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[The Waynester]

Oh god, something else wrong with me bloody car now
after all the great work Symes did for me
i am going to have a go at cleaning the "breathers" as Syme suggested
but wondered if anyone else has had the same problem and knows what it is
i am getting a "pinking" in 4th and 5th gear now, at about 1000 - 1200 revs when pulling away after coming to a roundabout
my miggy has never done this before, i have been using Sainsburys Fuel recently, just because its cheaper
have now just filled up with BP Ultimate, maybe that will cure the pinking?

i have had new spark plugs put on last weekend, i didnt replace the HT leads, or could it be coil pack? crank sensor?
i am getting no EML light flashing up when its pinking, should i do a paperclip test?

thoughts?

[dbug]

Oh god, something else wrong with me bloody car now
after all the great work Symes did for me
i am going to have a go at cleaning the "breathers" as Syme suggested
but wondered if anyone else has had the same problem and knows what it is
i am getting a "pinking" in 4th and 5th gear now, at about 1000 - 1200 revs when pulling away after coming to a roundabout
my miggy has never done this before, i have been using Sainsburys Fuel recently, just because its cheaper
have now just filled up with BP Ultimate, maybe that will cure the pinking?

i have had new spark plugs put on last weekend, i didnt replace the HT leads, or could it be coil pack? crank sensor?
i am getting no EML light flashing up when its pinking, should i do a paperclip test?

thoughts?

  and don't panic 

[The Waynester]

Paperclip test done

no fault codes, only the usual 31 and 12   

[The Waynester]

saying that, i had a coil dis pack fitted in February 2012, so surely cant be that giving the pinking

[RobG]

Did you sort the knock sensor issue http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=96711.0

[The Waynester]

Yes Rob, knock sensor all sorted out, completely sorted the problem when it was done, had new one fitted

[Andy H]

Oh god, something else wrong with me bloody car now
after all the great work Symes did for me
i am going to have a go at cleaning the "breathers" as Syme suggested
but wondered if anyone else has had the same problem and knows what it is
i am getting a "pinking" in 4th and 5th gear now, at about 1000 - 1200 revs when pulling away after coming to a roundabout
my miggy has never done this before, i have been using Sainsburys Fuel recently, just because its cheaper
have now just filled up with BP Ultimate, maybe that will cure the pinking?

i have had new spark plugs put on last weekend, i didnt replace the HT leads, or could it be coil pack? crank sensor?
i am getting no EML light flashing up when its pinking, should i do a paperclip test?

thoughts?

My thoughts? Change gear!

The V6 is very smooth & hides the fact that it is labouring at 1000rpm (unlike a diseasal engine which is designed to slog along at low revs).

I don't know how many miles your engine has done or how much oil it uses but it probably has carbon deposits in the cylinders that will promote pinking. Also a high mileage engine will not have much oil pressure at 1000 rpm so it will do it no good at all labouring & pinking at low revs.

[col-mv6]

have ya thought about crank sensor for ign advance as that is a common cause of pinking if the before tdc fire isnt advanced enough it will pink ,,,

[The Waynester]

Crank Sensor been done 3 years ago, my car has never pinked at 1000 revs, suddenly it is now
its done 99802 miles, regular oil changes, serviced regularly, doesnt use a lot of oil

[ffcgary1]

pulling away from roundaboouts in 4th or 5th will make it pink or even stall, unless your exiting it at 60mph.

[ffcgary1]

Just because it was changed 3 years ago does not mean it wont now.
PARTS FAIL. Often when you just dont need it to.

[Andy H]

Oh god, something else wrong with me bloody car now
after all the great work Symes did for me
i am going to have a go at cleaning the "breathers" as Syme suggested
but wondered if anyone else has had the same problem and knows what it is
i am getting a "pinking" in 4th and 5th gear now, at about 1000 - 1200 revs when pulling away after coming to a roundabout
my miggy has never done this before, i have been using Sainsburys Fuel recently, just because its cheaper
have now just filled up with BP Ultimate, maybe that will cure the pinking?

i have had new spark plugs put on last weekend, i didnt replace the HT leads, or could it be coil pack? crank sensor?
i am getting no EML light flashing up when its pinking, should i do a paperclip test?

thoughts?

Never does any harm to check that the breathers are clean

What make & grade of plugs?

[The Waynester]

MY PLUGS FITTED LAST WEEK ARE HERE

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330725310235?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

[ffcgary1]

£63 FOR PLUGS, well theres one born every minute, what was wrong with gen vx plugs apart from they dont cost £63. 

[The Waynester]

already said on previous thread, no time due to working all the hours god sends

havent got time to go to Vauxhall