Hi all,
Got a 1996 Defender 300Tdi 90 and has developed a nasty ticking noise coming from the engine. It is a fast paced tick and increases in speed with revs. If I whack it in neutral while rolling along, it stops completely. It starts after about half an hour of driving from cold, and if I switch the engine off, the noise doesn't start for another 10 minutes. It sounds like one of those electric air compressors they sell at Argos. Non A/C by the way, so its not that compressor.
I'm clueless, so any suggestions would be great.
Cheers.
[RESOLVED]
Took old Dorothy down to my mechanic, he whacked the air filter a few times and it stopped. New air filter and air box mounts and problem solved. Just a bad vibration. Chuffed. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Got a 1996 Defender 300Tdi 90 and has developed a nasty ticking noise coming from the engine. It is a fast paced tick and increases in speed with revs. If I whack it in neutral while rolling along, it stops completely. It starts after about half an hour of driving from cold, and if I switch the engine off, the noise doesn't start for another 10 minutes. It sounds like one of those electric air compressors they sell at Argos. Non A/C by the way, so its not that compressor.
I'm clueless, so any suggestions would be great.
Cheers.
[RESOLVED]
Took old Dorothy down to my mechanic, he whacked the air filter a few times and it stopped. New air filter and air box mounts and problem solved. Just a bad vibration. Chuffed. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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