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You can just bend it so its not rubbing on anything, Check the very front of it as well, to make sure when your driving the wind does catch it which could cause it to vibrate. I had mine vibrate after i had the exhaust changed and it wasn’t put back correctly. So what i did was to take a hammer and a piece of wood and knock it into place so it was all snug against the undercarriage.
It could be many things stopping the coolant circulating.
I would take out the water pump, disconnect the hoses to the engine (water intake & outlet pipes) then get a hose pipe with a trigger nozzle along with a rag, Place the trigger nozzle into the water intake hole on the engine itself and wrap the rag around the nozzle so no water can get out of that hole, Pull trigger to get the water to push anything that may be blocking any passage ways, You’ll see water coming out the water outlet when its clear. also while you have the water pump out you can inspect it and test it.
It could also be a faulty thermostat so check that also.
1st thing I’d check is your Gas cap for brittle/crack seal, sometimes the seal on the gas cap can become brittle allowing the fuel vapor to leak through the Cap. usually most common cause
A puller would be a good purchase and then you’d have it if you ever needed it again.
On the other hand if you have a Air hammer you could put something blunt in the air hammer and use that to vibrate it loose.
If the drum is stuck on the pads then hit it hard with a heavy hammer, I know it sounds a bit gruesome but that’s how i get a stuck drum off. You will need to hit it hard at 3 ,6, 9 & 12 O’Clock.
if that doesn’t work use a bearing pully.
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Could you give a little more detail as to the problem. Such as any noises any vibration,hesitation, Temp change?
It could be as simple as a some dirt blocking the fuel line and at idle not allowing enough fuel to the intake.
I believe what they are trying to tell you is loosen the bolts that hold the cam in place evenly, otherwise it could put stress on the Cam.
most manuals will tell you which sequence to undo the bolts.
Thrust bearing is in the transmission and has nothing to do with the cam.
you can remove any hose as long as you replace it,
As for picture 2 that looks like a Vacuum pipe which should be connected to where its snapped off. No wonder your having trouble starting the car.
As a quick test have someone start the car while you put your finger over both ends of the broken pipe nad where it connects, If it then starts you’ll need to replace it or do a quick fix with some duck tape.
Well when your car is cold the thermostat remains closed until the temperature gets to a certain degrees, once it gets to that certain degrees it opens up to allow the coolant to circulate around the engine, They usually fail with age or dirty coolant, Sometimes they stay open in which the car will have trouble when the engine is cold because its allowing the coolant through to early.
Well if you think about it, if its stuck in the closed position then the coolant can not circulate therefore the engine would over heat.
The thermostat is usually in front of the water pump.
You can test the thermostat by taking it out and placing it in a bowl of boiling water and see if it opens, usually within around 10 seconds. if it doesn’t open then its faulty. Pretty cheap to replace. about 10$
the thermostat looks like this
differ slightly from car to cari had the same problem a few yrs ago, it was the seal in the master cylinder had worn and was allowing the fluid pass the plunger
have you checked that your thermostat is working, It could be stuck in the closed position which would cause the coolant not to circulate.
Take your car to the nearest garage (most have a rolling road) and ask them if you can put your car on the rolling road. you’ll be able to pin point the noise more easily. (the garage wont charge for this).
A rolling road is where they test the brakes and look like 2 giant rollers that your wheels can go on. you can then take the car to the required rpm’s and will be able to find more or less exactly where the sound is coming from.
No, its not on the pipe its above the pipe and made of aluminum, look just after where the O2 sensor is on the exhaust, then look above the pipe, Its a heat plate that protects the car from the heat of the exhaust, its not actually attached to the exhaust it looks like its attached to the floor but underneath the car.
But if you can feel it through the steering wheel then its more than likely a wheel bearing on its way out.
the heat plate looks like this
