MrP 0 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Hi, got a '96 Golf VR6 with nearly 120k on the clock. Running fine but over the last week has developed a noise coming from the left of the engine (looking at it from the front of the car). Water and oil temp ok and no change to performance. Sounds as if a bearing is on it's way out or something. Was hoping it was just the fan belt but that looks in good nick. Any ideas? Water pump/alternator/tensioner? Anything common? Difficult to pin point exactly where the noise is coming from. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
MrP 0 Posted March 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Should i have read the stickys first?????http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?155363 Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 remove the belt and spin the pulleys by hand and see if any feel rough most likely to be the tensioner thou mate Link to post Share on other sites
MrP 0 Posted March 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Cheers, hopefully repacking it with grease will solve the problem. Link to post Share on other sites
MrP 0 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Just taken the tensioner off and stripped it down, and surely enough if was bone dry and very stiff. There was also a small bit of metal under the seals (can just see it at the bottom of the photo):Not sure where it came from, as bearing looked intact. Seals were a little worn, but after a load of grease was packed into the bearing they fitted back ok. Just put it back on and.................. she's running like a dream again! The benefits of this place are already apparent! Link to post Share on other sites
makster28 0 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 i drove 80 miles in the vr today and on the way back i have this noise you describe coming from around the air filter area the car sounds fine when idle just when i rev up it makes a noise,i dont really want to tackle this job how much would a garage charge roughly guys cheers Link to post Share on other sites
MrP 0 Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Shouldn't be too much - an hours labour?? Really is worth having a go, it is a simple job. Follow the sticky and you'll be fine. Link to post Share on other sites
Antihero1981 8 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 could also be the alteyrnatorb bearing!¬ Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 i drove 80 miles in the vr today and on the way back i have this noise you describe coming from around the air filter area the car sounds fine when idle just when i rev up it makes a noise' date='i dont really want to tackle this job how much would a garage charge roughly guys cheers[/quote']Honestly mate it is so easy to do, the sticky thread is very clear, you cant go wrong if you follow that. Link to post Share on other sites
makster28 0 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 excellent going to give it a go friday i just hope this is the problem i have,i read about dry tappets but oil has been done according to the guy i got the car off and to be honiest ran ok up until the blast on the motorway,thanks for the help guys il drop a update after its done Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 it usually is just that, quite common, mine went and only took half hour to replace it with another one... i did try packing mine with grease but one drive and it spat it all out... so if that happens to you just get another one from a scrappy. Link to post Share on other sites
jesterwalker69 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Hmmm i have a tappety sound going on as well, seriously hoping its just this and not coz i didnt run my cams in properly after Inters 2yrs ago! Link to post Share on other sites
makster28 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 is obd1 tensioner same as obd2? have chance of a reburb one Link to post Share on other sites
makster28 0 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 did the tensioner today perfect job and i still have this tapping sound which does sound like the tappets not sure tho,what should i check next guys full oil change it does look quite black and dirty and the guy i bought it off overfilled it its 1cm past the max on the dip also when starting engine sounds a bit slower and lifeless than normal Link to post Share on other sites
makster28 0 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 done the oil and filter change still the same christ what the hells up with these things?@ iv spent more time on here than driving the thing Link to post Share on other sites
MrP 0 Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Is the noise still coming from the left side of the engine? Alternator bearing maybe? Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 done the oil and filter change still the same christ what the hells up with these things?@ iv spent more time on here than driving the thingLOL! i think my tensioners making a dodgy noise so im gonna do that the weekend, im hoping it is it after reading this:S Link to post Share on other sites
Bobtrude 0 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Dont loose faith;). Ive had my Vr for 6 years and the only thing thats gonne wrong is my thermostat and a coolant hose. And mine is turboed . Link to post Share on other sites
Gazbarber1982 3 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Try the old listening stick trick. Long metal shafted screwdriver and rest it on the different areas of the engine / pulleys and put your ear to the top of the driver. You'll hear the rattle echo up to the top and it might help pin point your noise. Link to post Share on other sites
makster28 0 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 cheers guys,the noise is weird imagine grit flicking up under the car when you drive over it,its that sound for like 3 seconds then it goes for like 2 seconds then the identical noise is back,in this same pattern constant,and it does sound like its coming from the right hand side of the air filter behind the block as well Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 i just had a good listen to where the noise is coming from and i can hear a slight noise from the bearing on the tensioner when its ticking over but when i rev it it sounds like there is also tappit noise coming from the same side of the engine,does the bearing noise get louder if the car is revved? as the noise is only coming from the driverside of the engine it makes me still think it could just be the tensioner :S as my serpentine belt could do with replacing i just wondered if they are a pain to change because there doesnt look much room down there, any help muchly apprieciated Link to post Share on other sites
MrP 0 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Easy to change mate, just make sure you get it all routed the right way. If you live in Wolves as in Wolverhampton I've got a bolt which is the perfect length for the tensioner if you need it Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 yes i am in wolverhampton if its a M8 or M10 or similar i will probably have one but if i aint i will let you know cheers bud Link to post Share on other sites
makster28 0 Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 just beginning to wonder if my bearings are crap altogether and greasing them was pointless,guna take it to a local vw specialist satdi just for a inspection see what he says Link to post Share on other sites
makster28 0 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 well the vw specialist was polish and he could hear the noise but seemed clueless of a solution and just said its seems ok, a complete joker,then i took it to another garage and he said it was the timing chain. but the noise is defernatly coming from above the belt tensioner pullley i said to the guy the chains are on the other side of the car near the gearbox but was adiment it was above the pulley can anyone confirm this? really stuck now also performance is bad now.cheers Link to post Share on other sites
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