Potential damages to be caused by "tope" in engine?

[Howard Roark]

Tsips!

Medyo tumotope ang makina ng 6 month old altis ko. Ano ang possible na maging implications sa makina? Malapit na kasi PMS, ok lang kaya na hintayin ko na? BTW, V-power na ang gas ko....

TIA!

[niky]

What kind of tope? Firsthand or secondhand Altis? How many kilometers on your odometer?

"Tope" for a six month old car isn't good... you may have a sensor or electrical issue, or problems with your fuel pump or injectors... but without seeing the car or hearing it run, it's hard to tell.

Better bring it in for PMS right away... even if you haven't hit the pre-requisite number of months or kilometers, if you've been driving in traffic a lot, you might already need PMS anyway.

[Howard Roark]

What kind of tope? Firsthand or secondhand Altis? How many kilometers on your odometer?

"Tope" for a six month old car isn't good... you may have a sensor or electrical issue, or problems with your fuel pump or injectors... but without seeing the car or hearing it run, it's hard to tell.
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Its a brand new altis E, acquired june 2007. The tope sound is from the engine, around 2100 rpm. Sensor problems? I cant bring the car to the casa right now. Christmas rush, wifey's due anytime now... I need inputs on potential problems this might cause

[niky]

Does it cough? Does it backfire? Does it hesitate when you're accelerating? Does this happen when it's cold or when it's hot? If it happens when it's hot, it's more likely a sensor. If it happens when it's cold, it might be something else, vacuum line, fuel, etcetera...

As long as it's not eating oil (check religiously every morning before you start the car and monitor possible oil loss), it's not a big issue, but you have to at least report it to Toyota for it to be considered under warranty...

It's possibly a sensor issue or a fuel delivery issue that's causing hesitation. I'm not familiar with the Altis engine, so I can't tell you, off-the-bat, what it might be with any certainty.

[Howard Roark]

Does it cough? Does it backfire? Does it hesitate when you're accelerating? Does this happen when it's cold or when it's hot? If it happens when it's hot, it's more likely a sensor. If it happens when it's cold, it might be something else, vacuum line, fuel, etcetera...

Its happening even when the car is hot/cold. It's quite hesitating acceleration (medyo hina humila) when it reaches that rpm but does not backfire.

As long as it's not eating oil (check religiously every morning before you start the car and monitor possible oil loss), it's not a big issue, but you have to at least report it to Toyota for it to be considered under warranty...

Got to check the oil, I thought its not an issue coz my car's still new.

If I may our mechanical henyos out there... where is this sound coming from? Cam banging over something due to insufficient fuel, misfiring of the sparkplugs, camshaft rattling? Where is the possible wear or tear that may arise due to this sound?

I am assuming that its fuel/timing problem coz I often hear this sound from carb type taxis na "sinakal" or LPG fueled cars that has timing problems.

Thanks!

[mazingerZ]

Sir niky,

Please elaborate further about tope. I am not aware of this term. Thanks. and God Bless.

[suv]

Ano pala ibig sabhin ng "tope"

[Odiong929]

Wig?! ... Anyway, its really hard to tell the real reason behind. Its possibly one of those things as mentioned by Niky. Plus the conditions during its occurence. Asking the Casa by phone maybe would help.

[washburn]

dalhin na sir sa casa yan under warranty pa naman e