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[rb0135]

Originally Posted by Leeg

Well iv changed the vacuum pump and its not that causing the ticking, ""it was a bit off a shot in the dark"", before I continue to throw money at it I'm just going to wait and see if it gets worse, ( hopefully it won't be 4 years+ like your issue rbo135 ) I really want to pamper her with headlight upgrade/wheels etc but I just can't justify it wile there is a issue, the few mechanics have told me not to worry about it as ITs definitely not serious ( I suppose only time will tell) I hope the little gremlin shows itself soon without major damage.....

I did say I never heard of a vacuum pump clicking if it failed, just normally leaks.

I cant seem to find it, but can you post the link to the video you did again.

Rob

[rb0135]

Originally Posted by rb0135

I did say I never heard of a vacuum pump clicking if it failed, just normally leaks.

I cant seem to find it, but can you post the link to the video you did again.

Rob

Don't worry, found it.

I still say it sounds like the fan/s is hitting something.

[Leeg]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M_krvlf3pBI

Yes you did mate,
When car is cold (nothing)
Slight ticking after approx (30/60 minuets driving)
Loudest ticking noise (when car is hot and driving quite hard)
Also the video makes it sound louder than it actually is, probably because all the plastics are removed.

[kgbboris]

I had a very similar noise on mine. I removed egr valve and the pipe and blanked off the exhaust manifold and fitted an egr valve blank up top, after had a horrific ticking noise. thought great somethings going to blow up now, what is was in the end was some of the exhaust paste I had used on the egr pipe had fallen off and got stuck to the fan belt and was clicking and ticking as it looped round the tensioners etc. so you may have some dirt etc in there maybe? if not get it diagnosed as may save you a lot of money to get it looked at now rather than when something fails.
also nice to see someone with the same car and engine on here as 99% on here are the petrols.

[Leeg]

Hi kgbboris, what was the reason for removing the egr etc, iv had it looked at by a couple garages and they couldn't pin point the issue and said don't worry about it it's nothing serious, but it's easy for them to say they don't have to worry about it and with my luck it will end up being somthing serious, I'm hoping it ends up being fan related as rob (aka rbo135) has said from start, I'm really hoping it's not major engine part related,,

[kgbboris]

basically someone had removed the pipe before and repaired it, when you fit a egr blanking kit there is no actual need for this pipe so I just made up a blank plate and bolted that to the manifold where the egr pipe goes onto and removed the pipe completely, just done it as it wasn't needed and was cheaper than buying a new pipe. yes I hope its fan related too as ticking and temrature related noises coming from that area could mean just about anything, I wouldn't like to say what it is without seing it as tbh no one can diagnose something through emails and probably even with a video I wouldn't like to say oh its this or that, id get it looked into as worst case could be timing chain related but like I said could be something as silly as a cable tie catching the fan for instance so personally get it booked in somewhere competent and they should see you right, tbh im a bit of an anorak when it comes to maintenance but this car is testing me as its every other week something annoys me with it.

[Leeg]

Ahh right, it's not somthing I need to do to prevent a future failier on something then, yes mate I really do want/need to get it sorted, not just for the fact there there is a issue also because (I think iv mentioned in a previous post somewere) I'm quite anal when it comes to my cars I like everything to work/fit/push/sound as it should so I won't sleep like a baby at night until it's found and fixed.