been gettin an odd noise from the engine for 5 months now was advised it was da alternater bearings so checked that run engine with alternaterbelt off an noise is still there like a grinding noise not a knock everythink feels fine scared to drive it cause dont wana do any more damage can any one help turbo 2000 p plate

 

Sorry dude but you will need to be a LOT more specific than a 'grinding noise' and 'knock' if you want help/suggestions

 

like a scraping sounds like it comin from bottom end definatly not a knock only does it 2000 rpm and below .any think higher ya cant hear it power defvinatly still there took it to its limits and everythink was fine checked all pullys they fine doin ma ed in lol

 

Without wanting to be the bearer of bad news, Thats what mine did, turned out to be crank bearings, hence current rebuild going on

Mines a turbo 2000 x plate on 76k miles, what mileage u got?

 

thought it would be was ya power still there tho wen yours went got 123000 not long ad heads done either gutted m8

 

Yeah power was still there, like u say under full load you dont here it but espicially if u rev under the bonnet with the throttle cable gently u can hear it, mines having a full rebuild at the moment, havind cossie gaskets and acl race bearings which should hopefully make it reliable for a good while now!

I must say though I ran mine like that for a good 3 or 4 months with the boost upped to 16-17psi with a dreaded bleed valve and gave it a lot of stick and it still never missed a beat, only decided to get it done because I thought its gotta go pop sometime!!!

 

Is there any way you can record it and put the sound up,its also possible you have a noisey water pump,in which case if it siezes it snaps your cam belt

 

should be able to later with my pals camera

 

Don't want to alarm you but getting heads done without bearings often leads to bearings going soon after.

 

Any reason for this or is it just 'Sods Law'?

 

they was done at the same time i think rebuilt at 117000 only ad 6 thou put on it so **** knows just wana know 4 sure doin ma ed in

 

I really don't know, but was told it after mine let go about 6 months after the heads were done.
Since then, I've spotted loads more the same on here

 

alcazar, does that mean you've had 2 separate incidences of a bottom end going (the other being ragging away from that tollgate in France in hot weather)????