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One for the founts of all knowledge...

Range Rover 3.9 - runs as good as ever - 130,000 miles.

Slight tappet rattle if it's been standing for a week, otherwise the engine is sounding OK.

Apart from this new rattle that's just started. It's not at engine speed (or half engine speed) - it's a light rattle, that sort of goes 'Rattle-rattle- - - -rattle--- rattle rattle--- -- -rattle' not consistant, or constant, but intermittant - if you see what I mean.

Now it's coming from the front of the engine - not yet tracked it down, but it's either the power steering pump, the fan or the distributor... Or something else in that area.

Which one would you plump for? Is this a common fault? HELP!

Reply to
Simon Atkinson
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Water pump bearings on the way out?

Reply to
EMB

Possible - although it's a newish pump and not leaking (that I can see)... Be nice if it was - deep down I suspect it's something terrible and expensive - I just don't know what.

Reply to
Simon Atkinson

Sticky Tappet

Reply to
The Neffalump

Is that the lancastrian martial art designed to take on masters of Ecky Thoomp?

P.

Reply to
Paul S. Brown

Had the same sort of very light rattle from the front of my 3.9 recently, not haevy mechaincal knock, but an annoying light rattle, found a few of the belts needed tightening, did this and the rattle ha stopped, however, i think this may have have taken up the slack in a bearing that may be on the way out??????

AlunP

Reply to
Alun P

I think my next port of call has to be to take off the belts and see if the noise goes away - then I'll know if it's something on the front or not...

Reply to
Simon Atkinson

Beware! I had a light rattle from the front of my 2.5 n/a diesel that started when I tightened the alternator belt and went away when I slackened it. Turned out to be a loose crankshaft pulley, and I only just escaped having to replace the whole crank. I would investigate, for peace of mind.

Rich

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Richard Brookman

in article chijd4$vlf$ snipped-for-privacy@lust.ihug.co.nz, EMB at snipped-for-privacy@ihug.co.nz wrote on

6/9/04 10:07 pm:

Does it rattle when at a stand still? The water pump on our Discovery does the same.

Reply to
Nikki Cluley

We just got one in at work with the same problem, definitely worth checking for.

Reply to
SimonJ

Yes - but only with the engine running...

Reply to
Simon Atkinson

Seems to be tight - somewhat distracted tongith by someone taking off the drivers door mirror while it was parked - must have hit it hard as it smashed a bloody big dent in the door too...

Of course they didn't bother to leave their details.

Trying to score a door and mirror on Ebay :-(

Reply to
Simon Atkinson

had this same rattle noise on my 110 once, it turned out it was the PAS pump. Disconnect PAS belt to prove.

-- Badger. B.H.Engineering, Rover V8 engine specialists.

now live but still under construction,

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Reply to
Badger

*Ding* Man wins any prize from the top shelf.

It's the fecking pump - not leaking at all, but the pully can be moved in and out about 5 mm. Bugger.

Reply to
Simon Atkinson

Can I have the cuddly badger please? FWIW, once I'd found out what it was, I carried a spare pump in the back for nearly 2 years. Then I tidied it out and left the new pump in the garage. It's still there, the old one still occasionally makes a bit of noise, I still ignore it! It has the same movement, BTW.

-- Badger. B.H.Engineering, Rover V8 engine specialists.

now live but still under construction,

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Badger

That makes me feel a bit better - I'll probably change it anyway at some point soon.

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Simon Atkinson

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