Engine tapping and exhaust tinging noise

1. Catfish L-plater Joined: May 2011 Posts: 44

   #1 2nd June 2011, 17:16

   engine sounds like a mouse is stuck inside and is chewing its way out, im guessing something to do with tappets? and exhaust ive just had whole unit changed from mani to back box, including cat, but sounds like tin can rolling down the street, ill try and get a vid if i can. with the exhaust since ive had it done by a garage and it sounds like that would that mean they would have to sort it?
2. Jack Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 937 NA

   #2 2nd June 2011, 17:21

   It's probably the tappets, and the rattling could be that an exhaust heatshield might not be secure. It could also be the baffles in the exhaust making a rattling sound.

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3. Catfish L-plater Joined: May 2011 Posts: 44

   #3 2nd June 2011, 17:29

   heres a few vids see what you think.
   this one is of engine
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLH5rMFO3xs
   
   and the one of zorst
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYcBrFijNCc
4. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #4 2nd June 2011, 18:13

   sounds like tappets not sure on the exhaust sounds ok to me although im used to mine sounding like a tin can lately lol
5. jonesy9 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 Shropshire Posts: 1857 JP4 Saxo, Milano CTR

   #5 2nd June 2011, 19:56

   tappets as said, but think maybe your tappets noise is reverberating through your exhaust, so maybe 1 will fix another
6. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

   #6 2nd June 2011, 20:03

   sounds more like above reverbrating tappet noise through exhaust is giveing that metallic noise
7. Catfish L-plater Joined: May 2011 Posts: 44

   #7 3rd June 2011, 09:21

   so how woulkd i go about fixing the noisey tappets? thanks for the help aswell guys.
   matty
8. Jack Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 937 NA

   #8 3rd June 2011, 09:25

   After hearing the videos, I would agree that it's probably the tappets reverberating through the exhaust. You need to get them adjusted. There's a guide in the Haynes manual I think, or you could get it done at a garage. It shouldn't be too expensive!
9. muttonjeff L-plater Joined: May 2011 Posts: 57

   #9 4th June 2011, 15:15

   A lot of exhausts sound thin and metallic when new.
   
   A thousand miles later they get coated in crud inside and quieten off a bit.