[SHARPMACHINE]

I just bought an 02 svt with 142,ooo on the clock. The focus suposedly has a rod knock. I am going to be trying to figure out for sure if that is the problem. Then I will try to fix it without pulling the motor?

After digging into it a little, it has a couple codes. Codes are P1381 and P1383. I used a stethoscope to try and narrow down the location of the knock. It seems like the noise is coming from the rear cam on the drivers side end of the motor. I am wondering if I have a valvetrain part going bad? I have only pulled the valve cover so far. It does sound like a rod till it gets full oil pressure while cold, but that goes away in just a second and does not come back unless the car sits for several hours again.

Some more background info.. The previous owner says the timing belt was done around 8000 miles ago and a tune up was done about 700 miles ago. Now, I am afraid (but not sure) he could have been fabricating a little bit of this info.? The paperwork for the tune up came with the car, no info. on the timing belt though.

The car runs decent besides the noise, I have only idled (reving it a littlle periodicly) it trying to trace the noise. I did drive it onto my car dollie and into my garage though. I do not think it has the right plugs in it, but the piston tops look fine. I wrote the #'s down, but forgot them on the car.

Sorry about the novel. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[87Wagoneer]

Cool story bro. Is this still a 4x4 forum?

Great Lakes 4x4. The largest offroad forum in the Midwest > 4x4 Talk > Ford Tech

 

[prozak1986]

pull the motor and save yourself a headache , its way easier to work on them with the motor out ,., car was probably beat to hell by some kid so its probably the beginning of a rod knock

 

[prozak1986]

after re-reading your post you say its posibly coming from the rear cam , its posible that its a cam bearing

 

[prozak1986]

maybe this wil help a little .............P1381- ECM detected VCT position over advanced condition

Probable causes:
engine mechanical condition- timing belt jumped
no oil flow to VCT position chamber
VCT solenoid stuck or defective
low oil pressure
P1383- VCT cam timing over retarded- bank 1

Probable causes:

Engine mechanical condition- timing belt jumped
Timing belt tensioner failure

 

[Bones]

Cool story bro. Is this still a 4x4 forum?

Great Lakes 4x4. The largest offroad forum in the Midwest > 4x4 Talk > Ford Tech

Yes, it is. Are you still a douchebag?

Some more background info.. The previous owner says the timing belt was done around 8000 miles ago and a tune up was done about 700 miles ago. Now, I am afraid (but not sure) he could have been fabricating a little bit of this info.? The paperwork for the tune up came with the car, no info. on the timing belt though.



Thanks

maybe this wil help a little .............P1381- ECM detected VCT position over advanced condition

Probable causes:
engine mechanical condition- timing belt jumped
no oil flow to VCT position chamber
VCT solenoid stuck or defective
low oil pressure
P1383- VCT cam timing over retarded- bank 1

Probable causes:

Engine mechanical condition- timing belt jumped
Timing belt tensioner failure

good info. Sounds like whoever did the timing belt did it wrong or did not tension it correctly. I would start there.

 

[gofastbobby]

Cool story bro. Is this still a 4x4 forum?

Great Lakes 4x4. The largest offroad forum in the Midwest > 4x4 Talk > Ford Tech

wow. you are a jackass.

 

[demon-fx4]

i own a focus i built up for rally raceing in soybean fields with friends lol yes i know it sounds dumb but these cars are fast as hell when u put just afew mods on and from the info i say timeing belt mine went out and my dad redid it and he said on these it's hell if u don't do it the right way so if ur driving it stop and fix that first

 

[prozak1986]

i know i keep adding stuff but im just tryin to help , im not sure how those timing belt tensioners work but i know some work off oil pressure , maybe low oil pressure is causing the tensioner to be lose and smack around upon cold start up , just a thought

 

[demon-fx4]

it doesn't run on oil pressure

 

[SHARPMACHINE]

I guess I will be looking to check to see that the timing is right and go from there. Sure would be nice if it was just out of time and no other damage was done, but it is a pretty loud knock at cold start up.

Sorry it is not 4x4 related, but to 87Wagoneer = :finger:. This is not the pub, so unrelated responces are not much needed.

 

[demon-fx4]

If it is loud it is prob bad but u never know if it was me I wouldn't have bought it cuz the svt focus has a lot of probs

 

[SHARPMACHINE]

If it is loud it is prob bad but u never know if it was me I wouldn't have bought it cuz the svt focus has a lot of probs

Can you tell me some of the other problems? I have only found that the timing can be an issue, asside from very small problems most all cars have.

Also, I have bought and sold my fair share of vehicles, I do not think I need to ask your advice on what to purchase.

ps Love the ranger flexing 2" in your avitar. :whiz:

 

[demon-fx4]

i will tell u and it flexs more ass lol
the tranny was a bad make these and the shocks if u don't get good ones wear fast along with the rear end the rear likes to go like this /---\ u need to watch those rear tires so they don't do that cuz i don't think u want uneven wear thats about it and i was just saying i wouldn't have bought it with an engine knock cuz i have no time to fix it these are fast ass cars once u get it fixed u'll like it it's like a mini and like a suberu and will roast the tires so hve fun when it's fixed and just re time it and see what happens man good luck

 

[Fraser]

i will tell u and it flexs more ass lol
the tranny was a bad make these and the shocks if u don't get good ones wear fast along with the rear end the rear likes to go like this /---\ u need to watch those rear tires so they don't do that cuz i don't think u want uneven wear thats about it and i was just saying i wouldn't have bought it with an engine knock cuz i have no time to fix it these are fast ass cars once u get it fixed u'll like it it's like a mini and like a suberu and will roast the tires so hve fun when it's fixed and just re time it and see what happens man good luck

captain run on what? :fish:

 

[demon-fx4]

lol i was out of it when i typed that srry

 

[lotusexige]

i will tell u and it flexs more ass lol
the tranny was a bad make these and the shocks if u don't get good ones wear fast along with the rear end the rear likes to go like this /---\ u need to watch those rear tires so they don't do that cuz i don't think u want uneven wear thats about it and i was just saying i wouldn't have bought it with an engine knock cuz i have no time to fix it these are fast ass cars once u get it fixed u'll like it it's like a mini and like a suberu and will roast the tires so hve fun when it's fixed and just re time it and see what happens man good luck

Have you ever heard of using a period at the end of a sentence?

 

[demon-fx4]

yes lol
like i said i was out of it

 

[osteologation]

yes lol
like i said i was out of it.

You still forgot a period.

 

[demon-fx4]

omg lol really