Timing Chain Tensioner Noise
11-24-2008, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by wisdom,Nov 20 2008, 06:57 PM
2poor2mod, Im assuming that if you get the worm gear sandblasted, it will fix the tct noise?
11-24-2008, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by wisdom,Nov 21 2008, 05:39 PM
Hmm... Im in the same boat as yours. The noise is faint at idle but around 2.5~3.5 its pretty loud. I don't know whats going on.
Are you still driving it? Notice anything awkward?
Are you still driving it? Notice anything awkward?
this isn't rocket science. it has to be something mechanical.
01-14-2009, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 03 9g' date='Dec 3 2008, 02:05 PM
sandblasted ....working now over 3,ooo miles .No noise at all , all the way to 9k.
I thought it was the TCT, so I replaced the TCT.
The noise never went away in the first place.
Then I got a valve adjustment.
Waited for the engine to cool.
Got the valves adjusted.
The ticking went away.
01-24-2009, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by billiardboy904' date='Sep 30 2008, 04:01 AM
HiVolume,
Most of us here have changed out our TCT once, twice, even three times before. Each time temp. fixed the problem but it continued later on.
Most of us who had this problem were using Mobil 1 Oil (synthetic or not)
If you are using Mobil 1 oil, now would be a time to research other motor oils
Most of us here have changed out our TCT once, twice, even three times before. Each time temp. fixed the problem but it continued later on.
Most of us who had this problem were using Mobil 1 Oil (synthetic or not)
If you are using Mobil 1 oil, now would be a time to research other motor oils
for this car. I had the same noise as everyone else. Did a valve adjustment and it got better at start ups, but was bad when warm again. Switched from Mobil 1 synthetic 10w-30 to Amisol 10w-30 synthetic and now the noise is completely gone. Its been 2 weeks and ~1000 miles.
I bought the car with 62k miles and there was no noise. Put in Mobil 1 for first oil change, and about 4k miles later had the noise. Someone suggested Mobil 1 is probably over lubricating the worm in the tensioner. This is probably true.
I've been using Mobil 1 on all my former cars, but I think its time to give it up for the S.
02-11-2009, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff_s2k,Feb 11 2009, 05:30 PM
Hi,
Somebody can put a picture for show us where exactly you sandblast the worm gear.
Thanks!
Somebody can put a picture for show us where exactly you sandblast the worm gear.
Thanks!
02-18-2009, 09:23 AM
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Okay so it looks like I am going to have to replace the TCT as well. I'm just going to replace it with a new one and use the old one and sandblast the wormgear like everyone is suggesting. I am going to follow this write-up (http://forums.s2kca.com/showthread.php?t=18013) but about the pin, when you go to pull it through the maintenance which way should it face? Thats is the only part I am confused about.
02-18-2009, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by nak205,Feb 18 2009, 12:23 PM
but about the pin, when you go to pull it through the maintenance which way should it face? Thats is the only part I am confused about.