Hi everyone,
Today, after a timing belt service, I finally found the source of the "ticking" noise I was hearing for the past year, year-and-a-half.
While in there, I found out that the source of the noise was the camshaft, specifically it's (probably) excessive end float. I moved it with a screwdriver very gently, it does seem a bit excessive...
The noise only appears when the engine is warmed up, and not all the time. Sometimes i hear it, sometimes i don't.
So, my question is, does anyone have any experience with this, or what might have caused this? The car is regularly serviced, oil change every 7000 kilometres or 1 year (whichever comes first), absolutely no traces of metal shavings anywhere, no scoring on the cam lobes, everything else is in proper working order, oil pump is perfectly fine...
Since I've driven car daily with this problem for over a year, and without the noise getting worse or louder, should I prepare for a head replacement or just leave it alone? Or maybe, could a different brand of oil help? I use Selenia 10W40...
Any help or input is appreciated
EDIT: The camshaft noise can be heard only at idle, it immediately disappears when I apply the throttle.
Today, after a timing belt service, I finally found the source of the "ticking" noise I was hearing for the past year, year-and-a-half.
While in there, I found out that the source of the noise was the camshaft, specifically it's (probably) excessive end float. I moved it with a screwdriver very gently, it does seem a bit excessive...
The noise only appears when the engine is warmed up, and not all the time. Sometimes i hear it, sometimes i don't.
So, my question is, does anyone have any experience with this, or what might have caused this? The car is regularly serviced, oil change every 7000 kilometres or 1 year (whichever comes first), absolutely no traces of metal shavings anywhere, no scoring on the cam lobes, everything else is in proper working order, oil pump is perfectly fine...
Since I've driven car daily with this problem for over a year, and without the noise getting worse or louder, should I prepare for a head replacement or just leave it alone? Or maybe, could a different brand of oil help? I use Selenia 10W40...
Any help or input is appreciated
EDIT: The camshaft noise can be heard only at idle, it immediately disappears when I apply the throttle.
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