Help! Serious engine problems 09 Corolla

[Justin Grivich]

Hey everyone, I’m in dire need of help with my car.. Long story short, merging with traffic, accelerating to 5000RPM, then lost most of my engine power. Cylinders 2 and 4 are misfiring constantly. This is a 2009 Toyota Corolla with the 1.8L engine. It seems as though the valve stem caps came off or something. Something isn’t working correctly..

I’ll attach a link to a youtube video that I recorded of it..

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeBmWmCxA9w&feature=youtu.be[/video]

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[Justin Grivich]

[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=86091]Good find! Yes, over revving can cause the engine to fly apart. You’re lucky it was just the rockers. You have to consider the forces at work here. Those valves have to change direction 180º in a fraction of a second. There comes a point where inertial forces take over and things come apart.

Thanks for the update. Let us know what happens when you get it back together.[/quote]
Will do Eric, and yes, the ‘sudden’ acceleration was due to people having 2 floor mats in their car. I consider myself blessed that I don’t have to completely rebuild the top end of the engine.

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