Little Rattle on Startup?

AlexYW

I'm not sure if this is a new problem or its just I never noticed it before, but late last night, when you could hear a pin drop outside, I started the car up and could hear this slight rattle coming from the engine, then after I had been driving around for awhile the sound went away? Does anyone know what this could be?

Sjdickso

Could be a few things, worse been the chain have you had or know of the chains been done?

AlexYW

I've not had the chain done or know if its ever been done on the car

Matt

AlexYW said:
I've not had the chain done or know if its ever been done on the car

What is the current mileage of the car?

AlexYW

98k, but its weird now cuz the cars completely stop making the noise, I heard today after I drove to work, but now I start it up from cold again and no rattle?

Sjdickso

What's the year? At around 100k if they haven't been done I would be considering doing them.

Matt

The chains are due at 100k, so it might be worth looking at getting it swapped sooner rather than later

AlexYW

How much does it cost?

Matt

AlexYW said:
How much does it cost?

Not as much as VX charge if you go to @[deleted]

milo

Aye Carl will be doing mine when they due. Then I will raiding bits off his car 😉

AlexYW

The noises that was coming from the engine was the same noise i remember i had coming from my old sri, but i crashed that before i got it looked at, and i think the sri had a belt not chain?

So how much do VX charge, and how much does carl charge and where is his garage?

Sjdickso

VXL did a great job of fitting my old chain NOT! For VXL stealer your looking at 1k+

You will have to contact Carl direct for his prices, I know where I would go if it was me, I was lucky my car even lasted how my chains where fitted. Not tarring all stealers as the same though.

vx-chris

AlexYW said:
The noises that was coming from the engine was the same noise i remember i had coming from my old sri, but i crashed that before i got it looked at, and i think the sri had a belt not chain?

So how much do VX change, and how much does carl change and where is his garage?

Carl is based near Telford and you buy the parts and pay him £100 iirc so in total about £400

Did mine for me and he is a top bloke

AlexYW

Sjdickso said:
VXL did a great job of fitting my old chain NOT! For VXL stealer your looking at 1k+

I could just buy a new car for that price!

AlexYW

How likely is it that I could do the chain myself?

evocarlos

AlexYW said:
I could just buy a new car for that price!

we all could thats why i do them so it dont cost the earth

AlexYW

Is there any way of telling if the chain has already been replaced?

evocarlos

have a look down the back of the engine at the tensioner nut and see if you have the z20net tensioner all of the newer chain kits have the net tensioner but then there is a chance that someone just fitted the net tensioner and not done the rest
by taking the rocker cover off you can see if there slack in the chain and if the front rail is damaged thats a sure sign for chaining the chain kits

mk1 = no nicks in the corners of the nut (change full kit asap will have old style oil jet)
mk2 = nicks on the corners (still a good tensioner) if it fails its already to late
mk3 = nicks and nipple on the nut (the latest one with a circlip to stop the end dropping out has a maximum travel limit tho)

left z20net(mk3) -------- right mk2 z22se

if you have the mk2 then chances are its been in there a long time
mine came from the factory with the mk2 and got changed at 55k nearly 10 years 2004 reg