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1.6 TDCi noise from timing belt area

timfar46
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Hello together,

maybe you can help on this problem 😞

I had a rubbing noise coming from the timing belt area so I changed the timing belt + water pump about 7400 kilometers ago (SKF VKMC 03259 set). I have an 2004 Ford Focus C-Max 1.6 TDCI 110HP DV6 with now 214800 Kilometers (133470 miles)

 

Now the noise came back. The video below describes the noise perfectly, do you have any idea ? Thanks in advance

 

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    did you change the pulleys and tensioners whilst in there ?

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    11 minutes ago, Jimpster said:

    did you change the pulleys and tensioners whilst in there ?

    Yes, I changed the tensioner and the little pulley of the timing belt.

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    Have you tried running the engine with the accessory belt removed to see if you still get the noise.

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    1 minute ago, gds1972 said:

    Have you tried running the engine with the accessory belt removed to see if you still get the noise.

    I tried that today, noise is still there (but a little bit quieter) which is very weird

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    old school, get a long screwdriver and place it in various places while you put your ear to the handle, be careful tho

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