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whats it called when youre pistons fire late - 9/28/2008 7:34:30 AM

jimbo142345

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when one or two pistons fire a little late and you hear little popping sounds in the motor, i cant remember what this is called but my explorer is doin this when i climb a hill. does anyone know the direct cause of this?my moms old station wagon used to do this alot and when i learned about while workin in a shop i immediatly identified it.........but now i cant remember what its called

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RE: whats it called when youre pistons fire late - 11/27/2008 7:43:11 PM

techford

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Hi, I think you are referring to pinging, also call pre-ignition. This happen when the engine fires when the piston is not all the way up. It happen when the engine is under a load, like going up an hill.

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