thainet Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 From my boyhood I remember the term 'pinking', which is when your car engine kinda chatters a bit at the beginning of acceleration, possibly due to a timing issue or improper combustion. Probably a lot of people will remember the term, but what I really want is a translation into Thai, so I can explain to the mechanic (as I have this issue at the moment). Any genuine help appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 I have no idea what the Thai call it, but you may be using a fuel that is too low octane for your car. The other cause used to be incorrect ignition timing, but on modern cars this is not adjustable. Timing chains and valve gear can make similar noises so you may want to rule these out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NokNokJoke Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Pinging? Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 32 minutes ago, NokNokJoke said: Pinging? Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Yes, the correct term is "pinging". May interpret better than "pinking" which may also describe what ladyboys do on Walking Street.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 12 hours ago, thainet said: From my boyhood I remember the term 'pinking', which is when your car engine kinda chatters a bit at the beginning of acceleration, Best to get Thai mechanic in car so he knows is what's wrong I find best in most cases. You don't say what car, age, how many kilos. The term has many names your pinking is one there is 10 or more reasons for this problem. Petrol engine knocking also knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking in spark-ignition internal combustion engines is usually a defective knock sensor on modern cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Thais also refer to pinking as 'knock' or knocking', as in 'anti-knock'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 9 hours ago, neeray said: Yes, the correct term is "pinging". May interpret better than "pinking" which may also describe what ladyboys do on Walking Street.. The term used in the UK years ago was, may still be, 'pinking', nothing incorrect about it. The 'correct' version in the US or elsewhere may be 'pinging'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 UK, engine knock = pinking ???? OP, what is the car, has the engine got "knock" sensors..These adjust timing if knock is detected, perhaps the "knock" system is not working.. Bad fuel, use up most of it then fill the tank at a different station.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 2:35 AM, neeray said: Yes, the correct term is "pinging". May interpret better than "pinking" which may also describe what ladyboys do on Walking Street.. It could be a regional/country thing. I remember it as pinking. AS to ladyboys on walking street - I have no knowledge there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thainet Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Gents--thank you all for your thoughtful replies. Much appreciated. Will service next week and hope it happens when I do the test drive with the mechanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdrokit Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 1:04 PM, thainet said: Gents--thank you all for your thoughtful replies. Much appreciated. Will service next week and hope it happens when I do the test drive with the mechanic. We use to call it pinging but I'm a Yank. Could be a bad tank of gas. If the mechanic doesn't find anything try running a tank of 95 octane and see it goes away. Most of the new cars have computers that adjust valve timing to get rid of pinging but a bad tank of gas could cause it. Problem arises when a station pumps gas from an almost empty tank and the water condensation gets into the gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 My old 1988 Volvo V6 had 2 or 3 knock sensors, if they pick up a pink (knock) the ignition timing is altered till it goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashirelad Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Pinking. Advanced ignition timing. The spark plug is igniting the fuel+air mixture a little bit too early before top dead centre. As others have said, in modern day engines the ignition timing is automatically adjusted. Likely one of 2 causes. 1. Low quality fuel. 2. A defective knock sensor. OP suggest the 2 words you need to look for in Thai are 'knock' and 'acceleration'. Some better fuel might fix the problem without needing the mechanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybole Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Pre-ignition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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