300tdi tappet noise or not ?

timing bet tensioner is ok, I have reved it from under the bonnet but I can really hear it with all the extra noises eg: fan, exhaust

nah its mechanical, I am not sure how the tacho reads but if its a cable driven tacho the sound could be something there , I am plucking things from thin air now [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

<span style="color:red">time for me to get some zzz's.......my brain has switched off and i cant think anymore.....


maybe tomorrow.....</span>

same here mate, thanks for your thoughts though.

<span style="color:green">the wife just brought up a cuppa.....

the ol brain may run for a few more minutes yet....</span>

<span style="color:blue">is this a new sound...or has it always been there....?


have you done anything different to make the noise happen.....?
have you checked for any water in the fuel sedimenter....?</span>

Its been there since we picked it up in Melbourne it had 130000kms ( we bought it second hand ) So everything we have done hasnt fixed it either.

Done the injector pump
timing belt
Gearbox ( manual )

and a few other less expensive things, but the noise remains

ok where is the fuel sedimenter and could it make a noise ?

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Originally posted by NOZ
ok where is the fuel sedimenter and could it make a noise ?

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<span style="color:green">no it wont make a noise.....if the noise has been there all along why worry about it now.....?</span>

The noise has always given me the sh**ts and it dooesnt seem right. This is our second 96 Disco and the first one didnt make the noise .

I guess I could leave it, but I would be much happier if I could find it and get rid of it. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]