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The other day the wife complained about a noise from the engine. So far my investigations have found:
1) The noise is not there all the time
2) It is best described as a growling noise related to engine speed.
3) It appears to be coming from the cambelt end of the engine
4) I have noticed this end of the engine cover is much hotter than the nearside. It may have always been so, never compared it before.
5) A test drive just now only created the noise once, stayed for maybe 30 secs, then went again..
6) It seemed to me the engine was producing less top end power than I remember, but I rarely drive it these days so not 100% on that.
Does any of this ring bells with anyone? Loss of performance could be variator I know, but never heard of it making a noise. It is certainly not an exhaust noise, or intake for that matter. It is mechanical, quite interesting, the sort of noise I wouldn't mind all the time. But it deffo ain't right.....
1) The noise is not there all the time
2) It is best described as a growling noise related to engine speed.
3) It appears to be coming from the cambelt end of the engine
4) I have noticed this end of the engine cover is much hotter than the nearside. It may have always been so, never compared it before.
5) A test drive just now only created the noise once, stayed for maybe 30 secs, then went again..
6) It seemed to me the engine was producing less top end power than I remember, but I rarely drive it these days so not 100% on that.
Does any of this ring bells with anyone? Loss of performance could be variator I know, but never heard of it making a noise. It is certainly not an exhaust noise, or intake for that matter. It is mechanical, quite interesting, the sort of noise I wouldn't mind all the time. But it deffo ain't right.....