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I would take the handle off completely its only held on by on star key,then im sure you would be able to get it out

Hi thanks ill check that aswell,its starting to get annoying now done a search on here and cant find anyone who has had the same problem,the sound almost sounds like something is spininng but when it is its catching on something,sounds very hollow and almost tingly i have looked over all the car and it seems worse when you are either inside the car at the side of it or underneath? The only things i can find is the drive belt tensioner is vibrating(heard they are a common fault) and the turbo makes a wooshing noise as though its leaking but i think this is normal unless any one can tell me different its very loud wen ure in the car? colud it be the tensioner?? GETTING DESPERATE NOW LOL!!

thanks ill have a go tomorrow,but it seems the faster the engine is running the faster the tap is like i said seems t be worse inside the car and if you stand at the side,could it be a tensioner noise?as i have noticed that the drive belt tenioner is vibrating a lot p.s wats dmf,and is there anywhere on this site that tells you how to replace tappets many thanks.

any other ideas??

I have checked everything deffanately coming from engine bay somewhere?

Right done a bit more investigating,i took rocker cover off didnt really no wat i was looking at but i couldnt see anything broken or worn? The noise seems to be worse when you stand at the side of the car or get underneath,almost seems as though its coming from the back of the engine or bottom?Its like a tapping noise but has a hollow sound to it,you the the sound u get when something is loose and vibrating,but deff not anything loose the tap still there but just trying to explain what sort of noise it is(but not doing very well lol)

ok,do you haveto take the cam belt off?

It does'nt go when you press the clutch in,ill have a listen to the pump,any more ideas?all welcome

Thanks for the advice ill have a look,it also seems louder when uree inside the car?it gets faster the more you rev up the engine?

Hi i have just bought a r reg galaxy tdi and its great except for one thing!!There is a tapping noise oon tickoover and when ure driving i thought it could be a noisy tappet,but it seems louder when you go underneaath the car,when your at the front of the car u can still hear it but not as loud,can anyone help me?the noise is sort of like a tapping tingly noise almost sounds hollow?PLEASE HELP!!! THANKS.

The cause of the misfire was down to the air flow metre not woirkin,and as for the water loss im thinking its because the fan does not come on,it doesnot loose loads of water just a bit

no white sludge in the oil at all

Hi just bought a cheap galaxy on a n reg just got a few problems with it and needed some advice 1.When u first start it up sounds like its misfiring but then ok,but u can only rev it up to about 5k wont go anymore,the bloke put new leads plugs on etc and tried second hand coil pack but still does it 2.looses water but cant see no water leaks

Yes if i stop then fan cuts in and temp goes down,when i was on motorway i put heaters on and it did help alot,noticed the belt is a bit squeaky could this be affecting it at all?

Hi i have a 2.0 galaxy and if i take it on the motorway the temp guage goes into the red?but if u drive it round town its fine?any ideas?