Thread: rattle rattle rattle - not timing tensioner

Just replaced my timing tensioner. The car still makes that weird rattle sound coming from around the pullies area. Is it possible to have the timing chain so stretched on my nx that the tensioner no longer fully engages the plastic thing?

Check alt bracket/tensioner bolts etc.

maybe its your water pump making that noise when the bearing starts to fail it makes a funny rattling noise

^^^X2...I would check all the brackets first then tackle the WP.

Check your AC compressor. It could be your AC clutch wheel going bad. Easiest way to check if one of your accessories is going bad is to simply remove both your fan belts and see if the rattling stopped.

also remove the chain guide between the two cam gears.

take off all the belts, and start it up momentarily and tap the throttle to see if you hear it...i had the same problem and i still hear it with the belts off

damn tensioner

jeez I thought that was dangerous to do that with the belts off - i guess the batt can hold idle and stuff for a short time - will report back.

couldnt be the a/c, there's no belt going to it

ha ha I freaked out because after I replaced the tensioner, the car revved to 2500 rpm - turns out I forgot to put the throttle cable back (i had tucked it aside, causing tension on the cable thus the rpm increase ba ha

lol, your car will run without accessories for a few seconds, even minutes dare i say it...you wont have any cooling or any charging system though so dont doit excessively...i only happened to ahve to doit since my stock crank pulley fell apart and i was replacing it with a UR