tapping after dephaser pulley changed

[fast and stiff]

hi guys,

i recently had my dephaser pulley changed on the 182 and since then it has sounded ticky from the engine. originaly i thought it was more like a exhaust manifold gasket but i removed the engine cover yesterday and its coming from the cams. i have checked the oil which is fine.

the only concern i have is that when i picked the car up after the pulley being replaced the guy told me that the timing had been ever so slightly out and not hearing this tap noise before over the rattle of the pulley i dont know how long it has been going on.

so i was just wondering if anybody else has tappy cams?

cherers.

 

[Gaz_]

should have taken it here

www.birchdown.co.uk

15 mins away from you

 

[fast and stiff]

i looked on the forum for lacal garages but didnt find these guys. i still want some work doing so i will definatly give these guys a call. thanks for the heads up.

 

[Gaz_]

No problem, they'd give you a diagnosis

 

[MicKPM]

There shouldn't be any "Tapping" or "Ticking" noises other than those of the charcole canisters purge valve and you shouldn't really be able to hear that over the noise of the engine.

I'm assuming that the garage fitted a brand new dephaser and not a "yeah mate honest, its good" second hand part. Did they replace the timing belt kit at the same time as the dephaser? If not, that is the most likely problem and the tensioner is gonna be the most likely cause of the fault. If they did replace the belt kit, it could still be the tensioner as a few of us have had issues with non-genuine units that have cost us in the end.

Mick

 

[fast and stiff]

i ordered some brake lines and fluid through the forum which came yesterday so they need fitting, got air-con probs and do they do mapping?

 

[fast and stiff]

the parts where all genuine and new because i bought them myself to claim the vat back and my uncles mate is a top notch mechanic who did the work cheap for me. the cam belt kit was changed about 15000-18000 miles ago so i just had a new cam and aux belt not the full kit. the noise is definatly coming from under the inlet manifold tho. =/

 

[MicKPM]

I'm not knocking the guys work cos it might be spot on but when somone uses the words "mechanic" and "cheap" in the same sentance as "Timing Belt" and "changed" I wince a little.

Did he carry out an oil and filter change before running up the new dephaser? There's a few possibles but the job ideally needs to be pulled down again then i'm afraid to be 100% sure but i'm betting the tensioner isn't right.

Mick

 

[fast and stiff]

oh fiddle sticks, not what i wanted to hear lol.

no it didnt have a oil change prior to the work done.

im not saying he is the best mechanic in the world but he stripped his blown up supercharged atom down and rebuilt with new engine block in less than a week (working on it when he could fit it round customers) so personaly i felt like he knew his stuff.

ill have a chat with the birchdown ppl as gaz-kev said there only up the road from me.

thanks for your advice again

 

[MicKPM]

He might know his stuff which is why I don't like to **** people off without seeing their work but what is his knowledge/experience like on the Renault F4R as its a simple yet tricky bugger to work with if you don't know it.

I had a car in today that kept popping the headlamp fuses since a car stereo was fitted by her Dad... "he's an Aircraft engineer so should know what he's on with". Didn't stop him wiring it up wrong though as the +12v feed has now burnt all the way thru the main dash loom and melted the multiplugs at both ends... stick to what you know is the moral of the story!

Mick

 

[fast and stiff]

yeah i completly agree with you. and aircraft engineer for who????? just so i know not to fly with them haha

 

[Andyman]

Even if he is the best mechanic unless he has experience with these engines it counts for little

 

[sideways danny]

hard to know what the noise is you're hearing, but the injectors can be very ticky. I've changed dephasers before and the tick of injectors becomes apparent. Worth a look/listen

 

[fast and stiff]

personaly thats where i think the noise is coming from but i know from experiance that noise can travel lol