Two weeks ago took my 200 in @ the dealer's because of a ticking noise that is exactly the same as when the dephaser pulley is faulty (I compared via youtube). As some guys here perhaps remember, the engine got the same noise/ticking sound a few days after I had it tuned (reinforced clutch + custom cold air intake + 100cell race cat + pre-cat elimination + remap). At that time the tuner thought it was the con-rod bearings. This seemed not to be the case and since they were at it, the con-rod bolts were replaced with reinforced ARP parts. After filling back up with oil, the ticking sound was gone; without any explanation actually. At least one month passed without this noise 'till two weeks ago. In the morning I was driving to work when suddenly it started all over again. I decided to take the car to the dealer and they blamed it on the dephaser pulley. They promised me to change it and off course timing belt and tensioners would be renewed at the same time.
A few hours ago got a call, they were still putting the engine back together as they had also taken off the cylinder head to have a look at the valves. They told me on the phone the mechanics "visually" could not see anything wrong...
My question: can one determine visually if a dephaser pulley is faulty or not??
Any other bright ideas if on Monday this ticking sound is still present? The guy that remapped it ensured me he didn't touch any of the VVT maps. He thinks it might be due to the fact that the rev limiter is upped by 200RPM and/or the fact that my first dealer (where I originally bought the car) managed to poor in the wrong oil (ELF Solaris RNX 5w30 instead of ELF Evolution SXR 5w40) a couple of times during maintenance.
Thanks in advance for your replies. Any help/suggestions are appreciated.
A few hours ago got a call, they were still putting the engine back together as they had also taken off the cylinder head to have a look at the valves. They told me on the phone the mechanics "visually" could not see anything wrong...
My question: can one determine visually if a dephaser pulley is faulty or not??
Any other bright ideas if on Monday this ticking sound is still present? The guy that remapped it ensured me he didn't touch any of the VVT maps. He thinks it might be due to the fact that the rev limiter is upped by 200RPM and/or the fact that my first dealer (where I originally bought the car) managed to poor in the wrong oil (ELF Solaris RNX 5w30 instead of ELF Evolution SXR 5w40) a couple of times during maintenance.
Thanks in advance for your replies. Any help/suggestions are appreciated.
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