Noise from engine :(

[here2learn]

when i first left school i worked in a garage and wanted to learn old school diagnosis, one of the tricks i was taught was to use a solid metal rod or screw driver to listen to the engine like a stethoscope.

This will help you pinpoint where the noise is and find the depth of tone i.e heavy dull thud or light tinkle from there you could a have a better informed guess

hope this helps i am a novice as i left after just over a year but good luck

[stocious]

when i first left school i worked in a garage and wanted to learn old school diagnosis, one of the tricks i was taught was to use a solid metal rod or screw driver to listen to the engine like a stethoscope.

This will help you pinpoint where the noise is and find the depth of tone i.e heavy dull thud or light tinkle from there you could a have a better informed guess

hope this helps i am a novice as i left after just over a year but good luck

i just been pm'd him the same thing.. haha snap!!

[rynaqui]

You learn something new every day

I'm no mechanic but I stick round a couple of them at the garage and watch what they're doing and learn a thing or to, which is good fun

[Nace20]

i have done some listening now, it appers that is coming from back end of head, not botom end

wil take cover of when engine cools down

[here2learn]

when was looking to buy my car as it settled into idle there was a tinkle at the back of the block and was advised it could be the distributor gear

[Pirvu Eugen]

This engine..after looking at the movie..dosint have the distributor...
Hope is an easy fix though...
Goodluck!

[stocious]

pay close attention to to numbering on the cam caps !! i think theres an arrow aswell but im not sure on this. all arows same way and order of numbering correct, 6 and 9 mixed up maybe ill check manual for numbering and post if i can

[stocious]

how do i put a pdf on here

[Nace20]

numbering is ok

is this normal?

[stocious]

when was looking to buy my car as it settled into idle there was a tinkle at the back of the block and was advised it could be the distributor gear

mine does what you mention and its a bad sound unless you know its the dizzy, mine had the steel gear fitted but the distributor was not shimmed after and there is loads of end float, annoying , glad you reminded me of it tho

[stocious]

numbering is ok

is this normal?

are all the little notches on the caps pointing toward the intake side of the engine, are you talking about what looks like cracks on the cap ?

[stocious]

if thats the back of the head there pointing to the exhaust ? it look like from picture

[Nace20]

no this is the inlet cam
i was thinking on cracks yes

evrything else looks ok

[stocious]

no this is the inlet cam
i was thinking on cracks yes

evrything else looks ok

i dont know buddy . all thats left for you to do if you had the tool and with caution is to check the torque of the caps, but beware of the studs. the cracks i can comment on ?

[stocious]

is that cap you've shown the second cap from the front of engine on he inlet cam ?