citroen picaso fault

stikiuk

Can anyone help, my citroen picasso diesel sounds like it has a pneumatic drill under engine ? ? ? ?
Any ideas what this could be ?
Does it sound like the cam belt, its never been changed as far as i know. Its 7 years old.

Thanks

goldspanners

stikiuk wrote: »

Does it sound like the cam belt, its never been changed as far as i know. Its 7 years old.

Thanks

7 years, i wouldnt be surpirsed if a tensioner had maybe failed and let the belt go slack.
to be honest i dont really have any sympathy if it has. it was only a matter of time really,but im sure you knew that.

swiftnick

stikiuk wrote: »

Can anyone help, my citroen picasso diesel sounds like it has a pneumatic drill under engine ? ? ? ?
Any ideas what this could be ?
Does it sound like the cam belt, its never been changed as far as i know. Its 7 years old.

Thanks

Do not pass go!

This needs checking out immediately or you could be in it for a lot of dosh!

hewhoisnotintheknow

i would get it checked, i have picked up road debris in a belt before, or it could be something more sinister

is the oil level ok?

nick74

A common fault on these is the damped crankshaft pulley failing. It tends to get progressively more rattly over time. This in itself is not such a problem, but if the pulley fails altogether it can take the cambelt with it, which is a big problem!

nick74

goldspanners wrote: »

7 years, i wouldnt be surpirsed if a tensioner had maybe failed and let the belt go slack.
to be honest i dont really have any sympathy if it has. it was only a matter of time really,but im sure you knew that.

In fairness the official cambelt interval on HDi diesels is 10 years or 100,000 miles. I personally wouldn't leave it that long though.

stikiuk

Thanks guys... as a girl who hasn't got a clue about cars your help is greatly appreciated.
Will get it checked out as soon as i can x