Anyone suffer this problem? was told this might be auto advance but have since found out not true! my pump is rattling at tickover but i have no other problems with it. any ideas or should i replace?

- (#9811) russell, 21 Jul 03 17:11

some noise can be normal as the pump wears (there's a lot of moving parts in there), but unless it's about to fail catastrophically, it'll probably go on for another 100K miles...
Could be anything. Camplate, feedpump, advance mech (honest!), delivery valves, main shaft bushes...

Sure it's the pump tho? valve clearances OK?

- (#9812) david miller, 22 Jul 03 1:11

Don't know if this helps or not but I had a noise prob on my hiace
Try holding each metal injector pipe in turn - I had a strong vibration on #1 pipe, and a sound like a crate of milk bottles when driving lightly - changed fuel filter and added a 'wynns deisel clean up' treatment. As the rubber fuel pipes seemed a bit loose added small cable ties (temporary) to provide a double seal (worries over it drawing air into the line)- this stopped the noise and reduced the vibration

- (#9813) chris turner, 22 Jul 03 6:23

Thanks guys, not they valves checked. sure it the pump but will try Chris sugestions. Russell.

- (#9814) russell, 23 Jul 03 16:28

are you sure its diesel pump and not dry aux belts while its running try pouring a drop of water into the belts and see if noise changes i have been out to several of these with all sorts of description of noises and found all it wanted was new aux belts

good luck bob

- (#10089) bob, 25 Jul 03 13:16

thanks Bob but not belts as have replaced these, would like to get another pump to try anyone got one off of old engine cheep?

- (#10090) russell, 25 Jul 03 17:03