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I'm having to remove the transmission in a diesel Audi A3 to get access to the timing components (Terrible design, but that's another story!) I've taken the transmission off and inspected the clutch, I was going to buy a new clutch but they're about $250. It doesn't look terrible although this...

I’ve recently been changing some timing chains on a mix of diesel and gas cars. I’ve noticed with the diesels, while the oil is generally black compared to the gas however the inside of the engines are cleaner, nothing has that golden tarnish or sludge that you see in gas engines? I’ve noticed...

I've just changed my plugs and the old ones where pretty bad, the gap was way out of spec. The car is a manual and before changing the plugs it was very easy to stall. If anybody else drove the car they'd stall it straight away, I've gotten used to it and know exactly how much gas to give it.etc...

Got back from the mechanic, after a basic oil and filter change a few weeks back (would normally do it myself but with my back problems I can't atm). The car is a Suzuki Swift 2006 with a M15A engine with just over a 100K Miles. He told me that he is concerned about the amount of sludge in...

I've just bought a small 6KW diesel generator, it's only 2 years old but has about 2500 hours on it. Anyway, the engine seems fine, oil is clean and it starts right up no smoke like a dream. However 5 minutes after starting the engine bogs down and the voltage drops, then the unit cut's off due...

Hi all, I've just got a small diesel generator 5-6KW with a 400CC Yanmar L100N air cooled diesel engine inside. When I start it up it will give a puff of black smoke until it is up to speed then it runs clear as you can see in the video. Is this normal or should I be worried about it ? Video...

I recently made a post about a generator which the engine (Yanmar l100 clone had failed). It needed a new Block piston, and crank which would have cost me around £350 GBP / ($582 USD) I thought that wouldn't be worth it. Anyway i was looking for a new clone engine for the generator, and i...

I picked up a broken diesel generator for free(10hp Chinese yanmar clone 6kw unit), i didn't know the history of it, all i knew is it was faulty in some way. Anyway the initial inspection was good, it appeared to have decent compression (at least i thought it did) and the injector was spraying...

Now, i understand with two cycle engines gas and oil vapor enter the crankcase, and considering this is so close to a possible source of ignition and heat or possibly crankcase blow by, it makes me wonder why 2 stroke crankcases don't explode

I put a post up a couple weeks back about a yanmar l40 diesel engine i acquired.I am having one problem with it seems to produce a blue / white smoke (And before you tell me its burning oil, it isn't) it is worst when it is cold but is also noticeable when it is running at high rpm at any...

yesterday at work (we are having a clear out) i looked in one of the out buildings and found a Yanmar diesel engine its in really good shape i have never heard of them before and i was fascinated by it so i asked my boss if i could take it as it would have only have gone for scrap otherwise and...

Hi, i have just rebuilt a Honda gx340 engine i got given by a builder which was used as a pressure washer after its rod snapped and caused carnage in the engine, everything was OK cam shaft wasn't bent or damaged, balance shaft wad fine the crank had aluminum melted to it which came off with a...

A couple of weeks ago I did a post regarding finding a new piston for a gx200 clone engine, anyways I now have this piston and rings and Installed them and put about three hours in the engine however I pulled the head off the engine after that just to check everything was going fine and noticed...

Right so recently i have won at a auction loads of gasoline powered equipment i have a 7hp 4kw honda clone generator with a bad piston (it has a crack in the crown) so no compression anyway it is a honda gx200 clone with where everything is the same as the gx200 but the piston is 70mm in...

Well i have one of these engines installed to a power washer it has electric start and runs very smooth it only has about 2 hours on it, i needed a spark plug for a lawnmower and i had no choice but to take it out of the 160 clone anyway i took it out and it was black and slightly wet with oil...

I recently took apart my generator engine (Honda gx200 clone) due to the compression release mechinism was stuck open, i fixed that and changed the oil with some Castrol Magnatec, while i was at it i checked the piston for scuffing and it was realy smooth and nice i ran it for about 10 miniutes...