Originally Posted by
tee-rex
If you start the car and let it tickover until its at normal temp does the noise stay constant as the build up of heat tightens all the tolerances within the valve train.
i start car in morings & its perfect, i just in & drive a mile & stop at idle & it is making noise
when car is warm i can turb off for 5 min, start it up & within 20 seconds of idle i can hear it
not a big end knock, sounds more lke piston slap/camshaft noise
im home in 3 weeks & cars been standing for 2months so ill know more then.
when i brought car it was perfect & after 6 months it started & in the mean time i bent a valve so head was removed & rebuilt with enw valves/faced & i stripped bottom end & had valve cut outs in pistons machiined at harvey gibbs, crank polished & new set of shells (nothing wrong with old ones but replaced while i was there for the cost.
only thing i personally didnt check was little end bushes worn
my mates 4x4 cosworth done same thing but when it was at running temp it was sound (piston slap), he tells me not 2 worry about it as isnt geting any worse but it just bugs me.
im in 2 minds 2 pull engine out & strip it for inspection again, he thinks im mad!
i want 2 get it set up but dont want 2 as it is just incase it has to come appart again.