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R1 engine noise - please help
smart51 - 6/3/09 at 08:56 PM

Dear readers, in this thread I rant about my current trials and tribulations with my car. Weighing on my mind at the moment is a new engine noise. It sounded like the metal "pea" in a spray can, making a "clack" perhaps every second or 2. The noise sounded like it was coming from the top of the head.

This evening, I have removed the rocker cover and inspected everything, including the valve clearances. Everything looks really good. I even ran the engine without the cover but it didn't make the noise, though the engine was of course cold.

I'd be very grateful for your suggestions of what it could be or what to do next. Thank you all for taking the time to read about my woes.

tomgregory2000 - 6/3/09 at 09:01 PM

ah you have a magic car as well
I had a tappet noise coming from my red top one morning, took the rocker cover off and found nothing, put the rocker cover back on and the noise had gone as has been fine since

No help at all sorry

sonic - 6/3/09 at 10:26 PM

Hi there
Does it still do it if you push the clutch down? or when you select a gear?
Nothing rattling in the can giving the impression its higher up?

smart51 - 6/3/09 at 10:31 PM

quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
ah you have a magic car as well


Magic as said by a depressed Rodney Trotter

A quick update on the main thread. The rattle does seem to be cam chain related, though the tensioner turns and springs back on the screwdriver thing just fine.

Where do I go from here to find the source of the problem with the chain?

A1 - 7/3/09 at 12:19 AM

have you checked both chain gaurds? is the chain at the right tension?