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Got a Peugeot 308 1.6 turbo petrol. Engine has a ticking sound. My neighbour who is a Peugeot mechanic released the tensioner pull tab which drives the water pump and the noise went away. He suggested there might be a stone in the belt or water pump pulley. I pulled it all apart and cleaned it up with no sign of any contamination. The sound is like a loose tappet but I’m almost positive the noise is in the tensioner mechanism itself. I can manipulate the tension and make the sound appear even when the water pump isn’t spinning.
Any ideas? I’m guessing there is a shock absorbing quality in the tensioner
Got a Peugeot 308 1.6 turbo petrol. Engine has a ticking sound. My neighbour who is a Peugeot mechanic released the tensioner pull tab which drives the water pump and the noise went away. He suggested there might be a stone in the belt or water pump pulley. I pulled it all apart and cleaned it up with no sign of any contamination. The sound is like a loose tappet but I’m almost positive the noise is in the tensioner mechanism itself. I can manipulate the tension and make the sound appear even when the water pump isn’t spinning.
Any ideas? I’m guessing there is a shock absorbing quality in the tensioner