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Unknown rattle, after service
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:18 pm
by CountryPug
Last week I left my 4ohh into the local garage to get the timing belt and auxilary belt changed. After collecting the car and driving for a few days the engine seems less refined than when I dropped it in for the service, much more like an old Ford Transit than an HDI. I've had a look around the engine bay as I thought it might be a plastic cover or pipe which was causing the noise but after a good poke around I can see nothing obvious. I should also stress that the car sounds fine at idle and when holding speed, the rattle only becomes noticable when letting out the clutch or accelerating past the 2000rpm mark.
Anyone else had an experience like this or any idea of were this noise might be coming from? Suggestions appreciated as its getting bloody annoying
Re: Unknown rattle, after service
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:28 pm
by jasper5
Top engine mounting bolts loose? Timing belt loose (not tensioned correctly?) Crank pulley bolt not tight?
Hard to say without listening to it.
Re: Unknown rattle, after service
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:41 pm
by Welly
Take it back if you're not happy and have them sort it out - I'm guessing you've just spent around £300.00 with them so......
Re: Unknown rattle, after service
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:05 pm
by jasper5
Welly wrote:Take it back if you're not happy and have them sort it out - I'm guessing you've just spent around £300.00 with them so......
Without question.
Re: Unknown rattle, after service
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:15 pm
by mjb
Sounds very much like the top mount. Quite common to go, especially when you remove the bracket... Only about £20 for a new 'un
Re: Unknown rattle, after service
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:34 pm
by CountryPug
jasper5 wrote:Welly wrote:Take it back if you're not happy and have them sort it out - I'm guessing you've just spent around £300.00 with them so......
Without question.
Havnt got the bill yet but with the price of parts and labour im sure you are right
mjb wrote:Sounds very much like the top mount. Quite common to go, especially when you remove the bracket... Only about £20 for a new 'un
Hopefully this is the source of the problem, I'll take the car over in the morning and see. What worries me is that its up for MOT on thursday, if its the top mount, would the car pass or fail?
Re: Unknown rattle, after service
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:28 am
by mjb
CountryPug wrote:What worries me is that its up for MOT on thursday, if its the top mount, would the car pass or fail?
It wouldn't fail on it