Vauxhall Mokka - Mokka ticking noise

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Fri 22 Sep 2023 08:42
Vauxhall Mokka - Mokka ticking noise - Kenny A
I have a just purchased a Mokka SE turbo 1.4 petrol automatic and have a faint ticking noise when accelerating is this common ?
Ken
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Fri 22 Sep 2023 09:08
Vauxhall Mokka - Mokka ticking noise - bathtub tom

Exhaust leak?

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Fri 22 Sep 2023 13:50
Vauxhall Mokka - Mokka ticking noise - Kenny A
Cannot see or hear any leak from the exhaust manifold
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Fri 22 Sep 2023 17:31
Vauxhall Mokka - Mokka ticking noise - bathtub tom

How can you look under the bonnet when accelerating? Look for black stains around the exhaust.

Edited by bathtub tom on 22/09/2023 at 17:32

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Wed 4 Oct 2023 18:51
Vauxhall Mokka - Mokka ticking noise - Kenny A
It turns out that someone had fitted a new timing chain and the camshaft was one tooth out.
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Thu 5 Oct 2023 08:07
Vauxhall Mokka - Mokka ticking noise - skidpan
It turns out that someone had fitted a new timing chain and the camshaft was one tooth out.

Must be a pretty poor engine design or made with poor quality components to need a new chain on a relatively new car. How many miles has it done? Chains normally last the lifetime of the car.

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