hello i have a 1.2 stilo and recently the engine mount came loose and the engine fell to the left and ****ed up the timing by 5 teeth but thats fixed now. but my only problem is now at roughly 3000 rpm i get a really loud knocking or tapping noise from the top of the engine. it goes away over 3000 rpm and below 3000 rpm. it is really annoying and very loud. the car never done this before and the car runs mint apart from that. any ideas?

stood still or moving?

both still and moving mate

Id say as timing was out, a valve or a couple were damaged and that what you can hear.

Mines only tappy on tickover

yeah i though that but theirs no splutering or anything shes running mint absolutly perfect apart from the rattle/knocking at 3000 rpm

Id be still tempted with that. It may not be critically damaged to the point it would cause spluttering/performance issues, however something is amiss. Did fiat repair the mount?

no they told me the mount had riped from the engine block and temperarily fixed it and i took it to another garage and they had to use heli-coils on the block to get the bolts to stay in their as the treads were ripped out and the top of the mount compressed the pulley at the top of the engine and thats where it skipped 5 teeth

How olds the car? a mount shouldnt fail if its a young un/low miler. Id be ringing fiat uk up by now going nap.

I'm still tempted, with the timeing being out, that something is a miss and the valves are number one culprits- They are the first bits to suffer with timing issues

the cars a 02 with 56k. how much roughly would it cost me to get the valves done. and are the engines the same in a 1.2 bravo

Im not sure if they are the same but I do understand both a based on the FIRE engine.

Cost is really unkown. In the past I have paid £800 for engine rebuild on a Seat Ibiza after 2 cylinders seized,knackering a lot of the gubbins.

Silly question, whats the oil level like and have you any drips anywhere?

the oil lever was ok before it craped up but i havent checked it since. and no noticible spills oh it has a new timing belt and a new tensioner

Take it back to whoever did the timing gear and say its not right

i did and they said its not the timing. they said to keep driving it the way it is and it might sort itself out.

Where abouts are you?

im in southern ireland mate

ahh..... a bit too far away then!

ahh..... a bit too far away then!

yeah tell me about it. its sooooo ****ing annoying that noise and its so loud too even over the induction kit

annother thing how come the noise only comea at 3000rpm