Engine's Wheezing.

[ThePaolo]

Put in a new rocker cover gasket yesterday and when I went to move the car round the back of the house today it took a little longer to start and sounded a bit rough, almost like it was misfiring. When I went to turn it off it sounded like it was wheezing and the engine felt like it was constatly on the verge of stalling. I thought the rocker cover gasket might not be on properly but no oil appears to be leaking out. Any ideas on what's up with it?

P.S. It's a 1.4 zetec engine.

 

[tuonokid]

It sounds like you might have a vacuum or a breather pipe not on properly. Just check everything that you did to replace the gasket.
Barry

 

[ThePaolo]

Ok I'll have a look.
Cheers

 

[CherryVimto]

Can only echo what Barry has already said.

You would have needed to remove the electrical plugs for the cam sensor and the VCT, so I would check them to make sure they are plugged in properly.

 

[Wild E. Coyote]

No VCT on 1.4 engine….

 

[tuonokid]

Smart E pants. :grin:

 

[red]

Check that all your spark plugs are ok and that your leads are in the correct order to.

 

[Wild E. Coyote]

Smart E pants. :grin:

 

[CherryVimto]

No VCT on 1.4 engine….

Oops!

 

[JPTipper]

remembered to plug the MAF sensor back in?