99 1.8 tapping sound from timing belt area - mattr1983
Hey can anyone help
i brought a ford focus 1.8 zetec today sounded and looked great
i have driven it for appox 30 miles and the is now a tapping sound coming from the timing belt area.
according to the garage i brought it off it had the cam belt changed approx 2000 -5000 miles ago ( i need to dig out the paperwork to confirm)i did see someone with the same problem on here but had no answers

99 1.8 tapping sound from timing belt area - Faxo
Its definately coming from the belt area, and isn't an injector/hydraulic tappet noise? The worse case is its belt slap, where the tension has gone out of the timing belt. Be best of taking it back pronto to where you bought it if it was a garage

Edited by Faxo on 27/11/2009 at 22:41

99 1.8 tapping sound from timing belt area - mattr1983
thanks i'm going there tomorrow to see what they say

{Proper words edited in to replace txt talk}

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 30/11/2009 at 10:20