Woogler
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Hi all,
I just joined this site today as I feel a responsibility to get involved. As a result of absolute frustration and the total lack of a solution from any Holden dealer, I started searching the internet to try and find a few tips on the problem with my VY engine.
It has that quality ticking sound coming from the right hand underside of the car. It has done it since new, once the oil settled in. And everytime after each oil change, it does it after a few days. Everytime I would tell the service dept about it, they would change the oil & say they can't hear it.
So I waited for the oil to settle in after the last service (approx a week) and I drove the rattly motor to them and they came out with the usual (here's that whinging d#@head again) look. This time I left it idleing in their driveway and the tick was quite prominent. The service guy looked straight at me and said "OH". He got the head tech and none of them had a clue. Since then, about 2 months ago, the lifters have been changed without result. The exact noise is there. My concern is that the whole underside of the engine sounds a little rattly. Certainly not the same as others. But
apparently I must have extra special hearing or something as I am
the only one to consider this.
So to clear up a few points, I have had this car since it was new.
It has 31,000km's on it.
I don't flog it.
I have reported the noise since its 1,000km service.
The noise does NOT come out the top of the engine bay at all. You can only hear it underneath.
Tomorrow a Holden "rep" and "tech" are coming here to apparently do something else and I have been asked to bring my car in for the sixth time and have these jokers listen to it.
Local dealer is now hopeing they will just put a new motor in it.
I have read many threads here since I found the site last week and see that many of you have similar problems. Some even mentioned that ALL VY Ecotec's will accrue rattles/ticks in the engine in a little while. I found this to be not the case. My work has had Commodore staff cars for years and I have NEVER heard one with a tick or rattly engine. And I assure you I have been listening to them to compare them to mine. 2 in particular are pushing over 75,000km's and are absolutely dead silent and purring beautifully.
Anyway, there is a history of my stress machine. I have absolutely had a gutt full of the lack of repair support for such an obvious problem. If these "specialists" don't acknowledge a problem and offer to fix the damned thing smartly I will be pursuing this through other means. I have been patient for 2 yrs now. If a fraction of what they spend on advertising was spent to rectify some of these problems, maybe some of us would continue to buy their products in the future, even if they are faulty when new.
Any simialr experiences? I am curoius for info on your outcomes dealing with these people. I will update this thread after I talk to "the experts" tomorrow.
Cheers.
I just joined this site today as I feel a responsibility to get involved. As a result of absolute frustration and the total lack of a solution from any Holden dealer, I started searching the internet to try and find a few tips on the problem with my VY engine.
It has that quality ticking sound coming from the right hand underside of the car. It has done it since new, once the oil settled in. And everytime after each oil change, it does it after a few days. Everytime I would tell the service dept about it, they would change the oil & say they can't hear it.
So I waited for the oil to settle in after the last service (approx a week) and I drove the rattly motor to them and they came out with the usual (here's that whinging d#@head again) look. This time I left it idleing in their driveway and the tick was quite prominent. The service guy looked straight at me and said "OH". He got the head tech and none of them had a clue. Since then, about 2 months ago, the lifters have been changed without result. The exact noise is there. My concern is that the whole underside of the engine sounds a little rattly. Certainly not the same as others. But
apparently I must have extra special hearing or something as I am
the only one to consider this.
So to clear up a few points, I have had this car since it was new.
It has 31,000km's on it.
I don't flog it.
I have reported the noise since its 1,000km service.
The noise does NOT come out the top of the engine bay at all. You can only hear it underneath.
Tomorrow a Holden "rep" and "tech" are coming here to apparently do something else and I have been asked to bring my car in for the sixth time and have these jokers listen to it.
Local dealer is now hopeing they will just put a new motor in it.
I have read many threads here since I found the site last week and see that many of you have similar problems. Some even mentioned that ALL VY Ecotec's will accrue rattles/ticks in the engine in a little while. I found this to be not the case. My work has had Commodore staff cars for years and I have NEVER heard one with a tick or rattly engine. And I assure you I have been listening to them to compare them to mine. 2 in particular are pushing over 75,000km's and are absolutely dead silent and purring beautifully.
Anyway, there is a history of my stress machine. I have absolutely had a gutt full of the lack of repair support for such an obvious problem. If these "specialists" don't acknowledge a problem and offer to fix the damned thing smartly I will be pursuing this through other means. I have been patient for 2 yrs now. If a fraction of what they spend on advertising was spent to rectify some of these problems, maybe some of us would continue to buy their products in the future, even if they are faulty when new.
Any simialr experiences? I am curoius for info on your outcomes dealing with these people. I will update this thread after I talk to "the experts" tomorrow.
Cheers.
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