Hello all.
Forgive me for I am new to this forum. I have a 98 disco 1, 4.0 165k miles , about a week ago it started making a ticking/clacking noise from the center of the engine so I crawled under it and it was loudest at the front of the oil pan but also on the drivers side of the engine. Went home straight away and started researching, I found people saying it is a bad oil pump, bad oil/wrong weight oil, camshaft and lifters, flex plate, slipped cyllinder, and ect. I brought it to the local rover guy and he was positive that it was the cam and lifters and suggested an oil thickener to quiet it down for the time being or til I can get it in the shop. So I changed the oil from 10w40 to 15w40 with the thickener and no change. Brought it back today and he saw that one of the pulleys is off kilter. Called over a few other mechanics and had them crawl underneath without telling them the issue. They all said slipped cylinder or cam and lifters. Don't know if it's a common problem or not but I might as well share my experience with all this so far. He didn't have time to take the simple stuff off to see if something was just loose but said that's a good start. He suggested a new/used junkyard motor instead of new parts cause he's never heard of this problem before and thinks it'd be the cheapest option, and me being a 17 year old with a budget I thought the same. I don't really know what to do, just putting this out for some feedback and more suggestions. This being my first car and rover they said that it's in really good condition and suggest I keep it.
Forgive me for I am new to this forum. I have a 98 disco 1, 4.0 165k miles , about a week ago it started making a ticking/clacking noise from the center of the engine so I crawled under it and it was loudest at the front of the oil pan but also on the drivers side of the engine. Went home straight away and started researching, I found people saying it is a bad oil pump, bad oil/wrong weight oil, camshaft and lifters, flex plate, slipped cyllinder, and ect. I brought it to the local rover guy and he was positive that it was the cam and lifters and suggested an oil thickener to quiet it down for the time being or til I can get it in the shop. So I changed the oil from 10w40 to 15w40 with the thickener and no change. Brought it back today and he saw that one of the pulleys is off kilter. Called over a few other mechanics and had them crawl underneath without telling them the issue. They all said slipped cylinder or cam and lifters. Don't know if it's a common problem or not but I might as well share my experience with all this so far. He didn't have time to take the simple stuff off to see if something was just loose but said that's a good start. He suggested a new/used junkyard motor instead of new parts cause he's never heard of this problem before and thinks it'd be the cheapest option, and me being a 17 year old with a budget I thought the same. I don't really know what to do, just putting this out for some feedback and more suggestions. This being my first car and rover they said that it's in really good condition and suggest I keep it.
