Help! Loud tapping noise

Kh44nn · 14th January 2018, 17:40

Hi,

Yesterday I started to hear a tapping noise, sometimes loud and then it goes down and gets bad again.

Checked oil levels, all look ok, temperatures ok, water level ok. Noticed when I turn steering it gets loud.
This morning I checked all oil levels, power steering fluid looks low, topped up, but the noise is still their. Really loud when I started and then went down, but still there.

I will get it looked at by the garage tomorrow.

My guess is power steering pump gone, upon search there are several types. Which one?

Could it be the turbo?

Please help

Vanbursta · 14th January 2018, 17:44

Could be almost anything Yusuf. Where does the noise come from, high up, low down, does it alter with revs, is it worse when cold or hot, we really need a bit more info. If you could post a small video on Youtube it could be tremendously helpful.

Ennine · 14th January 2018, 20:58

Crabkshaft pulley/damper maybe

Nige

impvan · 14th January 2018, 20:58

Check the two belts for areas with no vee's left.

The vibration wiggles the idler. It makes serious-sounding noises..

klarzy · 14th January 2018, 21:21

If it is irregular and low pitched I would start with drop links and front suspension bushes.

Reebs · 15th January 2018, 05:05

Thread moved to technical help section.

Mike Noc · 15th January 2018, 08:17

When it is noisy lift the bonnet and have a listen to pinpoint where it is coming from.

Any clattering from the belt area i.e. the offside front inner wing then it could be the crank pulley, or even the water pump.

Get the garage to whip the belts off & check all the pulleys for roughness and play.

14th January 2018, 17:40	#1
Kh44nn Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Luton Posts: 181 Thanks: 76 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Help! Loud tapping noise Hi, Yesterday I started to hear a tapping noise, sometimes loud and then it goes down and gets bad again. Checked oil levels, all look ok, temperatures ok, water level ok. Noticed when I turn steering it gets loud. This morning I checked all oil levels, power steering fluid looks low, topped up, but the noise is still their. Really loud when I started and then went down, but still there. I will get it looked at by the garage tomorrow. My guess is power steering pump gone, upon search there are several types. Which one? Could it be the turbo? Please help

14th January 2018, 17:44	#2
Vanbursta Posted a thing or two Rover 75 2.0 V6 Conn Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stainton Grove Posts: 1,637 Thanks: 266 Thanked 406 Times in 257 Posts	Could be almost anything Yusuf. Where does the noise come from, high up, low down, does it alter with revs, is it worse when cold or hot, we really need a bit more info. If you could post a small video on Youtube it could be tremendously helpful. __________________ I am NOT a number, I am 75

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Ennine Posted a thing or two Ford Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Portmahomack Posts: 1,330 Thanks: 545 Thanked 317 Times in 193 Posts	Crabkshaft pulley/damper maybe Nige __________________ Ni9e How to: Replace touch screen Navall II [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

14th January 2018, 21:21	#5
klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	If it is irregular and low pitched I would start with drop links and front suspension bushes. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

15th January 2018, 05:05	#6
Reebs Owners Club Director Rover 75 Conn SE V6 / MG ZT 260 SE V8 / MG ZT 180 SE V6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 20,943 Thanks: 645 Thanked 6,851 Times in 2,537 Posts	Thread moved to technical help section. __________________ Check your trim here . Check your spec here Check your colour here . Check Project Drive here Check your original price here

14th January 2018, 20:58	#4
impvan Avid contributor ZT-T Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: In the trees, near Caernarfon... and frequently Aberdeenshire, and sometimes Romania.. Posts: 143 Thanks: 5 Thanked 36 Times in 29 Posts	Check the two belts for areas with no vee's left. The vibration wiggles the idler. It makes serious-sounding noises..

15th January 2018, 08:17	#7
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,553 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	When it is noisy lift the bonnet and have a listen to pinpoint where it is coming from. Any clattering from the belt area i.e. the offside front inner wing then it could be the crank pulley, or even the water pump. Get the garage to whip the belts off & check all the pulleys for roughness and play.