Strange engine noise

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Originally Posted by letherm

This may or may not help but I remember my old man using a length of dowel held against the engine to locate noises. He would put his thumb over the end and press his ear to the thumb. Apparently the sound would travel up the dowel and he could hear if something was wrong. May help you locate the location better.

Martin

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I used long screw driver for the same reason, then I came across a stethoscope which is much better

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Originally Posted by Globetrotter

I used long screw driver for the same reason, then I came across a stethoscope which is much better

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We were really poor and couldn't afford stethoscopes much less store them in our home in the scrape in the road in which we lived. (Apologies to Monty Python etc)[smilebigeye]

Martin

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Originally Posted by letherm

We were really poor and couldn't afford stethoscopes much less store them in our home in the scrape in the road in which we lived. (Apologies to Monty Python etc)[smilebigeye]

Martin

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Luxury!!

I have a similar sound from mine but only when warm. Any luck finding the source?

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Originally Posted by letherm

We were really poor and couldn't afford stethoscopes much less store them in our home in the scrape in the road in which we lived. (Apologies to Monty Python etc)[smilebigeye]

Martin

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You lived in scrape in road? Luxury, We lived in...

We didn't live anywhere really, we just huddled under umbrella.

I had the same noise. Just had the belt tensioner replaced along with a new belt. Noise now gone!
Cheers
Scomac

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Originally Posted by scomac

I had the same noise. Just had the belt tensioner replaced along with a new belt. Noise now gone!
Cheers
Scomac

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Was your's intermittent Scomac?
Mine seems to be there only once it's warmed up. I'm leaning more toward lifters than the pulley...

Martin.

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Originally Posted by martinfrench

Was your's intermittent Scomac?
Mine seems to be there only once it's warmed up. I'm leaning more toward lifters than the pulley...

Martin.

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Hi Martin

Not intermittent, you could here it straight away from start up. I think if yours was a bearing you would be able to pin point it.

Cheers
Scomac

There are some youtube vids of d3/4 tappet noise I came across which might help. They're hydraulic as you probably know, so if they're noisy (like every Mitsubishi ever made), if an oil change doesn't help, they will have to be tolerated, or replaced at great expense.