Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 11:16:33 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: 1987 900 8 valve Buzzing Fuel Pump
in article bee26s$4110o$1nopsam52899.news.dfncis.de, Grunff at grunffnopsam.com wrote on 08/07/2003 10:14: > Paul Halliday wrote: > >> I also have had some buzzing starting recently. I also had the shakes at >> about 2000 RPM in the lower gears. After checking the EGR system (which I >> believe starts functioning at around 2000 RPM), I pretty much gave up and >> resigned myself to mentioning it to my garage next time the beast is in. > > Did it have the shakes specifically at 2000rpm, or 2000rpm and > above? > > If the former, then IME that kind of problem is almost always > either ignition or injector related. Could have been as simple > as a loose ignition lead or injector plug. The shakes were at 2000 RPM specifically, perhaps present below 2000 RPM as well but not that noticeable. Once above that, they were gone. I did check the tightness of the sparks and re-set my HT leads at the weekend. Case solved :) Thanks for the tip. Paul