is it something daft like a rocker hitting the rocker cover?
Just went out to check this as knowing my luck it would be, however I took the cover off and it still makes the noise
Best Answer minimk1 , 12 October 2014 - 04:27 PM
Found the solution I took my car for a rolling road at peter baldwins and he said it was the camshaft plate, sure enough swapped it out for a new one and she purrs like a kitten so happy Go to the full post
Posted 21 September 2014 - 01:12 PM
is it something daft like a rocker hitting the rocker cover?
Posted 21 September 2014 - 07:58 PM
Posted 23 September 2014 - 06:16 PM
right i have been listing to the engine for a good 5 mins and it sounds like it is coming from the back of the engine near the cam follower covers, the noise completely disappears when at 1500 rpm weather it is in gear or not. so revs affect the noise and must put pressure on whatever is causing the noise and make it no longer continue the noise, could a cam follower have worn or broken as it sounds like it is coming from this kind of area. i would love to have this solved as the engine runs perfect and ideally i don't want to have to remove it.
has anyone had similar symptoms, all so far seem to be gearbox related however the clutch being engaged or the car being in gear doesn't affect the noise so it must be something that is continuously moving
Posted 24 September 2014 - 01:44 PM
Could well be badly worn or damaged cam followers.
Edited by Stiggytoo, 24 September 2014 - 01:44 PM.
Posted 24 September 2014 - 02:19 PM
I have set my tappets correctly and sometimes randomly I can get a loud clattering, it can be very occasionally at start up, or in a traffic jam, and can be heard up to 2K revs. This was first noticed 2 years ago and I thought it was going to need some urgent work pretty soon, in the 2 years I have covered 33K miles and its exactly the same, indeed it is less so now.
I removed the rocker cover and ran the engine on idle ( with an oil rag handy). I placed a wooden handled hammer on each valve rocker exerting pressure and the noise went a bit quieter on the forth cylinder exhaust valve. So I assume I have a cam follower that rotates somewhat and in a certain position it creates this noise. Maybe the cam follower is sticking???? Well That is my theory.
Edited by firstforward, 24 September 2014 - 02:25 PM.
Posted 24 September 2014 - 04:54 PM
I have set my tappets correctly and sometimes randomly I can get a loud clattering, it can be very occasionally at start up, or in a traffic jam, and can be heard up to 2K revs. This was first noticed 2 years ago and I thought it was going to need some urgent work pretty soon, in the 2 years I have covered 33K miles and its exactly the same, indeed it is less so now.
I removed the rocker cover and ran the engine on idle ( with an oil rag handy). I placed a wooden handled hammer on each valve rocker exerting pressure and the noise went a bit quieter on the forth cylinder exhaust valve. So I assume I have a cam follower that rotates somewhat and in a certain position it creates this noise. Maybe the cam follower is sticking???? Well That is my theory.
Posted 26 September 2014 - 06:15 PM
Posted 27 September 2014 - 09:18 PM
bump
Posted 12 October 2014 - 04:27 PM Best Answer
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