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Hi thanks for the replies, yes I have googled the issue it is common on this engine however just wondering if anyone has got away with just leaving it as it is.

Seanie - mine has only done 59k and it is showing up so 65k for yours seems about right and judging by what others have experienced online. Apparently it happened so much they either abandoned this engine or updated it to a belt design later on.

I probably will just get it sorted as it's a nice car with low mileage but it's a rather expensive fix.

 

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Seanie forgot to say as well it's not burning oil i.e no smell or blue smoke or anything apparently it is normal to use more oil when the chain is worn.

There's no oil on the floor when parked or anything so no idea where the oil is going but the oil light comes on about every 900-1000 miles and I check it and top it up.

 

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Sorry, dont mean to hijack this thread, but mine sounds a rattly first thing in the morning when I first start it up, sounds a bit like a diesel, but quite quickly quietens down, it doesnt seem to use or burn any oil any more since changing that oil filter housing seal, and I put some top quality oil in it, Magnatec Easy Stop Start 5w-30, ive read cheap oil just makes things worse, I just figured the noise was whilst the chain was dry at the top and circulating the oil / lubrication first thing, give it a min or 2 and it quietens down.

Mine is rattling constantly even when fully warmed up. To be honest not much difference to the sound of a diesel and certainly nothing that annoys me personally, but I can't help thinking that it's not doing the engine any good by continuing to drive it.

Think I'll just bite the bullet ...