Bent Rods?

[NottsLCR]

Hi,

I have been having problems with my LCR and a ticking noise. Thought it could be the Cam chain tensioner so it was in at the garage today to have a look and try to find out what was wrong. Got the call to say the tensioner is fine but piston 1 looked a little lower than the others so could be a bent rod?

Do you reckon could this cause the 'ticking' from under the rocker?

Been reading Danny_Lad bent rod thread and symptoms seem the same.

 

[Jamie225]

yeh it can cause a noise from the rocker cover mate. that doesnt sound good if it is a bent rod. thats definatley going to hurt the wallet

 

[NottsLCR]

Would it have caused any change in performance?

 

[LEE69]

Yeah timing will be out, ie pistons not where they should be at a given point.

 

[Jamie225]

i have never experienced it personally so hard to say but i would have thought so. One thing is for sure that if a rod is bent and it completley lets go you will definatley know about it. ie piston meets valves.

 

[NottsLCR]

Its strange, the car has been driving fine I was just annoyed with the ticking which is why it went to the garage to be checked out.
I get it back tomorrow but guess i should avoid driving it until he can have it back to have a proper look at the internals

 

[matt_s]

i have never experienced it personally so hard to say but i would have thought so. One thing is for sure that if a rod is bent and it completley lets go you will definatley know about it. ie piston meets valves.

Plus the end of the rod attached to the crank will spin round and smash a hole in the block

 

[NottsLCR]

Guess im lucky i havent already made a hole