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Old 02-13-2012 | 08:01 AM
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90 iroc z

Have a 90 iroc z that valves knocks and pings when I accerlrate"even when I run 93 octane.engine lite comes on after a couple miles.any help would be apperciated!
Old 02-13-2012 | 08:37 PM
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Re: 90 iroc z

Have you pulled the codes? Offhand it sounds like a timing issue.
Old 02-13-2012 | 08:41 PM
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Nah not yet I was today at buddys"he"s got the reader and the light ddnt come on til I had left"but gonna try to ride around b4 heading to his shop"any ideas why it be running great and then all the sudden the lite comes on??
Old 02-13-2012 | 09:18 PM
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Re: 90 iroc z

Originally Posted by bigcountry1979
Nah not yet I was today at buddys"he"s got the reader and the light ddnt come on til I had left"but gonna try to ride around b4 heading to his shop"any ideas why it be running great and then all the sudden the lite comes on??
Lower the timing if it is knocking.
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