Pinking

21st April 2004, 01:03

When someone says you`re engine is pinking</font> what does it mean.Cheers

21st April 2004, 01:15

ahh, its ok u've corrected it

21st April 2004, 01:17

yep let me know too. There was a thread about it before, can't remeber where it was though

21st April 2004, 04:10

its a noise the engine makes when it is running lean top end. it is bad

21st April 2004, 04:20

pinking sounds like a little "tinkling" noise... it's very bad for pistons and is usually heard under hard acceleration if the fuel mixture is too lean.

Thankfully, I've not heard it for about 3 years

21st April 2004, 13:51

Cheers lads

21st April 2004, 14:09

shit is it bad, mine does it, wot shud i do about it??

Deano

21st April 2004, 14:11

lmao @ PLINKIN

22nd April 2004, 15:40

you need to raise the octain rating in your petrol by using an octain booster this will stop the engine pinking.

22nd April 2004, 15:46

is that sumat shitreon shud do under warrenty??

Deano

22nd April 2004, 15:54

nah you can buy it from all good parts shops, it will be called a power boost or sum shit like that, it dosent give you any more power but it will definatly top the pinking its around £20.00 a bottle and you just add it to your petrol.

22nd April 2004, 15:57

oh rite!! lol

Deano

22nd April 2004, 20:15

its unlikely that the booster will stop the pinking, though it might. its caused by no having enough fuel in the mixture so adding octane booster may delay the problem but are you going to add octane booster every time you fill the car with petrol?

22nd April 2004, 21:24

so wot shud i do??

Deano

22nd April 2004, 21:27

take it back under warrenty

22nd April 2004, 21:52

did that but they said, oooohhhhhh its cus u have changed ur air filter!!

Deano

22nd April 2004, 21:59

well put the old filter back on and take it back

22nd April 2004, 22:15

cant be arsed lol

Deano

22nd April 2004, 22:47

thats most likely whats causing it, or you could fit a higher FPR and it may solve your problems

24th April 2004, 03:16

mine does it too, wats a FPR?

24th April 2004, 04:56

Fuel Pressure Regulator

GMC do an uprated one

www.gmcmotorsport.co.uk