Banging from top of the engine

[Pajer]

Hi

Sadly this i smy first post, wish it was for better reasons but here goes.

There is now a loud tapping/banging noise that comes from what i think is thr rocker cover of the engine. It is there when the engine ticks over, and when you accelerate it gets louder and faster.

I have stopped driving it now for the fear of doing more damadge.

A friend has said it is possible that it is the cam shaft, but i know nothing about cars what so ever.

the car is MPV effini (says bongo on the log book) 2.5 TD auto.

If anyone can shed some light on this and a possible cause, and if it is fixable then please let me know.

Thanks for your time

Phil

[wonkanoby]

its rare but not unkown for the camshaft to snap if its not getting oil

get a mechanic to look at it

post wre you and it are

[Pajer]

We are in Monmouth South east wales. If it is the camshaft, is it expensive to replace and fit?

[wonkanoby]

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... t=camshaft

only hint is in linked thread were guy paid 120 quid to fit one he got

[mikexgough]

Along with Cooling problems the WL-T engine, is as Wokanoby says, known to break Camshafts........and both issues are NOT Bongo specifc as all vehicles that use the WL-T engine suffer the same problems....... so nowt wrong with the Bongo design and cooling system just the less than perfect diesel engine used.

Many WL-T engine users recommend a 40w oil to make sure the cam stays lubricated and protected....for when the motor gets hot...

[321Away]

Could just be a tappet that needs adjusting to take out the slack.
Julian

[Pajer]

I took it to a garage and he had a look and a listen and said that its sounds like a cam issue.

Where would i get 1 from? (best place to?)

Thanks

[MountainGoat]

I had my tappets adjusted in a garage in Edinburgh last month at a garage recommended to me by dandywarhol after Northern Bongolow told be that he thought that they were a tad noisy. Cost me £60.00, mechanic told me that he found that four of the tappets were a bit out.

Tony

[Pajer]

It's definitely more than tappits, it is a very loud mechanical noise which sounds like a loud ticking noise at idle speed, even then everyone in the street can notice it..

when i drive it sounds like someone banging somthing metallic very quickly..