vengabus Posted January 13, 2009 Report Posted January 13, 2009 Hi, I have got the usual V6 misfire problem, replaced plugs and leads today. Waiting for coil pack tomorrow to sort it. While working on engine noticed a nasty rattle come scraping noise from top of engine towards gearbox end, just near the Camshaft sensor. Any ideas is it serious!!!! Ian Quote
sepulchrave Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 Yes, it's the dreaded VR6 camchain rattle. It means that the camchain and the camchain tensioner assembly needs replacing and it isn't a small job. If neglected this problem invariably results in a completely wrecked engine. I guess yours is a fairly high mileage engine, it may be more economical to replace the entire engine with a decent secondhand unit rather than undertake the repair. Sorry. Quote
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