Avensis - Knocking Sound From Engine

[Puppie]

Hi all,

My lovely car has developed a knocking noise from the engine bay.

It only sounds when on tick over (once its warmed up), any revs and the noise dissapears.

With the bonnet up, standing in front of the car, it sounds as though its coming from the left bottom, where the fan belts are.

The sound is a rattly knocking, like something is loose and banging against something.

Its a D4D deisel manual

Anyone have any ideas ?

I am taking it to a garage tomorrow so they can have a look, i am just hoping that its not too expensive !!

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Paul

[tea sport]

Duel mass fly wheel.

[Puppie]

Duel mass fly wheel.

Thanks for reply.

Oh dear that sounds serious :-(

[cmia]

very serious

900£ serious!

you will need to replace the clutch, flywheel, pressure plate and release bearing

[Puppie]

very serious

900£ serious!

you will need to replace the clutch, flywheel, pressure plate and release bearing

Damn.

Any recommendations on where to take it in Thurrock, Essex area ?

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Paul

[cmia]

very serious

900£ serious!

you will need to replace the clutch, flywheel, pressure plate and release bearing

Damn.

Any recommendations on where to take it in Thurrock, Essex area ?

--

Paul

Go to your local Toyota dealer... and get the partnumbers first.

get them to quote you..

its a 3>5 hour job..

- complete flywheel flaiure would result in the car not going any where.. :D which is no good!

it all depends how you drive.. when my flywheel started to knock i drove it for 10k miles before the tone chnaged to another knocking noise B)

btw the flywheel sits on the otherside of the belts.. gearbox side..

ar eyou sure its comming from the belt area ?

[Parts-King]

btw the flywheel sits on the otherside of the belts.. gearbox side..

ar eyou sure its comming from the belt area ?

My point exactly, The flywheel is the opposite end, I know we have DMF problems, but the water pump is the end you are speaking of, and I would expect something like that or a tensioner pully to be faulty, rather than the DMF, get it checked out thoroughly first

KIngo

[cmia]

btw the flywheel sits on the otherside of the belts.. gearbox side..

ar eyou sure its comming from the belt area ?

My point exactly, The flywheel is the opposite end, I know we have DMF problems, but the water pump is the end you are speaking of, and I would expect something like that or a tensioner pully to be faulty, rather than the DMF, get it checked out thoroughly first

KIngo

good advice!

get it checked first before you start to throw money at it.

[Puppie]

Thanks all for your replies

anyone in thurrock area (or essex, north kent) recommend a garage to take it to ?

[avensis_gls]

Go to the nearest Toyota Avensis garage which is in Romford.

I live in Thurrock too, so this was the closest and best place for me too!!