01 almera growling noise.

irelandspurs · 20-03-2012 10:44am #1

The almera sounds fine when idling but soon as you accelerate you get a growling/rough noise coming from low down in the engine,I thought it may have been timing chain but the noise is to low down in the engine for it.
Any suggestions what it might be,I know its hard without seeing it.
I was going to give the engine a flush and change the oil and filter see does this improve it.

irelandspurs · 20-03-2012 7:37pm

-Corkie- · 20-03-2012 7:40pm

Sounds like gearbox bearings..

irelandspurs · 20-03-2012 7:49pm

-Corkie- wrote: »

Sounds like gearbox bearings..

Yeah it sounds somewhere around the gearbox but wasn't 100% sure,Gearbox has been changed at some point by previous owners as i noticed 03 almera wrote on it with the pens scrapyards use.
Is this expensive job it it turns out to be bearings?

irelandspurs · 20-03-2012 7:57pm

Car was advertised as having a new drive and clutch,so i'd say they have tried fixing this problem to no avail.I'm a stupid c**t i always get stuck with pieces of ****e.:mad:

20-03-2012 8:11pm

If it was the box typically it would get noisier as you ease off the accelerator too.

irelandspurs · 20-03-2012 8:14pm

RoverJames wrote: »

If it was the box typically it would get noisier as you ease off the accelerator too.

no this is only when accelerating its louder in 1st 2nd and 3rd gear

irelandspurs · 20-03-2012 8:39pm

I've just been inside car and did video hopefully you can hear,didn't want to rev to loud and wake the baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRWRmkvMtyA

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 8:28am

Any mechanics on here recognise the noise in the vid?

mercenary2 · 21-03-2012 8:52am

it would be best if you take video over engine in day light showing engine as it accelerates

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 8:56am

mercenary2 wrote: »

it would be best if you take video over engine in day light showing engine as it accelerates

ok will do that today sometime,can you hear the noise i'm on about though,doesn't sound good does it.:(

sidcon · 21-03-2012 9:19am

irelandspurs wrote: »

mercenary2 wrote: »

it would be best if you take video over engine in day light showing engine as it accelerates

ok will do that today sometime,can you hear the noise i'm on about though,doesn't sound good does it.:(

That's the same noise I had over the weekend, I now have no car and need a new gearbox and I drove on it and broke all the pieces. Get it to a garage quick

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 9:46am

sidcon wrote: »

That's the same noise I had over the weekend, I now have no car and need a new gearbox and I drove on it and broke all the pieces. Get it to a garage quick

I'll be taking it to the bog with some petrol and matches,gearbox will be more than the cars worth.

Mycroft H · 21-03-2012 10:17am

Almeras are notorious for crap gearboxes. Surely you could get a reconditioned one nowadaya?

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 10:29am

just had another look now and done video,it sounds to me to be coming from behind the injectors is this where the inlet manifold is as to me it sounds like something blowing.

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 10:35am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XfocSXaDZk

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 11:00am

I'll send in to mechanic in next few days just wanted some ideas what it could be so i'm not getting spun a few lies by mechanic.

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 11:05am

Piston slap maybe?

21-03-2012 11:25am

irelandspurs wrote: »

Piston slap maybe?

Sounds worse than that to me, is there oil in it?

Tea drinker · 21-03-2012 11:40am

It's not a tensioner or busted alternator or something like that? Can you run it without any auxilliary belts on for a few seconds?

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 11:44am

RoverJames wrote: »

Sounds worse than that to me, is there oil in it?

Yeah there's oil in it but there's not to say its been neglected previously,I've only had the car 2 weeks

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 12:08pm

Any mechanics want some painting done in there house in exchange for fixing this for me,lol

dharn · 21-03-2012 12:33pm

sounds like a muscle car v8 growl ..could it be the exaust manifold gasget

Mycroft H · 21-03-2012 1:02pm

dharn wrote: »

sounds like a muscle car v8 growl ..could it be the exaust manifold gasget

Shounds a bit bad to be the exhaust manifold gasket. Any of them that I've seen gone just sound like a blowing exhaust, only worse. There is some sort of knocking going on there. Not sure what though.

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 4:54pm

I've been looking at this all day now and the noise is 100% low down in the engine.I was told that the car got a full service a month before i bought it but have checked air filter and someone has wrote 23-11-07 in marker so take it the filter hasn't been changed since then,so changes are the oil the same.
Is it worth me giving it a good service with fresh oil see does it solve anything or am i just pissing in the wind.

irelandspurs · 21-03-2012 8:26pm

irelandspurs · 22-03-2012 11:45am

sorry to keep asking questions,I've checked the timing chain guide and is out 11ml could this be my problem?

22-03-2012 11:51am

irelandspurs wrote: »

...............I was told that the car got a full service a month before i bought it but have checked air filter and someone has wrote 23-11-07 in marker so take it the filter hasn't been changed since then,so changes are the oil the same.......................

Air filters are often neglected, 3 year old engine oil would be as black as night.

sealgaire · 22-03-2012 11:51am

i had something similar a few years ago and it turned out to be a loose airfilter cover.

irelandspurs · 22-03-2012 12:18pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Air filters are often neglected, 3 year old engine oil would be as black as night.

The oil is black but not that black.Mechanic drove it and showed me how to check timing chain which i did and he said it would be cheaper to replace the engine than doing the chain,is this right or am i being strung along.

22-03-2012 12:57pm

irelandspurs wrote: »

.......... he said it would be cheaper to replace the engine than doing the chain,is this right or am i being strung along.

Dunno, the bits would be at least €200 I suppose, dunno can the chain be done without taking out the engine or not, if it's an engine out job it would depend on how much a replacement fitted engine would cost. Actually doing the chain etc would be more than a few hours labour too of course.

irelandspurs · 23-03-2012 8:23pm

Turns out its the big end bearing,new engine needed :mad:

irelandspurs · 24-03-2012 6:21pm

where is the best place to get a second hand engine,is it scrapyard or is there places elsewhere to look,Thanks

Mycroft H · 24-03-2012 6:31pm

irelandspurs wrote: »

Turns out its the big end bearing,new engine needed :mad:

Thats a bit ****

Look at Done Deal and Adverts for an Almera for parts etc

Scrapyards vary - You have big ones like Higgens in Kilcock but I'd sooner go to Traynors up north rather then give him any money.

irelandspurs · 24-03-2012 6:42pm

BX 19 wrote: »

Thats a bit ****

Look at Done Deal and Adverts for an Almera for parts etc

Scrapyards vary - You have big ones like Higgens in Kilcock but I'd sooner go to Traynors up north rather then give him any money.

Thanks,will have a look,good thing is i got car cheap so not as pissed off as i would be had i paid what he wanted first for it.still its annoying and inconvenient all the same.

irelandspurs · 29-03-2012 8:07am

I've got a good price for an engine off Traynors but am weary off buying it without hearing it,are they checked by traynors before sending out,also will it be worth buying timing chain kit and get mechanic to fit this also while engine is out?

01 almera growling noise.

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