Hi everyone,
Dunno if anyone can help (I hope so).
I have gradualy developed a tapping noise from the engine which went away when the engine warmed. I took it to the Rover garage and they said that a Rover engineer was coming out to inspect it. According to the garage the engineer said that he had heard this before on some other 75's and it was nothing to worry about although they failed to state what the problem is! I was asked to take the car back in a months time for another inspection. The thing is I feel (no...I know I am!) as though I am getting fobbed off, they are a professional garage and should be able to diagnose a problem such as this straight away!!!! The car has a months warrenty left so I need to get this sorted :-(
I can now hear the tapping all the time and it doesnt go away anymore when the engine is warm it just keeps tapping between 1000 - 2000rpm. I can also hear it at idle although it sounds more like a knocking noise at the 600rpm idle speed and I am sensing a vibration through the body of the car at idle also, all of which I never had before.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this and could a faulty tappet cause these problems? (tapping 1000-2000rpm, knocking and vibration at 600rpm) Dont get me wrong the vibration is not bone shaking but it wasnt there before.
P.S. I have tried changing the oil and filter including trying this engine flush stuff with no resolution to my problem.
Cheers,
Lee.
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Hi Lee,
This is not a technical response, but a complaints process one since you have a limited warranty left.
1. Write to both the dealer and Rover UK customer care about the problem before the warranty runs out..and tell them that you want it fixed under warranty. Reason: When the warranty expires they cannot fob you of with "there is no written record that you brough this to our attention before the warranty expired".
2. Get a second opinion about the noise from another Rover dealer. Get the full name of the person who makes the diagnosis.
3. Sit back and wait for the reply from your letter.
Worse case: They "fix" the problem under warranty. Problem still there. Rover dealer says "Ah! Thats a DIFFERENT problem from the first complaint! We are not going to fix that." Send letter from step 1 and diagnosis details from step 2 to your solicitor.
I employed this method with Seat UK after loadsa warranty problems..car got fixed and I never spent a penny.
Bottom line: If you want something you are going to have to be a polite but persitent pain in the b**!
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