Thread: Can anyone identify this tapping noise?

So at this stage I would not do any more test runs until you work out what it is (let people listen to your video if they want to hear it). If it is a spun bearing this will lead to a snapped crank. Although sadly the cost to rectify either case will be the same, but at least one outcome is rebuildable.

I personally would pull out the oil filter, cut it open (so I could expand it fully) and look for metals bits between the accordion. You can also get an oil sample analysed to confirm it is (or isn’t) a bearing failure.

When you remove the oil filter, look to see if it had a crushed spigot due to not being fitted properly.

That is planning for the worse. Hopefully though it is something a lot simpler and cheaper to fix, and someone will pipe in with a much more optimistic theory.

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

So at this stage I would not do any more test runs until you work out what it is (let people listen to your video if they want to hear it). If it is a spun bearing this will lead to a snapped crank. Although sadly the cost to rectify either case will be the same, but at least one outcome is rebuildable.

I personally would pull out the oil filter, cut it open (so I could expand it fully) and look for metals bits between the accordion. You can also get an oil sample analysed to confirm it is (or isn’t) a bearing failure.

When you remove the oil filter, look to see if it had a crushed spigot due to not being fitted properly.

That is planning for the worse. Hopefully though it is something a lot simpler and cheaper to fix, and someone will pipe in with a much more optimistic theory.

Thanks DiscoDB,

I have removed the Oil filter and it looks all good, no crushed spigot. I have drained the oil (looks good) and removed the oil sump to check. I found about 6 small flakes that looked a copper colour? but no other metal shavings etc. I'll do the filter chop tomorrow.

I haven't had it for long and the previous owner replaced the engine due to the old oil pump housing failure with a low klm engine
that had 50,000 k's on it, now its about 69,000 k's. Would be very unlucky to replace it again!! I've always looked after it and replaced the oil twice in the year I've had it. Fingers crossed.

I'll suss out getting the oil sampled.

Cheers mate much appreciated.

Good idea to shift discussion to the L319 section.

Originally Posted by ted2910

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone can identify this new tapping noise that has appeared on my 2007 RRS 2.7 TDV6?
Doesn't sound real good to me!

Thanks

IMG_1937_MOV_SparkVideo.mp4IMG_1936_MOV_SparkVideo.mp4

Sounds exactly the same as my 2007 RRS 2.7 TDV6.

So what is the issue? The tapping noise is the typical diesel rattle.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Sounds exactly the same as my 2007 RRS 2.7 TDV6.

So what is the issue? The tapping noise is the typical diesel rattle.

Not that loud.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Sounds exactly the same as my 2007 RRS 2.7 TDV6.

So what is the issue? The tapping noise is the typical diesel rattle.

Cheers mate but yeah its just started like this, very loud when I was driving it.
something is not right.