Loud Valvetrain Noise around 1500-2000rpm
#1
Loud Valvetrain Knock ~1800rpm (Video)
Hey everyone!
I’ve got a freshly built turbo 1.6, only ran a few times so far. Everything is going great except for this stupid loud noise coming from what i believe is the valvetrain just under 2000rpm. The motor sounds great at idle and when i took it for a test drive i didn’t seem to hear the noise at all over 2000rpm. Oil pressure looks good, the gauge reads perfect numbers and i tested it via the turbo oil feed line into a bottle. However when we changed the oil after the first heat cycle there didn’t seem to be any oil in the filter.
Here’s a video of the noise. If anyone can point me in the right direction i’d appreciate it!!
I’ve got a freshly built turbo 1.6, only ran a few times so far. Everything is going great except for this stupid loud noise coming from what i believe is the valvetrain just under 2000rpm. The motor sounds great at idle and when i took it for a test drive i didn’t seem to hear the noise at all over 2000rpm. Oil pressure looks good, the gauge reads perfect numbers and i tested it via the turbo oil feed line into a bottle. However when we changed the oil after the first heat cycle there didn’t seem to be any oil in the filter.
Here’s a video of the noise. If anyone can point me in the right direction i’d appreciate it!!
Last edited by stockrocket; 05-08-2023 at 03:48 AM.
#2
Hey everyone!
I’ve got a freshly built turbo 1.6, only ran a few times so far. Everything is going great except for this stupid loud noise coming from what i believe is the valvetrain just under 2000rpm. The motor sounds great at idle and when i took it for a test drive i didn’t seem to hear the noise at all over 2000rpm. The noise can only be heard when the car is warmed up. Oil pressure seems to be good as well, i tested it via the oil feed line with a bottle. However when we changed the oil after the first heat cycle there was no oil in the filter.
Here’s a video of the noise. If anyone can point me in the right direction i’d appreciate it!!
I’ve got a freshly built turbo 1.6, only ran a few times so far. Everything is going great except for this stupid loud noise coming from what i believe is the valvetrain just under 2000rpm. The motor sounds great at idle and when i took it for a test drive i didn’t seem to hear the noise at all over 2000rpm. The noise can only be heard when the car is warmed up. Oil pressure seems to be good as well, i tested it via the oil feed line with a bottle. However when we changed the oil after the first heat cycle there was no oil in the filter.
Here’s a video of the noise. If anyone can point me in the right direction i’d appreciate it!!
After looking over everything all day and bouncing some ideas off friends, i found the belt tensioner was loose and bangin around. Tightened it up and now the motor sounds **** 🤙🏼🤙🏼
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Yeah i’m still unsure about that. The motor only ran for about 15 minutes before that oil change so maybe it just wasn’t enough time to fill the filter? I’ve taken it on a few break-in drives and oil pressure has been looking great every time so i think it’s all good but i’ll let you know after the break in period when i change the oil again.
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