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Have had random accounts of chain chatter. Causes ranging from chain stretch, tensioner failure, cvvt gears.Any chain work is a large undertaking. To get chain cover off the sump and valve cover need to be removed including injectors.
You shouldn't have to remove the fuel pump.
The only reason you might have to remove the fuel pump is if you cant get the chain slack enough to get it off the sprocket.I cant remember if thats the case though.
Same thoughts here. YUKIt may eventually be easier if you lift the motor & trans out.does the manual advise in car or out?
Problem with supporting the engine is you need to remove sump so crank is lowest part. Need to be super careful supporting after sump is off.
'borrow' a hydraulic engine hoist. You will fall in love with it after using all the other jerry systems.While it isn't mentioned in the manual , remove ALL of the LH engine mount. The body recess under it gives you a lot more room to work...but still tight.
Or unknown branded kit from the UK $280
Quote from: tw2005 on December 26, 2016, 08:45:22Or unknown branded kit from the UK $280How do you know it's branded if it's unknown?
Mate, I cant track down the post where you said how many Kms this car has done. Sounds high. the other incidents Given the chain and other replacement costs . Why not swap the motor for a low ks one?Re Repco: not surprised, they used to get 90% of my business. Then they became a variety store in an attempt to beat Supercheap. That was a failure, they are now my last port of call.
Yep its enigmatic alright.175,000Km is not high, in old terms bit over 100,000 miles. Nothing for a diesel.Your description over the past month or so has given me the impression that it has had one hell of a hard life.Maybe the first oil change was at 170,000km Therefore you could simply have a dodgy chain tensioner or guides.The clock wind back... maybe, that would probably require an ECU reset. Never had to do it on an i30, but normally changing the display wont change the Kms. After a motor change, I had all sorts of trouble trying to start a Barina until I realised that the gauges/display, body module and the ECU are an item. Swap one, swap all.That aside, even if your car has done double the average Kms, it wont have much affect on that diesel.
I think this is why the alt belt tensioner still has a wobble due to timing chain harmonics or slap.?\
Quote from: tw2005 on December 27, 2016, 03:31:10I think this is why the alt belt tensioner still has a wobble due to timing chain harmonics or slap.?\ Yet another !!!! Is the tensioner causing your noise?If in doubt strip the belts so water pump , alternator , air compressor AND the belts can't play noise games.Does the harmonic balancer run true? If not, is it on tight, about 130 ft/lb.
Quote from: nzenigma on December 27, 2016, 03:18:05Yep its enigmatic alright.175,000Km is not high, in old terms bit over 100,000 miles. Nothing for a diesel.Your description over the past month or so has given me the impression that it has had one hell of a hard life.Maybe the first oil change was at 170,000km Therefore you could simply have a dodgy chain tensioner or guides.The clock wind back... maybe, that would probably require an ECU reset. Never had to do it on an i30, but normally changing the display wont change the Kms. After a motor change, I had all sorts of trouble trying to start a Barina until I realised that the gauges/display, body module and the ECU are an item. Swap one, swap all.That aside, even if your car has done double the average Kms, it wont have much affect on that diesel.Interesting comments. I'll let yuou know about the cluster as I have one coming with 42000k on it. I think the mileage will be whatever is on the ODO, there is an eeprom on the back and people are advertising correction services on these so I'd say it's onboard..I am going to try swapping the eeproms over but I am suspicious there maybe some encryption or something that matches it up with another chip onboard so you can't do this.If it's just guides and tesioners that'd reduce the cost and make the task simpler, only way to know though is to disassemble and check how far the tensioners are extended.I think this is why the alt belt tensioner still has a wobble due to timing chain harmonics or slap.?\Looks like I'll be learning fasdt a fair bit about these oil burners. Rather just enjoy driving it though.
Thanks for that info. Why not stay at 42K...would be a reeeeeeeeeeealy unique car .
Ive got an fai timing chain kit including gears here ready to be fitted to my car. Havent got round to it though there is a slight noise.The tool for the fuel pump pulls the gear off the pump so u can get the lower chain and sprockets off. Not enough slack in chain to lift off the teeth on gears. The same tool also works to keep the sprocket in place if you are changing the diesel fuel pump.It is quite an involved job from everything ive seen... my list of parts kept growing.Chain kit with sprockets4x injector washersRocker valve cover gasket2x tube of sealer for timing cover n sumpOil and oil filterAux drive belt pulleyFuel sprocket tool from sealeyGenuine hyundai flywheel locking toolAnd probably more ive forgotten.
As a matter of interest, what is your mileage?
The chain kit isFAI Autoparts - TCK79You can also get it without the gear sprockets TCK79WOPS. The service manager at my local dealer said they have never done a chain on an i30. However, his mechanic who helped diagnose the injector issues I had, he said they had done a 'couple' since the model came out in UK.