HELP Engine Noise just started

[coxxy]

Just bin out and could hear this feint noise. Got home under the bonnet ant there is a tapping noise right across the cams. Here is a quick vid off my phone


My phone does make it sound louder than it is and seems to be louder towards the exhaust cam

 

[Laine_16v]

Your dephaser pulley is fucked.

/end thread

 

[coxxy]

i thought that but there is no noise from the dephaser pulley itself

 

[Timsk7]

Dephaser mate for sure, is it still running ok?

 

[Laine_16v]

You can hear the tell tale "diesel" sound clear as day in that video

 

[coxxy]

yeah runs sweet. its not as loud as my phone makes out. only did my cambelt bout 5k ago and now sold my locking tools on here

 

[coxxy]

will i be ok to drive it????

 

[Damo_Sport]

no fix it

 

[coxxy]

well now im thinking about takin the vvt out and fast road cams

 

[Damo_Sport]

no just fix the pulley

We get these posts all the time, good majority of the ppl on CS know there s**t.. Wait til fred see's it.. He can identify a broken car from just licking it

 

[coxxy]

i know, when i did my cambelt the camshaft slots were fubard so i went to his unit and he sold me some.

 

[coxxy]

i know i did my belts 5k ago but will i have to change the lot again??

 

[townlea]

Ideally you will need to put a new belt on atleast! I'm sure one of the traders will confirm whether or not you need to change everything again.

Its definitely the dephaser mate

 

[coxxy]

i would defo put a new belt on but yeah i was wondering about the tensioners

 

[Laine_16v]

If it was my car and i knew the tensioners and idlers had been replaced recently, i would replace the belt only.

 

[MartinR]

coxy take it to TCR (http://www.totalcontrolracing.com/)in wednesbury not far from you.yes you may get away with just a belt but for the cost i would just do the belt and tensioners again, lee and kenny are very good price wise and no need to worry they know their stuff!! me and a few other members use them all the time.

 

[coxxy]

ive sent them an email. Cheers. Im 5 mins from them

 

[coxxy]

is it renault only for dephaser or is there sum1 on here that can get it me and the timing tools cheaper??

 

[coxxy]

Anybody work at wolves renault that could help me out???

 

[MartinR]

pm t21ads he works at autoworld willenhall

 

[coxxy]

ive just had another look now its light and there is defo no noise coming from the dephaser. Its coming from under the cam cover directy under the coilpack.
I dont want to change the dephaser to find i still got this problem

 

[coxxy]

ive looked at a number of videos and mine sounds nothing like them

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

take it down to tcr mate

 

[coxxy]

just phoned them and im waiting for a call back

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

it doesnt sound right though.is it effecting the car at all?

 

[coxxy]

no not at all. just took it out and still got the 5k revs kick

 

[coxxy]

just got back from tcr and they say its defo not the dephaser. they suggested my oil is too thin. got to give it a flush use a thicker oil and genuine filter

 

[coxxy]

well ive flushed it out and put 10 40 magnatec oil in and its still making the noise