Thanks for that. I didn't realise the steering rack needed to be disconnected but your explanation makes perfect sense. Anyway, they'll be fixing it free of charge. I'm hoping it's just a connection that's loose.
Hello mate, it turned out to be a spring on one of the tensioners. The whole timing chain was stretched quite badly so the chain and tensioners were all replaced.
The saga continues. So finally I got the timing chain replaced (under warranty) from the engine centre but I've got the car back and noticed that the airbag light is permanently on and all the steering wheel controls are not working. Looking around on this problem, it would appear that the...
To be honest, they do have a good reputation and they are good at communicating and are quite reasonable price-wise. I've heard some horror stories about engine specialists (especially in London) so I'd rather stick with this lot (for now anyway!).
No. It was these people:
http://www.thanetenginecentre.co.uk/#loaded
I lost all faith in Honda dealers when they tried to charge me £1800 for a new ECU when it turned out the problem was a duff battery.
Not sure how they diagnosed it, just rang me up and told me. I'm ***uming they've removed the cover and checked the tensioner.
I did stress that the timing chain is now at risk but they've ***ured me that any issues that may arise are fully covered by them (as the previous work is still under...
Take a bow mate. Your diagnosis was spot on. It looks like it's one of the springs on the tensioner has packed up. Being replaced under warranty but they can't fit me in until September :(
They said they're going to replace the chain and tensioner too as it comes as part of a kit.
Thanks Jon, that's a great help.
How long have I got? Will I explode myself if I use it for another week or so? I'm going to find it difficult to get the car back to the engine place that did the work originally.
I thought the timing chain was connected to the oil pump? Could be wrong but either way, that was changed along with the tensioners too (according to the garage).