Rattle from Cambelt Area...........

[Bodge!]

Hello

My 2003 1.6 16v Clio has decided over the weekend to develop a odd rattling sound from the cambelt area.

Belts were changed on time 2 years ago.

Car still drives fine.

Its doing it at idle, and when moving.

Going to get it booked in to a garage soon as im about as mechanically minded as a fish.

My old fella thinks it might be a pulley or tensioner.

Any ideas?

Cheers!

 

[sophiesdad]

or more probably the water pump.

 

[Bodge!]

or more probably the water pump.

oooo!

didnt think of that.

Much wallet damage?

Its done 60k

 

[Pedro]

Should have been done when the belts were done..or atleast its good practise to.

 

[Bodge!]

Should have been done when the belts were done..or atleast its good practise to.

This i didnt know............

 

[Pedro]

Its not the cheapest of jobs if it IS the Water pump as i think the timing belt comes off. Personally i would investigate it further though and i wouldnt use the car much until you find out what it is.

 

[Bodge!]

Its not the cheapest of jobs if it IS the Water pump as i think the timing belt comes off. Personally i would investigate it further though and i wouldnt use the car much until you find out what it is.

How much wallet damage are we talking here?

 

[Pedro]

I couldnt really guess to be honest mate, it wouldnt be cheap though. It might not be the pump, as i said its best to investigate.

 

[Bodge!]

Ill drop it into my local garage, see if they can have a look see at it!

 

[Pedro]

Good idea. Keep us posted.

 

[saltyhair81]

Edit: ignore - didn't see engine

 

[Pedro]

sorry not true

aux belt needs to come off really - timing belt can stay where it is

I had a feeling it was one or the other.

Still an expensive job though.

 

[saltyhair81]

I'm pretty sure on a 1.6 its run on the cambelt tbh, thought it was an F4R

 

[Pedro]

Im not sure on a non sport.

 

[Bodge!]

Its toward the back of the engine. (if that helps)

Are the water pumps known to play up ?

 

[saltyhair81]

no it's not really common but mine on (a W reg ph1 RS) went a month ago. The seals naffed out.

 

[Pedro]

They arnt so common on sports. I know that much.

 

[sophiesdad]

on the 1.6 16v its timing belt driven , so all need to come off again , and renewed , price will depend on where you take it , but using genuine renault parts , bits would be approx £200ish and labour on top (i do them for £120 )
garage would be approx £400/£500 at a guess
dont drive it till you get it checked.

 

[sideways danny]

I'd never do a 1.6 16v cambelt withut doing the water pump. They're very problematic

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

id always change a Wp on a car that runs the it via the belt, its stupid not too

 

[Bodge!]

£400 to replace the water pump, and re do the cambelt etc etc

Joys

 

[Bodge!]

£365.20
Bish
Bosh

 

[Beef-Mc]

Did you remember to get a nex aux belt put on there as well?

 

[Bodge!]

Did you remember to get a nex aux belt put on there as well?

Done the whole lot.

All apart from clean it!!

 

[Bodge!]

Not sure if this is related to the work thats been done............

Not it starts, and dies soon after

Have to rev it a little to keep it alive, after that the rev counter hunts about for a little more............