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Author Topic: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!  (Read 2334 times)

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Omega_Dan

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Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« on: 18 July 2011, 16:22:48 »

Was perfect at the Midlands Meet yesterday. Today after a few miles noticed a rattling sound coming from the engine which got gradually worse. pulled over and gave it a few gentle revs and something sounded loose. Checked oil and its to the Max. Managed to get home but it got a little worse. Sounds like its coming from the front of the engine around the pulleys but i dont know.

Very concerned and i cant drive it in its current state.

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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #1 on: 18 July 2011, 16:26:40 »

Have you checked the water pump pulley bolts, they have been known to come loose.
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #2 on: 18 July 2011, 16:27:23 »

Aux belt tensioner :-/ or cambelt tensioner >:(
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #3 on: 18 July 2011, 16:29:59 »

Happy to have a look for cost of fuel.

Sounds to me like a cambelt tensioner has let go.

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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #4 on: 18 July 2011, 16:34:12 »

Cambelt was done 6000 miles ago. Cheers for the offer james. Elite pete is trying to get to me to have a look. :y
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #5 on: 18 July 2011, 16:36:17 »

OK, let us know how you get on.

Still sounds cambelt related...
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #6 on: 18 July 2011, 16:39:01 »

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OK, let us know how you get on.

Still sounds cambelt related...


Even more worrying. Not going to drive it until its sorted. cheers james :y
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #7 on: 18 July 2011, 19:09:36 »

Water Pump, had similar recetly??........... :(
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #8 on: 18 July 2011, 19:48:13 »

No mate just today.
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #9 on: 20 July 2011, 17:05:54 »

Thats's exactly what happened to my MV6. Tooth had broken off and idler had seized. Needed new cam-belt and water-pump(expensive). Do not drive it!
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #10 on: 20 July 2011, 19:47:37 »

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Thats's exactly what happened to my MV6. Tooth had broken off and idler had seized. Needed new cam-belt and water-pump(expensive). Do not drive it!
start it you mean..until its checked out dont even turn the key. :y
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #11 on: 20 July 2011, 21:00:52 »

I wont, elite pete is coming tomorrow ;)
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #12 on: 21 July 2011, 14:40:58 »

Any news on the root cause? :y
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #13 on: 21 July 2011, 21:10:36 »

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Any news on the root cause? :y
Water pump furbered
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Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
« Reply #14 on: 21 July 2011, 21:16:10 »

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Any news on the root cause? :y
Water pump furbered

Not too serious then  .... a far better result than it could have been ... I'm guesing it now has, (or soon will have), a nice new water pump and timing belt kit ??  :)
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