Have i just f#cked me engine, PLEASE HELP?!?!?!!

[takethefifth]

  At least you had fun doing it!  See my earlier reply!

[...joe]

^^^ turn caps lock off dude!

take the rocker cover off and have a look to see if anything is amiss.

is it 8 or 16v?

[Mannings]

INDEED WAS MUCH FUN, GOT RIPPED BUT WASN'T REALLY EXPECTING ANYTHING ELSE.

THIS IS I RECKON I'M GONNA DO, PLEASE COMMENT.

COMPRESSION TEST THE CYLINDERS TO CHECK VALVES & RINGS, OBVIOUSLY DEAL WITH ANY PROBLEMS AS THEY ARISE.

IF ALL GOOD WILL HAVE THE HEAD OFF, DISMANTLE TO CHECK SHELLS ON CAM'S AND FOR ANY PLAY IN THE CAMS AT ALL AND LOOK TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE. ONCE AGAIN FIXING ANY PROBLEMS AS THEY COME

IF ALL GOOD THERE THEN I WILL DISMANTLE THE BOTTOM END CHECK AND FIXING AS I GO.

IF I CAN FIX IT THEN I'LL STICK AN ABF 2.0 LITRE BOTTOM END IN.

WHAT YOU RECKON, SOUND LIKE A PLAN.

ALSO AS I AVE TO USE THIS CAR FOR WORK IF I DRIVE ITIN LOW REVS WHEN THE ENGINE SOUNDS COMPLETELY NORMAL CAN I ASSUME THAT I WON'T BE CAUSING TOO MUCH MORE DAMAGE.

THANKS FOR THE HELP

[Mannings]

sorry, its a KR 16v

[Dolly]

maybe the chain?

[Mannings]

Maybe the chain? - can you elaborate a little, i know you mean the Cam chain but how would i recognise if is was damaged, etc.

[tobz.]

The cam chains are notorious for developing a rattle on 16v's. It's a kind of metallic rattle that's usually most prominent around 3-4k revs.
This may sound a bit strange but get somebody else to rev the car to the point that the rattle starts and go and stand away from the car/round the corner as it makes it a lot easier to hear the rattle. When my last 16v developed that problem I was outside the garage with a mechanic trying to demonstrate the problem when the manager came out of the office asking why we were torturing the poor thing. The mechanic stood right by the car couldn't hear the rattle at all!!!

Anyhow if that's what it is you'll need a new camchain/tensioner and you might aswell replace all the tappets while the cams are out.

Oh one other thing worth noting is that any kind of cam rattle etc will be at a frequency of half the engine speed, that might help pin it down to top or bottom end.

[Mannings]

Have just been out with another golf head from work, Matt - GPES.

Have identified its definately top end, cam rattle, he reckons chain similar to previous thread.

Spot on about the rev range 3-4K fine either side of that. And about being able to listen to it, can't hear direct, but in the car the Oil pressure gauge feeds the niose straight through as its direct feed from the engine.

Matt has got a spare good head from when he ABF'd his valver so going to pop that on and hopefully rocberts your fathers brother!

Thanks everyone, proper helped.