Golf engine noise

[Richard_Lloyd 0]

While racing a porsche boxster, the other day my car splutterd at 110mph so i backed off and coasted all the way home. Started the car up the next day and theres a knocking noise. Been told it could b a big end or the tensioner has gone on it. Anyone else have any ideas as to what it is?

[Bigjobbo 0]

You wont know what it is until it's stripped down. Check your tensioner first obviously as it's the easy option. If not drop the oil and sump and see if you got any damage or remains in the sump. Really not cheap to do bottom end work unless you do it yourself, maybe wise to price up a second hand lump. hope this helps.

[vr6newcomer 1]

cld me a multitude of things mate, get it on vagcom. a lot of work u can do ureself, obviously depends on your ability/confidence, if u cant pin point it, a lot of folk on here swear by the phirm or stealth, depending on which part of the country your in. im taking my car on the rolling road next weakend, after which i will do my rocker cover gasket, but its good to give u an actual figure as to what the car is performing like, ofcourse as long as it still driveable.

[purple highline monster 0]

if its knocking loudly dont drive it period! it could be big end shells, cams, chains, even a burnt/damaged a piston, the more you run the engine the more damage you could do, get it trailred to a decent garage and get it checked out! as for putting it on a rolling road to find out what power it is first???? well i wont say anything about that....

[Richard_Lloyd 0]

cheers, its up on ebay at the mo. see what i get for it on there. lol. next stop is an R32.

[IbiVR 0]

What was your oil level/condition like? From the way it started knocking, sounds like you've spun a big end bearing, most likely on 5 or 6.

Tom.

[mk3anni 0]

cld me a multitude of things mate' date=' get it on vagcom. a lot of work u can do ureself, obviously depends on your ability/confidence, if u cant pin point it, a lot of folk on here swear by the phirm or stealth, depending on which part of the country your in. im taking my car on the rolling road next weakend, after which i will do my rocker cover gasket, but its good to give u an actual figure as to what the car is performing like, ofcourse as long as it still driveable.

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My cars knocking.....lets plug in vag-com.

Its an electronic diagnostic tool, it doesnt tell you when things are physically broken.

Vag-com is NOT the be all and end all.

[petervr6 0]

can you not tell were the sound is coming from the top,bottom,left or right hand side of the engine.

[Richard_Lloyd 0]

on top of the engine where the cover is on the left hand side of the engine just above the accesory belts. Can anyone suggest a good place to take it in essex?

[petervr6 0]

well the if its from the top left of the engine wouldnt say it was the shells but still wouldnt drive it anybody else? just out of interest the sound doent go when you press the clutch down?