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Title: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: richardirv on 19 February 2009, 18:10:45
Only noticed it today, can't hear in the car, I got out to put the bin out and heard a knocking sound,  :'( hard to tell were it was coming from but is it likely to be a hydraulic tapet? It was gone when I got to work when the engine was warm.

What are the possibilities?

Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: markey mark on 19 February 2009, 18:29:41
was it a knocking or a tapping rich ??
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: vauxfan2k on 19 February 2009, 18:42:45
when was the oil last changed? and was it genuine vaux oil?

As I dont do alot of mileage I change every 6 months regardless of mileage and use genuine vaux oil and filter.

I think most people do a change every 4k  :)
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: richardirv on 19 February 2009, 18:47:57
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was it a knocking or a tapping rich ??


I'd say a light knock rather than a tap
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: richardirv on 19 February 2009, 18:49:40
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when was the oil last changed? and was it genuine vaux oil?

As I dont do alot of mileage I change every 6 months regardless of mileage and use genuine vaux oil and filter.

I think most people do a change every 4k  :)


Last service was about 8 months go approx, I ussually do it every 6 but just been putting it off recently. Its now getting a service on Sat morning and the guy is gonna has a listen to it after when its been stood a while and should be cold


Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: markey mark on 19 February 2009, 19:13:11
try oil n filter change rich let us know how it sounds  :y
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: richardirv on 19 February 2009, 19:30:36
ok m8 will do
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: richardirv on 19 February 2009, 19:33:39
do you know what these appreciation things are doing my head in! I use them all the time when i post off my pda!
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: dbug on 19 February 2009, 21:46:13
As markey mark above - couple of oil & filter changes cured noisy "tappet" on my V6.
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: Entwood on 19 February 2009, 21:55:55
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do you know what these appreciation things are doing my head in! I use them all the time when i post off my pda!


text speak filter ... if you don't use the full word ... the filter adds a comment .. :)

I think its great .. :)  

I mean  does m 8 really save you that much time ?? it's only 2 more letters to actually type mate

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: zirk on 19 February 2009, 22:07:26
Engine Cold, Cats ?, (more of a rattle'ing) Iv'e had it before on a MV6!
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: dbug on 19 February 2009, 22:36:48
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do you know what these appreciation things are doing my head in! I use them all the time when i post off my pda!


text speak filter ... if you don't use the full word ... the filter adds a comment .. :)

I think its great .. :)  

I mean  does m8 (I'm too gay and stupid to spell mate) really save you that much time ?? it's only 2 more letters to actually type mate

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

You're right m8 :y
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: Entwood on 19 February 2009, 22:37:51
nice edit .. :)
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: Cliffo B on 20 February 2009, 01:11:02
Have known air con compressor make knocking on start up,you can take aux belt off, and run briefly, this checks out some other obvious things also. :y
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: richardirv on 20 February 2009, 06:46:03
Cheers for the idea's chaps, I will keep my fingers crossed that the oil and filter change tomorrow will fix it!!

And as for the word filter!! Nah I disagree, what harm does text speak do? people are that used to using these abreviations, like me I don't know I am doing it, and when I post from my PDA its even more easy to use them as my phone remembers them and predicts them.

I just think it makes the post look messy and makes the poster look a twit!!

Its just force of habbit for me. Anyway thats my piece! said it now!! hehe
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: Lazydocker on 20 February 2009, 09:11:26
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Cheers for the idea's chaps, I will keep my fingers crossed that the oil and filter change tomorrow will fix it!!

And as for the word filter!! Nah I disagree, what harm does text speak do? people are that used to using these abreviations, like me I don't know I am doing it, and when I post from my PDA its even more easy to use them as my phone remembers them and predicts them.

I just think it makes the post look messy and makes the poster look a twit!!

Its just force of habbit for me. Anyway thats my piece! said it now!! hehe

TBH I find text speak very hard to read ::) ::)
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: richardirv on 20 February 2009, 09:21:50
Fair enough, but to be honsest i really only tend to use m 8 and I am getting slightly annoyed with being labeled as gay and stupid!
Title: Re: Noticed a knocking sound when cold
Post by: M0T0RVATE on 20 February 2009, 16:23:05
r u ok gyz ??

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