Ticking noise

Rsnail · 5th November 2019, 12:37

It was indeed one of the rear cam sprockets that was causing the issue, one of them was slightly cracked from behind, that's why I couldn't find anything without stripping them off.

But I have a question now, the mechanic found out while carying the replacement that he has to replace the primary belt tensioner too along with the aux belt tensioner, aux belt idler and crankshaft pulley. Found all the parts except the crankshaft pulley, actually found it at dmgrs but it's only available at the end of november, and at Rimmers and other places it costs a small fortune. Could anyone tell me what is the purpose of the crankshaft pulley seal that is placed inside the pulley? Mine is a little dry and looks like it starts slowly cracking and that is the reason why the pulley should be replaced. But he said that it's still fine for now and we can wait until next time for that. Also, can that seal be replaced without replacing the whole crankshaft pulley?

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Rsnail Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: May 2015 Location: Essen (Oldenburg), Germany Posts: 626 Thanks: 59 Thanked 30 Times in 28 Posts	It was indeed one of the rear cam sprockets that was causing the issue, one of them was slightly cracked from behind, that's why I couldn't find anything without stripping them off. But I have a question now, the mechanic found out while carying the replacement that he has to replace the primary belt tensioner too along with the aux belt tensioner, aux belt idler and crankshaft pulley. Found all the parts except the crankshaft pulley, actually found it at dmgrs but it's only available at the end of november, and at Rimmers and other places it costs a small fortune. Could anyone tell me what is the purpose of the crankshaft pulley seal that is placed inside the pulley? Mine is a little dry and looks like it starts slowly cracking and that is the reason why the pulley should be replaced. But he said that it's still fine for now and we can wait until next time for that. Also, can that seal be replaced without replacing the whole crankshaft pulley?