Rocker cover baffle rattling HELP!

1. Dannydesire Newbie Joined: Dec 2011 Skelmersdale Posts: 29 2000 saxo desire 1.1 green

   #1 6th January 2012, 11:15

   My baffle under my rocker cover is rattling and generally doing my nut in, the reason being is i broke one of the studs that hold the cover on and cant find a replacement any where so i used a bolt through the cover.
   
   But there is 2 washers about a cm thick made from metal are these standard?? im thinkin they should be heat proof plastic or something!
2. Dannydesire Newbie Joined: Dec 2011 Skelmersdale Posts: 29 2000 saxo desire 1.1 green

   #2 6th January 2012, 11:16

   its on a 200 mk2 1.1
3. Dannydesire Newbie Joined: Dec 2011 Skelmersdale Posts: 29 2000 saxo desire 1.1 green

   #3 6th January 2012, 11:16

   *2000 ..
4. chris_saxo_1986 L-plater Joined: Feb 2005 sheerness/kent Posts: 84 2001 Saxo VTS ... Supercharged Project

   #4 7th January 2012, 13:37

   the metal spacers are standard, they are there to space the baffle from the top of the rocker cover.... where have you got the spacers installed? between the rocker and baffle or between the head and baffle?
5. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #5 7th January 2012, 13:44

   Are you sure its the baffle? A lot of people have their exhaust heatshield rattle about causing a similar noise.
6. Dannydesire Newbie Joined: Dec 2011 Skelmersdale Posts: 29 2000 saxo desire 1.1 green

   #6 20th January 2012, 11:41

   I have them between the cover and the baffle and these seem to be fixed but the rockers still rattle even though i have adjusted the tappets to 0.20 on the inlet and 0.40 on the exshaust but still loud ,??? Im thinking worn rockers or camshaft ????? also we have a low mileage citroen ax head i could take rocker assembly off will it fit???
7. Tom5190 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire

   #7 20th January 2012, 11:48

   You did do the tappets stone cold didnt you? Also citrown sell the stud you need for around 4-5 pence
8. Dannydesire Newbie Joined: Dec 2011 Skelmersdale Posts: 29 2000 saxo desire 1.1 green

   #8 25th January 2012, 09:57

   I got the studs and i did the tappets while stone cold tappets still loud ..
9. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #9 25th January 2012, 10:03

   Sure its not injectors tapping?? Or knackered plug? I had a loud knock that ended up being a plug working loose
10. Dannydesire Newbie Joined: Dec 2011 Skelmersdale Posts: 29 2000 saxo desire 1.1 green

    #10 27th January 2012, 11:15

    It has started cutting out when cold you maybe right???
11. siddons921 Newbie Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 4

    #11 29th September 2012, 21:49

    is the baffle needed or not? can i take it out and leave it out? ive lost one of the spacers and dont want to put it back
12. axsaxoman Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2003 Scotland Posts: 3380

    #12 1st October 2012, 08:32

    if you remove the spacersand see if noise goes?
    but you need the baffle to seperate liquid oil from vapour ,so only vapour goes up the breather pipe.
    it best to do tappets when hot --
    you will find they are loosser when hot than cold --same again -- check them both hot = cold if you don,t believe me = personally i would use .2 +.3 for clearance --it don,t matter what gap they are when cold ,you need clearance when engine is at running temp .
    It is possible the rocker arms are worn which will give a false reading when setting them-
13. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #13 1st October 2012, 11:07

    Other point the baffle plate maybe warped so not sitting correctly hence the rattle mate.
14. user_10473 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 Swansea Posts: 4946 Bianca White Peugeot 106 S2 Rallye, Saxo VTS

    #14 1st October 2012, 11:23