Noise from left side engine

[garrardrj]

Ok thanks. In one way its a pity when they had it all stripped they didn't just replace the chain and tensioner. Think the two parts are only around £100.

I should have some news on mine tomoro evening, i hope!

Hoping yours is sorted , but awaiting an update 

[MartinGTI]

Im still waiting too. Will be tomoro before he knows. Only stripping it tonight. Fitting few bits tomoro then. I will update within minutes of knowing anything... Was talking to him this evening. He had a right good listen to it hot. He mentioned a variator on the camshaft at the alternator side of the engine. Not sure till he opens up though....

[norman1979]

Can you put your ear just undrr the drivers seat and see if you can hear it more? Towards the front of the drivers seat

[MartinGTI]

Can you put your ear just undrr the drivers seat and see if you can hear it more? Towards the front of the drivers seat

For me the noise inside is most noticeable in the passenger foot well....

[MartinGTI]

Possible solution..... Only a maybe..... On the inside of the cam chain cover there is a part sticking out that goes into the middle of the big round adjuster. There are 3 plastic oil rings on this part. One of mine is broken. Just before his phone died he said it would cause low oil pressure.... So! My question... Would low oil pressure make an engine sound diesel like????

[6waysforward]

Just to throw a spanner in the works mine is doing this to. Seems to be drivers side.
So last week i whipped off the aux belt and the noise stopped so i assumed it was the alternator pulley. I have since put a INA pulley on and that made things very quiet but this was short lived....
Its only since fitting the pulley that i have learned that i can only hear the noise with the bonnet closed. Bonnet open and i can not hear it.
So today i will take the aux belt off again and start the car with the bonnet closed.

My noise seems to sound like a fridge/freezer humming. Its not a constant noise, its more of a pulsing noise.

[norman1979]

Maybe we can make this a sticky

[6waysforward]

So after taking my aux belt off and letting the car run for a min, its quiet.
Once i put the belt back on and started the car it was fairly quiet until i flicked my lights back into auto (I had turned them off for when it was running with the aux belt off), the lights came on and it started making a noise again.

Hmmmm, strange. 
Turned the lights off and the noise all but disappears. So its probably my alternator bearings which is a royal pain in the ass as i have just had the alternator off to change the pulley. Or its the aux belt tensioner.

Not sure if this will help any off you lot but its got to be worth a try.

[garrardrj]

So after taking my aux belt off and letting the car run for a min, its quiet.
Once i put the belt back on and started the car it was fairly quiet until i flicked my lights back into auto (I had turned them off for when it was running with the aux belt off), the lights came on and it started making a noise again.

Hmmmm, strange. 
Turned the lights off and the noise all but disappears. So its probably my alternator bearings which is a royal pain in the ass as i have just had the alternator off to change the pulley. Or its the aux belt tensioner.

Not sure if this will help any off you lot but its got to be worth a try.

Put a video of your noise on here please

[MartinGTI]

I had my belt off a few a few days ago
 Noise was the same on or off for me....

[garrardrj]

So whats the result of your cam chain work today ?

[MartinGTI]

None! Cant get the plastic rings i mentioned above till tomoro at earliest so its still opened up. Just hope they are in stock somewhere!

[garrardrj]

None! Cant get the plastic rings i mentioned above till tomoro at earliest so its still opened up. Just hope they are in stock somewhere!

Fingers crossed.

[garrardrj]

Any News ?

[MartinGTI]

Oh stop!! Disaster stuff! Trying to get the cam adjuster pully thing off, the nut inside the hole rounded. Had to rip the camshaft etc out of it. Big job to get the nut out with out damaging the pully or the cam shaft. Anyway an hour ago he got the nut out. So over the next day or two it will all be put back together. Doing timing belt and water pump now too since so much is stripped!