Hi gang,

was getting knocking noises in my d16a9 so i replaced the big end bearings with new ones. This is a distinct knock at about 3500 under load.....NOT TAPPETS.

anyway, that didn't fix it......any more ideas would greatly help guys.

there is absolutely no loss of power in this engine, it is very very fit....and no smoke, 93000 miles though.

i was maybe thinking of crank main bearings or piston gudgeon pins, perhaps water pump bearing, whaddya think?

also, one last problem.........engine is in car and i have no air tools...ok.

can i shift the crank pulley bolt at all....NO!...............any sneaky tips guys?

thanks

andy