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Sorry about the delays guys! The car is used once or twice a week, it’s not my daily driver. I don’t think it’s an alternator or water pump issue, because I’ve never had problems with a flat battery or overheating. I’m just unsure as to whether or not it’d be worth buying and fitting a new...

Can anyone offer any further advice on this? I'm pretty certain the chain is slack. Does that indicate a worn chain or a worn/faulty timing chain tensioner? Would it be worth getting a new tensioner and fitting that first to see if that fixes the problem?

Thanks for the reply pembssurf. I'll take the cover off this weekend and have a look. Being completely honest I haven't got much experience with timing chains but I'm interested in addressing this as a project! If I take the cover off I'll see the two cam sprockets and the chain across the...

Hi guys I'm hoping someone here can help me. I'm getting a rattling noise from the engine (C180, 2Litre Petrol, 2001. 111 series engine). The noise is akin to marbles in a can. It only occurs at idle however. I've recorded a 30 second video and put it on youtube...