little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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hi all
got in my car today like a normal day,drove to the industrial estate about 3.5 mile away.turned it off and went in a shop.come back out and after switching it on.....TICKING
gets faster when you accelerate but slower when you leave on tick over
any suggestions
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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check oil level
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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piston slap, or tappets, check oil first
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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put new oil in but it seemed ok to start,i immediatly pulled over when i heard it,been told by 1 friend that it could be the followers???or sticky valves?
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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did you check the oil level COLD before putting more oil in?
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Was oil level when mine did this ages ago when it was leaking from the crank oil seal.
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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low oil level may mean a few things, sounded like mine rite before the HG went
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little_duke
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Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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heres a vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhbwqvLNlJQ
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
did you check the oil level COLD before putting more oil in?
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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yeah mate it was ok to be honest,just started tapping 1 day
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Michael B
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holy shit that sounds rough.. what does it drive like?
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Cambelt.
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Cambelt.
you think?had that many things told me in the last 2 days that i dont know what it is!
it still drives but gets faster tapping when accerating.rather not drive it tho to be safe
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
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is it coming from top of the engine or the bottom or the side ?
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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top end,just been to a local mechanic,he took the rocker off to discover an oil block,no oil getting to chamber 1+ 2 of the cams......put some forte engine flush in and top me to run it for 30 mins.taking it for a drive in a minute then doing an oil change tomorrow
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andyc1234
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little_duke
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Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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GUTTED,went for the drive the mechanic told me to do.at 5:30 picked my friend up 2 mile from my house,just got back because my cambelt's snapped!!!!
dunno what im gonna need but rac man has advised me i wont need alot
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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is there any damage. I heard those 1.2's are non-interference engines?
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
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not good at all gutted for ya probably taken a few valves with it
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andyc1234
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is it a 1.2?
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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id say oil level. if its low ir causes the cams to knock and tap. u dont accelerate heavy when you start ur car 1st thing do u?
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andyc1234
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look up he just said cambelt snapped 
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Kurt
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_sri_mark
GUTTED,went for the drive the mechanic told me to do.at 5:30 picked my friend up 2 mile from my house,just got back because my cambelt's snapped!!!!
dunno what im gonna need but rac man has advised me i wont need alot
8vs are bombproof dunno how you managed to snap the cambelt
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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i dunno either mate,its a 1.2 8v breeze model.1997 with power steering.couldnt think how the hell it happened.hopefully my dad can work his magic and get it fixed,if not its either new engine or no pvs.
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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easy to sort one of them engines best just tryin to get a head if u can. my cambelt went and i paid 25 quid for the whole top end of the engine from a scrappy so u should be able to sort it cheap enough
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