Rattle in relay engine

[Sergeantcookie]

doesn't sound like timing chain to me. I concurred with Peter and thought Aux Belt tensioner.

Hire a vehicle or buy a Banger that you can get enough of your stuff in to get by with if you're gonna trust the garage...

....they may be telling true, but my experience of the trade stinks.

Problem is I'm a courier and nowhere likes to hire to couriers. I'm going down there tomorrow to find out exactly what's going on

[Sergeantcookie]

It ended up being the timing chain. Apparently it was one of the worst they've ever seen without actually wrecking the engine. It was a nightmare getting it sorted out and won't bore you with the facts but now it's fixed and sounds so much better.

Thanks for all the help guys

[admiral51]

Glad it is sorted, time to put it back into use to pay the bill i guess

[Peter.N.]

They have a timing chain?

Peter

[white exec]

Looks like a conventional timing belt, but a short simplex chain linking the two camshafts, if I've got the right engine.

[Peter.N.]

Ah right, thank you. That must be the same engine as the C5 then.

Peter