Thread: HELP! Noisy TDi 300

Check the Vacuum pump using a screwdriver against your ear, they will make a shocking tapping noise like a loose rocker if the valve has come to bits inside the pump. Pretty common.

JC

Vacuum pump looks scabby so could well be!
I will check it first thing tomorra!

Gday Cliffy,
if you want a new timing belt gratis i think i still have one you can have, then i guess you want the tensioners too!
but the offer is there if you want it.
I am defiantly doing the bulkhead now mate -once the clutch is sorted that is lol-
I reckon it's rooted pretty much but that some new doors and a paint job should make it alright for a while until something else goes pop.
Give me a shout on that timing belt mate cant get cheaper than free can ya ?

Checked out the vacuum pump and actually seems ok.
Compared the Defer against the Disco and the Defer 300 TDi sounds sick.
It's at this stage I realize I have been BS'ed by the seller when he said this car is A1. Got rello's in the town it came from so this guys name will be MUD!
Looks like a strip down in the next few weeks to get to the bottom of the noise.

Originally Posted by Cliffy

Checked out the vacuum pump and actually seems ok.
Compared the Defer against the Disco and the Defer 300 TDi sounds sick.
It's at this stage I realize I have been BS'ed by the seller when he said this car is A1. Got rello's in the town it came from so this guys name will be MUD!
Looks like a strip down in the next few weeks to get to the bottom of the noise.

have a look at your bulkhead will ya cliff?
mine is only a year newer and rooted and as i posted to another 130 wa owner, might get a better deal importing more than one, just an idea!

So what condition is the oil in the lump does it look healthy ?
Whats the body work like, any early shots mate - before you start tearing into it

Oil looks OK.
As the head is new there are no crusties.
I'm wondering too if this is a recon head skimmed too far??!!
Will get an "expert" to have a look. Will also check the injector pump timing just in case.
It just sounds sooooo rattly.

I didn't think you could skim the heads on the 300 or am I thinking of something else

No neither did I but would not stop some people with predicted results (bung head!).
Kev at JRT has given me the good news that my engine is just noisy and there's not much I can do about it!
Will check injector pump timing and timing belt this WE.
Lardy, might scam that belt of you mate.