. I think mike had that same code. I think its an install issue personally. PS: two places I've always been told not to go in houston were strictly and houston performance, not sure why but i've been given a long lecture several times on both. __________________ Hi, You can call me Kyle Random ESG fact: Had a prochamber on his v6 before it was popular. WTB: v6 BBK valve covers

February 17th, 2011, 06:06 PM	#5
GreenMustang00 1 Wheel Peel 2000 Mustang 393w 2001 Mustang GT Vert Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,583 iTrader: 4 reviews	Well you did put the cam in and took it straight to a dyno didn't you? __________________ 2000 393w Swapped Vert 2001 GT Vert 2002 Six Banger

February 17th, 2011, 06:43 PM	#7
dadejack Look Ma! My First Post! Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Broken/cracked Plug?

February 18th, 2011, 02:31 AM	#9
mustangmike! I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2004,1994,1967 14.37 @ 96 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 6,015 iTrader: 1 reviews	... yes same code i got still dont know the issue ... but ill tell you this, i had noises while driving and before I knew it, i parked the bitch and pulled out a bent pushrod ... So now i get to take the SOB back apart and start over ... and btw ... noises arent good ... oil pressure ? Y/N ? Dyno tune ? Chip ... __________________ 227whp N/A V6 Now w/ 8th Mile 8s ! How To Jmod Your Late Model 4R70W

February 18th, 2011, 02:35 PM	#10
sterlingboy Regular 2002 Mustang V6 Auto 15.2@90.79 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: baytown, texas Posts: 133 iTrader: 0 reviews	Im gonna try and get my step dad to tow my shit back up to houston performance tommorow to see if they can figure out what's wrong with it.. and my oil is fine and i had my spark plugs replaced when i got the gears put in about 3 months ago so they should be fine.. Im gonna change the timing belt probably cause mine is kind of cracked. And my motor seems to be shaking pretty damn hard just at idle so maybe i knocked something loose in there or something, cause ALL the noise started right after i went over this violent ass speed bump.. but im gonna fix whatever it is quick cause i dont really have a choice i need my car...but when i figure out what it is ill let yall know! Thanks for the advice, im praying it's nothing too serious

February 18th, 2011, 02:44 PM	#11
GreenMustang00 1 Wheel Peel 2000 Mustang 393w 2001 Mustang GT Vert Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,583 iTrader: 4 reviews	Timing belt huh __________________ 2000 393w Swapped Vert 2001 GT Vert 2002 Six Banger

February 18th, 2011, 02:51 PM	#13
GreenMustang00 1 Wheel Peel 2000 Mustang 393w 2001 Mustang GT Vert Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,583 iTrader: 4 reviews	During my cam install I did not come across one of these timing belts you speak of? Perhaps Chris Torres did a motor swap for ya? Edit: Im sure you meant serpentine belt though. __________________ 2000 393w Swapped Vert 2001 GT Vert 2002 Six Banger

February 18th, 2011, 04:33 PM	#14
SSteady98 95ish5.0 1995 GT Slow Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Angelo Posts: 490 iTrader: 0 reviews	xD Poor guy getting so much shit for the timing belt. how much of an improvement did you see after installing the cam though? hows it sound? __________________ 1995 Mustang GT BBK Shorty Headers, H Pipe, CAI, UDP, 255lph Fuel Pump Spec Stage 3 Clutch FR500's all the way around Cobra R Hood Want Gears, Cam, TW Heads, Turbo(Last)

February 18th, 2011, 05:17 PM	#15
mustangmike! I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2004,1994,1967 14.37 @ 96 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 6,015 iTrader: 1 reviews	LOLz Timing Chain maybe ??? Poor kid... and im sure you would know if your belt was loose ... or broken ... Timing chain cracked ??? hmm that sounds like a big WTF were you thinking ... almost like my cam bearings ... but they still hold oil pressure ! Looks like your in the same boat i am taking apart your car again ! This shit gets expensive and time consuming .. __________________ 227whp N/A V6 Now w/ 8th Mile 8s ! How To Jmod Your Late Model 4R70W

February 18th, 2011, 05:19 PM	#16
mustangmike! I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2004,1994,1967 14.37 @ 96 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 6,015 iTrader: 1 reviews	To answer Q above me, I swapped with a catback exhuast and it was very bogged down due to restricted flow and incorrect tune ... But it did idle much harder !!! Potential for an awesome fucking sound was there ... just not the right exhuast __________________ 227whp N/A V6 Now w/ 8th Mile 8s ! How To Jmod Your Late Model 4R70W

February 18th, 2011, 11:46 PM	#17
9986paulk Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 Mustang V6 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Youngstown Posts: 1,226 iTrader: 3 reviews	Oh and you can add me to the list of having trouble with a cam, ESG =P haha remember mine? and we never really found out what the exact problem was. All I know is when I took it out, the car ran perfect again. And it could not be tuned with it. I might try again though, a stock v6 sounds like shit. __________________ Twin Turbo

February 19th, 2011, 02:02 PM	#19
9986paulk Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 Mustang V6 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Youngstown Posts: 1,226 iTrader: 3 reviews	always seemed like it had a miss and erratic running/starting. We couldn't get the AFR to be steady at all and always had bank-to-bank issues. One would always be pegged lean and the other pegged rich. Took it out and all problems went away. And we did troubleshooting for everything possible, other than the timing mark being off on the cam or some grind error, whatever the odds of that are. It would even make decent numbers sometimes, but always broke up up top and had erratic misses. And it was a comp cam 212/218 110 lsa .545 lift __________________ Twin Turbo

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February 21st, 2011, 10:58 PM	#20
mustangmike! I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2004,1994,1967 14.37 @ 96 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 6,015 iTrader: 1 reviews	wtf ? __________________ 227whp N/A V6 Now w/ 8th Mile 8s ! How To Jmod Your Late Model 4R70W

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