Clio 172 engine noise. Ticking/tapping. Help pleace

[Jaredels]

New engine recently. Cambelt replaced. Started making this noise. Worse when warmed. Potentially dephaser? Clio 172



If it is dephaser. Ive got a 6 hour drive on wednesday. Will it survive or shall i source another car.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Does the noise disappear as you raise the revs above 2k hun?

 

[Jaredels]

Thanks for your quick response. Ive tried raising it to 2500 and its difficult to hear the noise over the engine so cant be 100 percent sure.

 

[Jaredels]

Would it help if i got another vid of it hittinf 2500rpm?

 

[Jonz]

That does sound like a dephaser rattling. A worn dephasaer is fine to drive on.

 

[bloke]

Dephaser.

 

[Jaredels]

Thats another vid of me going through the revs. 2500 to 3500 and back down. I appreciate the response from you lads.

 

[Jaredels]

As you say its ok to drive. Im going to be doing about 6 hours this week. Reckon its worth doing it and waitint till i get paid to sort it or shall i be worried and keep it off the road.

 

[Jonz]

As you say its ok to drive. Im going to be doing about 6 hours this week. Reckon its worth doing it and waitint till i get paid to sort it or shall i be worried and keep it off the road.

It should be fine to drive on a knackered dephaser, it's just the metal plates inside that seperate the two different oil galleries to advance/r****d the timing have worn and start making that rattling noise. They have a tendancy to go right after a belt change!

 

[Jaredels]

That sounds great jonz. Appreciate the help. Ill get it changed in a few weeks but leave it for the mo.