January 12, 201412 yr I have had my car seven months serviced last month had three new belts and water pump done and now got knocking noise from left hand side had friend do diagnostic test nothing come up he said could be three things tappets/ crankshaft/bottom end any advice would be appreciated
January 13, 201412 yr Break what? For lunch ha. Yeah,is the noise constant weather it's under load or not.if you could upload an audio it may help
January 13, 201412 yr Brake* jeez can a man get no slack after a few drinks :D Think I need a break from you lot ;)
January 13, 201412 yr Umm without hearing it I would say bottom end is going " piston slap " if you look on YouTube you will see done videos
January 13, 201412 yr Author It's loud when car is cold when warmed up nothing I'll get some audio when I finish work
January 13, 201412 yr They are known for going but if it's on cold only just keep oil topped up and a eye on it My old classic is a bit tappy / knocky on cold but that's abused more than a jimmy Saville victim
January 13, 201412 yr Matts right, mine sounds like a bag of spanners when it's cold with its piston slap. I think if it was something terminal like bottom end,it would be a constant noise,that would give you that sinking feeling that its about to die and empty your bank account
January 13, 201412 yr Yeah piston slap by the sounds of it mine also does it a little bit when cold in the morning this time of year. but in the summer it's hardly noticeable
January 13, 201412 yr Get some audio up later mate, ideally one when its cold and one when its upto temperature if that's ok. I've got a kitchen to fit,speak later dudes
January 13, 201412 yr Author What's best way to get recording or best app to do it with I'm struggerling
January 13, 201412 yr Does sound like piston slap as my old engine had it (ran fine for 5k mls until I replaced it) and normally big end noise wouldn't go away once warmed and would increase in volume with the revs . if it is a "sticky lifter" tappets a oil flush and a quality oil might resolve it , what grade /brand of oil was used during the service ?
January 21, 201412 yr Author Good news it was gambelt tensioner that was knock £256 for repair and sounds like a kitten
January 21, 201412 yr Thats a relief I know it wasn't a cheap repair really but could have been a hole lot worse and it's been done now Back to worry free motoring :D
January 22, 201412 yr A comparitively small cost compared to what might have happened if it failed completely :o glad to hear it is all sorted
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