Astra sportive 1.7cdti van over hearted & now has a tapping sound from engine

2009 Vauxhall Astra 1.7cdti
Car: Vauxhall Astra
Year: 2009
Variant: 1.7cdti
Categories: Engine & Drivetrain
Astra sportive 1.7cdti van over hearted & now has a tapping sound from engine
Problem added: Aug 16, 2020 (3 years ago)
May have caused a camshaft cap to loosen off due to heat expansion ,if noise is from the top of the engine and ensure you have plenty of oil in it ,would check this first and possibly do an oil and filter change if it’s been really hot
Answered Aug 17, 2020 (3 years ago)
If it overheated and you continued driving it could be a top end noise, but it could also be a piston or big end bearing difficult to say without hearing it ,sorry cant be more helpful .
Answered Aug 18, 2020 (3 years ago)

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