the missus 206 2.0 diesel on a 02 plate. has started to rattle .(not knock or alike ) its a proper rattle sounds asif comeing from lowdown engine/gear box.

she took it to a few garages and all of them are saying differant things (very costly things) one said cam belt . one said water pump. one said tappits ect and really there just after her money . well my money really. im not prepaired to pay 400+ if they cant even tell me what it is .

has anyone had this prob or heard of a known rattle fault on it . if i can do the repair i will dont really want to pay out 400+ which could reslut in it not being resolved just lots of new parts that arnt really needed .

my personal opinion sounded like thrust bearing.

it dont afftect the way it drives at all . just a rattle sound.


many help would be much appreciated.

CheeRS

 

Yeh - think I've heard of this - am sure it was a tensioner that fails on the cambelt route - certainly worth getting looked at cos if that fails & it snaps your cambelt then you are fooked!!

 

so really cambelt and tensioner kit then . anyone know how if these are easy done on the 206. not really looked in depth at the engine yet

 

may be worth taking to a dealer.

 

dealer!!!!Nooooo, just a good local garage thats been there for years and years will do

 

It'll be the bottom pulley. They fail on all those engines.

 

if you think it could be the clutch release bearing press the clutch

if it stops then bingo

they do have issues with the cam belt tenshioner

 

cheers lads . a few options to look at there ill have a look and see .
and post up what it was.

 

will put money on that its the bottom pulley, must have done about 50 of them, cost about Ł60 and about Ł25 to fit

 

lovely cheers

 

I own a 406 hdi. definatley bottom pully. They have really comedown inprice lately too. used to be a main dealer only part. You can get them anywhere now

They are a cushion drive type thing and it fails. Have a look for tiny metal shards around the pull area and on the block.

I replaced mine with a 2006 spec item and it looks different and i beleive is a solid item rather than what used to be on it

 

i would only use an OE part, it defo is the bottom pulley making the knocking noise they are 2 metal bits bonded together with rubber and it perishes and fails, causing them to come loose from each other and knock!

a none genuine item wont last 12 monts so false economy!