ZT190 Engine knocking/rattle help - Page 3

SD1too · 16th August 2019, 07:48

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Originally Posted by zeemax_mini

I've done a bit more investigation today, taking off the aux belt ...

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Originally Posted by zeemax_mini

... I'm working on my my driveway with extremely limited tools (not even a jack) ...

How did you remove the ancillary belt without a jack?

Simon

zeemax_mini · 16th August 2019, 07:56

I relieved the tensioner and slipped the belt off to try and work out where the noise was coming from.

Cheers, Dom

SD1too · 16th August 2019, 08:12

Sorry, I'm still confused Dom. How did you remove the road wheel and wheelarch liner without a jack?

Simon

zeemax_mini · 16th August 2019, 08:13

Ah fair, I have it on the jack from the boot!

Dom

SD1too · 16th August 2019, 08:53

OK Dom, I get the picture.

There is a specialist near you actually: cb750chris in Portsmouth. Why not ask for his help?

Alternatively, retrieve your tools from your folks' house and do the work yourself. You'll cut the estimated bill in half.

I know that you're feeling despondent, we all do in these circumstances. I'd say give yourself a couple of days to think about your options and don't assume anything, particularly the worst. The likelihood is that this noise is going to be a rattly tensioner or idler wheel and I write from experience!

As for the cost, what sort of "cheap runaround" do you think you're going to get for less than £700? You'll need to budget for the inevitable repair bills on an unknown quantity.

Simon

16th August 2019, 08:12	#23
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,380 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Sorry, I'm still confused Dom. How did you remove the road wheel and wheelarch liner without a jack? Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.

16th August 2019, 08:53	#25
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,380 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	OK Dom, I get the picture. There is a specialist near you actually: cb750chris in Portsmouth. Why not ask for his help? Alternatively, retrieve your tools from your folks' house and do the work yourself. You'll cut the estimated bill in half. I know that you're feeling despondent, we all do in these circumstances. I'd say give yourself a couple of days to think about your options and don't assume anything, particularly the worst. The likelihood is that this noise is going to be a rattly tensioner or idler wheel and I write from experience! As for the cost, what sort of "cheap runaround" do you think you're going to get for less than £700? You'll need to budget for the inevitable repair bills on an unknown quantity. Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.

16th August 2019, 07:56	#22
zeemax_mini Regular poster 2005 MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Poole Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I relieved the tensioner and slipped the belt off to try and work out where the noise was coming from. Cheers, Dom

16th August 2019, 08:13	#24
zeemax_mini Regular poster 2005 MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Poole Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ah fair, I have it on the jack from the boot! Dom