tha_sv6
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- Ve Sv6 Ute
Hello fellow Ve owners!
To put it simply I have identified a knocking noise in my engine bay just before an oil and oil filter change. After servicing and driving she ran really smooth, the noise was gone, however after the 3rd drive the noise crept back and now I don't want to drive it without fixing this noise because its a pretty noticeable knocking noise.
the noise began at around 2500rpm and stayed noticeable on acceleration. ( faster I went the faster the knock)
i've taken it to a trusted mechanic of mine and i asked him to take a look at it as soon as i heard the knock. Picking up the car and asking him what he found he told me that i needed a new timing chain and my engine mounts can be replaced. So I asked him what the noise was and he told me it was the engine mounts... taking his word for it i continued driving my car.
5-7 drives later i park my car and the knock can now be heard from idle and i was alarmed.
popping the bonnet and listening to the noise i was sure that it was not my timing chain or engine mounts.
timing chains are at the front of the engine and make more of a ticking noise, and engine mounts are located beneath the engine and id hear it bellow.. but i didn't hear any noise from bellow or from the front.
Looking at the car, the noise is coming from the top back right piston area. And because i'm not a serious mechanic i can only assume what it could be:
Components around the top of the piston is what it most likely is... either rockers, lifters or just something else in that area..
Seeking some knowledge and understanding of owners who might know or have been in similar shoes as this is the only noise from making my car mechanically sound..
2009 series 1 Ve Ute ~ 140 000ks
new clutch
new ECM
new Oil pressure sensor
serviced occasionally
overheated before (no coolant) - fixed
Driven occasionally, not a daily driver
Thanks Heaps
To put it simply I have identified a knocking noise in my engine bay just before an oil and oil filter change. After servicing and driving she ran really smooth, the noise was gone, however after the 3rd drive the noise crept back and now I don't want to drive it without fixing this noise because its a pretty noticeable knocking noise.
the noise began at around 2500rpm and stayed noticeable on acceleration. ( faster I went the faster the knock)
i've taken it to a trusted mechanic of mine and i asked him to take a look at it as soon as i heard the knock. Picking up the car and asking him what he found he told me that i needed a new timing chain and my engine mounts can be replaced. So I asked him what the noise was and he told me it was the engine mounts... taking his word for it i continued driving my car.
5-7 drives later i park my car and the knock can now be heard from idle and i was alarmed.
popping the bonnet and listening to the noise i was sure that it was not my timing chain or engine mounts.
timing chains are at the front of the engine and make more of a ticking noise, and engine mounts are located beneath the engine and id hear it bellow.. but i didn't hear any noise from bellow or from the front.
Looking at the car, the noise is coming from the top back right piston area. And because i'm not a serious mechanic i can only assume what it could be:
Components around the top of the piston is what it most likely is... either rockers, lifters or just something else in that area..
Seeking some knowledge and understanding of owners who might know or have been in similar shoes as this is the only noise from making my car mechanically sound..
2009 series 1 Ve Ute ~ 140 000ks
new clutch
new ECM
new Oil pressure sensor
serviced occasionally
overheated before (no coolant) - fixed
Driven occasionally, not a daily driver
Thanks Heaps
