Good shout....managed to suss it out. Here's the video of the car.....
https://youtu.be/XSGhMY_H0HQ
Oil pressure & tapping
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Re: Oil pressure & tapping
That does sound strange? It seems to start then stop again, then start, are you making the engine rev faster but just slowly, then back down again?
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Re: Oil pressure & tapping
I think you have just offered me some hope - my 24v makes the same noise, although its continuous, not on a cycle like yours. Just before lock down - it had got worse to the point that I decided it wasn't the hydraulic lifters. I haven't driven it in 5 weeks in case something breaks. I've done the same trick with long length of wood to the ear to locate where it's coming from - seems to be loudest if I listen to the left hand end of the rear cam cover, over where the cam sprockets are. I was worried it was a camshaft bearing or something, but maybe its just the tensioner?
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Re: Oil pressure & tapping
Maybe your tensioner has fully failed whereas I think mines about 80% there. Do some YouTube searches for 'failed timing belt tensioner', I couldn't believe my ears at how bad some other cars sounded..... I'd be thinking full engine fail any of them where mine 
If like me its at the left of the rear bank, the hydraulic tensioner is right there (see previous diagram) so could be very possibly to blame. Mines going in to be inspected in about 3/4 weeks so will keep the thread updated what the mechanics find.
If like me its at the left of the rear bank, the hydraulic tensioner is right there (see previous diagram) so could be very possibly to blame. Mines going in to be inspected in about 3/4 weeks so will keep the thread updated what the mechanics find.
Re: Oil pressure & tapping
The 'beat' of that engine note does not compute with anything that 'turns' in the engine.
Not camshaft revs, not belt length, nothing.
Therefore, perhaps it is related to the MAF unit ?
If there is any 'sticky' point where that plug has to move through just maybe that would cause the beat at low revolutions ?
At anything above idle it will not happen.
Not camshaft revs, not belt length, nothing.
Therefore, perhaps it is related to the MAF unit ?
If there is any 'sticky' point where that plug has to move through just maybe that would cause the beat at low revolutions ?
At anything above idle it will not happen.
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Re: Oil pressure & tapping
Not thought of that but then again, would I not see a non steady idle and movement in the rev counter needle as it 'fluctuated'? Hopefully I'm not missing the point!jrh wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 11:56 amThe 'beat' of that engine note does not compute with anything that 'turns' in the engine.
Not camshaft revs, not belt length, nothing.
Therefore, perhaps it is related to the MAF unit ?
If there is any 'sticky' point where that plug has to move through just maybe that would cause the beat at low revolutions ?
At anything above idle it will not happen.
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