Engine f**ked...Advice needed

[saltyhair81]

it's funny you should say that.................................................even with thermastat..I do wonder. Especially on short journeys

 

[Gray]

hmmm that could be true, not allowing the engine to get up to temp

 

[saltyhair81]

That is when mine started to smell of oil also..the plate kicks in at the right temp (allegedly)

Maybe even as an extra precaution as a daily it's overkill...unless you give it death every day lol

 

[172Ben]

Yeh, might bin that off first, see if it makes any difference.

 

[Guppy]

Mine has done 102500miles now, dehpaser clunking like a nackered sewing machine for the past 20K, engine sounds "tappety"...

I give it death daily driving to work, just done 2.3K around Europe, 5 laps of the 'Ring (Guppy loved it )

and it still runs sweet, fresh oil every 5K and that's all it gets

Mine does have a smell of oil / fuel when really gunning it but meeeh!

I did indeed and it still pulls VERY well with a few mile's on the clock!

 

[saltyhair81]

loose as a goose on a friday night with Beatrix Potter in latex

 

[barker22]

i would keep driving it, any spare cash you get keep it to one side just incase, then you wont be scratting around for money if it does go pop.

 

[172Ben]

Jord has just been round to check it out.

The verdict = Dephaser pulley.

Also need a new solenoid as well.

Not as bad as I thought Restored faith

 

[saltyhair81]

Woo. Bullet prooof

 

[172Ben]

Gave it death on the way home, certainly no loss in performance.

Jord diagnosed as soon as I popped the bonnet.

 

[Cro]

Jord's my idol tbh. Good enough news Ben

 

[saltyhair81]

Good news mate. mines cutting out at random now. Must have passed the bad vibes on

 

[Jonff]

It was Jord who also diagnosed my depahser issue too. lol. Awful sound isn't it?

 

[172Ben]

Yep, gone source a solenoid first. Then arrange the dephaser change

 

[Gaz_]

Strange how you say you can hear it over 2k, a dephaser rattle can only be heard under around 1800 rpm. Very pronounced at idle though

 

[Fred@BTM]

just remove the solenoid and put 12V to it, if it clicks and you see the piston move its fine, no need to change it

 

[172Ben]

Coolio, ill give that a bash tommorow

 

[f0xy]

It sounds hollow as f*ck on idle, just how mine used to before I swapped the dephaser. You can also hear the solenoid activate and then deactivate as it passes the VVT cutoff/rpm.

I swapped both of mine earlier in the year and its like a different engine... I used it for a full year sounding like Bens and it was fine, just keep ragging it tbh

 

[saltyhair81]

lol words to live by

 

[J444HN P]

Mine has done 102500miles now, dehpaser clunking like a nackered sewing machine for the past 20K, engine sounds "tappety"...

Im similar, de-phaser is making some racket and th throttle body sticks but other than that, At 130k miles , its doing well.

 

[D1CKY]

Mine has done 102500miles now, dehpaser clunking like a nackered sewing machine for the past 20K, engine sounds "tappety"...

I give it death daily driving to work, just done 2.3K around Europe, 5 laps of the 'Ring (Guppy loved it )

and it still runs sweet, fresh oil every 5K and that's all it gets

Mine does have a smell of oil / fuel when really gunning it but meeeh!

What oil do you use every 5k mate ?

Jord has just been round to check it out.

The verdict = Dephaser pulley.

Also need a new solenoid as well.

Not as bad as I thought Restored faith

I bet that's a relief ?
Or you still tempted with an Evo ?

 

[172Ben]

i change mine every 6 months.

Yeh, new dephaser i can cope with.

Still want an evo, after August is a defo though

 

[172Ben]

Dont know if you will be able to hear it - Turn it up load, and when it climbs the revs you can hear it

When you rev it a little, there is like a scratching noise almost like bearing failure noise like a rattle, then when you unplug the solenoid it doesnt do it.

Defo very noisey when up close as well.

 

[franx]

oldie goldie thread dug up

My engine is leaking from the camcover area ever since i had some valves replaced/head was off. I can see the oil lying on top of the cover. I have a suspicion that the mech did'nt use new camseals, or the wrong ones anyway. When oil is leaking from these seals; could the dephaser start to show vibrations because of oil starvation / not enough oil getting to it ?

Ever since the head-refurb i have a sort of resonation/vibration from the engine at exactly the rpm the dephaser starts it's job (from about 2000rpm up to 2500 it starts to "resonate")

I do'nt have the typical loud diesel-engine noise from when like the dephaser is def busted...

I'm pretty much gutted because the head-job has cost enough $$$ , only to find out it has to be taken apart again