Help me diagnose this engine sound...

[spikem]

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not happy :sad:

 

[Gary@APT]

like its time to take it apart!

 

[spikem]

like its time to take it apart!

what do you think Gary? Rod knock? sounds very tappy with an intermitten knock every second etc..

Just picked the car up today from MPS Engineering in Germany

 

[Gary@APT]

does sound top end, pull rocker cover off and take some pics

 

[B6lee]

What, really, no way !!!! :shock:

 

[spikem]

does sound top end, pull rocker cover off and take some pics

Will do that tomorrow.

Thanks mate.

spike

What, really, no way !!!! :shock:

Tell me about it! I'm really upset about this, I hope its nothing expensive :sad:

 

[spikem]

Yes!!

I've found the issue and fixed it straight away...

You wont believe what it was either...

Bloody rivets holding on the baffles inside the valve cover had give way, and one of the baffles got badly chewed up by the spinning cams.

I got all the shit out with a magnet... car now runs fine.

Will carryout an oil and filter change tomoz along with a oil cooler flush and I'll clean out the sump.

Lucky boy me thinks

 

[Gary@APT]

nasty, well found, now who said remove rocker cover!

 

[spikem]

nasty, well found, now who said remove rocker cover!

ha ha ha! cheers Gary

 

[B6lee]

Ooh that's a mess. Hope this doesn't cause any problems later on

 

[spikem]

Ooh that's a mess. Hope this doesn't cause any problems later on

Yeah hopefully it wont. I think I've accounted for all the bits of metal. Gonna fit a magnetic sump plug and do a few frequent oil changes to start with.

 

[Gary@APT]

its prob worth dropping oil pan off and giving it a good clean, time spent now could save you some cash

 

[spikem]

its prob worth dropping oil pan off and giving it a good clean, time spent now could save you some cash

Yeah I'm gonna do that on the weekend. Whats the best stuff to use to flush out my oil cooler? I don't wanna buy a new one as I've just bought this one a few months ago from Mocal.

 

[B6lee]

Finding every single fragment will be a nightmare.
Petrol diesel mix is good for cleaning. Also paraffin

 

[spikem]

Finding every single fragment will be a nightmare.
Petrol diesel mix is good for cleaning. Also paraffin

cheers mate, got loads of paraffin in my garage I'll use that.

 

[Tim Radley]

Yeah I'm gonna do that on the weekend. Whats the best stuff to use to flush out my oil cooler? I don't wanna buy a new one as I've just bought this one a few months ago from Mocal.

KFC Krushems, Oreo flavour works best in my experience

 

[supamario666]

That was lucky Spike! Jesus! Mmmmm Wonder how many where waiting to jump feet first!!!

 

[spikem]

yeah was lucky mate :razz:

 

[Tim Radley]

yeah was lucky mate :razz:

How did you manage to get the debris out from inside the springs and under the buckets? Did you take cams out?

Where did the rivet heads go?

 

[spikem]

How did you manage to get the debris out from inside the springs and under the buckets? Did you take cams out?

Where did the rivet heads go?

no I used a telescopic magnet to remove all the bits. Cars getting oil changed and the sump cleaned out on monday now.