2.2 direct rattle

**sidturbo** · 4th March 2009, 08:58

hi all, just noticed a very tinny rattle when my revs drop on the pully side of the engine, anybody heard of this before? also bit of a grunting noise from under bonnet when i first let the clutch out!!!

**mspvxr** · 4th March 2009, 12:26

I had this on mine. Vx couldnt find the fault so i sold it.

**Tadpole** · 4th March 2009, 12:54

Same motor this way no problems

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**Resolute Blue** · 4th March 2009, 19:45

Originally Posted by sidturbo

hi all, just noticed a very tinny rattle when my revs drop on the pully side of the engine, anybody heard of this before? also bit of a grunting noise from under bonnet when i first let the clutch out!!!

Not sure if it is related but I had a similar problem on my 2.2 direct with 32,000 miles on the clock. I ended up changing the timing and balance chains plus the associated tensioners and pulleys etc which cured the problem.

You can't push over 150bhp through what is nothing more than a bike chain and expect harmony under the bonnet!

Good luck!

**Duncan** · 4th March 2009, 20:10

Originally Posted by Resolute Blue

You can't push over 150bhp through what is nothing more than a bike chain and expect harmony under the bonnet!

Well the 2.0T is 175bhp and also chain driven.

**sidturbo** · 4th March 2009, 21:13

it only seems to do it when the engine is warm!. The car is covered by a network q warranty so hopefully it will be covered, anybody know how good the network q warranty is?

**rushy** · 4th March 2009, 22:03

The engines good for 700BHP with off the shelf GM parts. Supercharging them is getting quite common now. GM use uprated parts now in the 2.2, think they are from the 2.0T, and as far as i'm aware no 2.0T have ever had a chain problem?

**sidturbo** · 13th March 2009, 16:39

dealers discovered it was the timing chain that was goosed, all fixed by them as it was a network q car bought from them luckily had a month left on netq warranty so all done for sod all, who says the 2.2 direct timing chain doesnt fail? only done 38k aswell!!!

**Tadpole** · 13th March 2009, 17:29

Originally Posted by sidturbo

dealers discovered it was the timing chain that was goosed, all fixed by them as it was a network q car bought from them luckily had a month left on netq warranty so all done for sod all, who says the 2.2 direct timing chain doesnt fail? only done 38k aswell!!!

Pleased to hear you're sorted & at no cost to the pocket. ..

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