Can anybody help me with this question please?
If my engine has bent a valve, will it still start?
It's a version 3 sti. Any help would be greatfully received

 

Also, if it will start, will it make a noise af any sort??

 

It may start but I wouldn't recommend it as you could caused more damage, and if the valve stem breaks, you'll have a nice bill to sort it. Mine run with a hole in the exhaust valve. The engine shook violently, and didn't sound smooth.

 

I notest there was a tapping noise coming from the left head when i started it yesterday. The reason i am asking about the valves is, a couple of weeks ago, 2 bolts which hold the housing for the cambelt tensionor sheered of and i was wandering if the belt had jumped when it lost the tension, putting the timing out and then bending a valve. The engine doesn't shake violently just got the tapping noise.

 

Take the head off mate piece of **** damo.

 

Do a compression check.

But in answer to your question, yes it will start but it would sound like its missing slightly.

 

It doen't sound like it's missing, the engine actually sounds sweet except for the annoying tapping

 

don't you have to take the cams out to get to the head bolts??

 

yes mate all out.

 

oh what a ball ache

 

Try the plugs leads first simple things before thinking of stripping it down

 

Do a compresion test it will tell you if you have a bent valve.

Is it a wrx or Sti? It may be the followers need re shiming.

 

it's a Sti

 

I just bought a 98 Subaru Impreza RS and it has a bent valve in the second cylinder (all the cylinders get a compassion of about 170psi and #2 only gets 25psi) which causes it to idle rough and make the engine shake but what I'm doing to fix it is pretty cool I'm just pulling it out while it's in the car. Good luck though

 

2012!!!!!!!!!

 

Lol sorry homie didn't look at the date I just used google but did you fix it?