I'm looking at buying a '96 Cobra, but have a quick question!!
10-20-2006, 01:35 PM
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I'm looking at buying a '96 Cobra, but have a quick question!!
I went and looked at a '96 cobra last night, it was a ver nice car. the question I have is the motor makes a wird noise between 2 & 3000 rpm. sound like marbles in the valve cover? any ideas??
any help would be great!!!
any help would be great!!!
10-20-2006, 01:59 PM
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RE: I'm looking at buying a '96 Cobra, but have a quick question!!
it might need new valves wha price and how many miles. If it need new heads then its going to cost a fortune. My car makes a weird vibration when the engine is coming down from like 2,000 down to 1,000 but then once its at 500= idle then its fine. Its just my motor mounts though, we changed the clutch about 2,000 miles ago and had to wiggle the shi t out of the engine to get the tranny back on.
10-20-2006, 03:36 PM
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RE: I'm looking at buying a '96 Cobra, but have a quick question!!
Marbles in the valve cover sounds like pinging/detonation to me. It could also be the valves. Try putting in some more premium gas and test drive it again. If that doesnt fix it, dont buy it.
10-20-2006, 03:40 PM
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RE: I'm looking at buying a '96 Cobra, but have a quick question!!
It could also be spun bearings. I highly doubt it is detonation. Most of the time you dont hear detonation "silent knock of death". I wouldn't buy it.
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