Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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coming from alternator, side of engine area, changed alternator so it isnt that. heard it can be the aircon but i doubt it. also been told it was the bolts under the rocker cover, it wasnt.
any idea, its doing my head in and makes my car soun like its broke
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Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Post up a vid. Then we might have a better idea.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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I had a loud rattle between those revs on my C14SE, bottom end went a few months later 
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Tensioner?
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m7 vauxhall
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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bearings in the tensioners gone or bottom end going mate get it checked out
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Kenzie
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Registered: 16th Sep 07
Location: Burnley
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does it happen when you rev up, or when the revs drop??
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scottc1088
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Registered: 7th Mar 05
Location: Chesterfield Drives: Corsa Gsi, Cbr600
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take alternator belt off and see if it stops
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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does it both ways, the car had a top end rebuild at 73k and now its sitting on 79k.
the car runs ok, doesnt miss a beat apart from the noise and it doesnt effect performance.
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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hope to feck its the tensioner, will drop it into vauxhall at somepoint...
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smirty
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Registered: 5th Jun 08
Location: portsmouth
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id get it cheked soon if it is the cambelt tensioner and it falls apart that could see the end of your new top end
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