I have a 99 s2000 owned for about a year, it now has 50k. it was perfect but about 6 months ago the engine started rattling at idle but only when it was warmed up and had been given a bit of welly(embarassing when at the lights) but absolutely no noise when starting cold or when revs above about 1300rpm. i've seen another topic on s2000 rattle where the guy says it sounds like chop sticks in a plastic cup! now i dont think its same problem cos i'd say this sounds like a bag of spanners kind of like a "drrr drrr drrr" in time with the engine speed. blipping the throttle quite high can get it to stop but i dont want to do that cos i think something serious is startin to develop. when i took it for its first service in my possession my local honda dealer told me it had missed product updates one of which was an updated oil gallery and it was only after this that the problem started(could that have something to do with it?). i mentioned to him the timing belt and he told me it doesnt have one it has a cam chain instead and this is internal (is that right? i know how to drive dont know about engines). he also reckoned the rattling was coming from the cam chain. when it got its next service i asked him to check it out but it miraculously stopped after the service, however now i'm about 5 or 6k on and two half litre oil top-ups later and its started rattling again and to be honest i'm terrified my engines gonna implode.not bein funny but i think the service manager is clueless and not interested in helping me he's just interested in his commision and if i have to buy a new engine he doesn't care. please please please can someone help me, ive tried to give as much details as possible, i'm a nice lad and i dont deserve the indignity of having to get a loan to buy a new engine. i still owe for most of the car so I could end up screwed big time. please help. PLEASE.
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18 years ago