Hi
My 3,5 year old Subaru XV with the FB20 gasoline engine has developed a problem - it has started to make a strange sound while idle and especially when the revs come down. I have included a sound clip for you to listen on this link. The specific sound is first heard at 0:07 and is more pronounced when the revs lower.
The sound is something between a knock and a whine - really difficult to describe. In a way it sounds like a diesel when heard in the cabin, but from the outside it is more like rhytmic whine. I have experienced this kind of sounds on other cars with aux belt tensioner failures and thought this might be the case also. Took the car to the local dealership where they removed the belt and concluded that the problem was not within. Instead they concluded that the problem is somewhere in the timing chain mechanism :shocked:, but also stated that I should not worry and suggested to use a thicker oil during the next oil change.
The car has only done 50k km and has been serviced only in the official dealership (the one who suggests using thicker oil during next service).
First of all - I am very surprised and disappointed to hear any strange sounds at a mileage this low and moreover a sound that comes from the timing chain. Furthermore I am surprised about the dealers response. I could somehow understand that if the car would have been under warranty and the dealer must deal with the repairing costs themselves - then it would somehow make sense that they don't want to bring the car in. But that is not the case - as the car is 3,5 years old, the warranty has expired half a year ago and I would have to pay all the expences, which is pure income for the dealer. Or maybe they want the problem to worsen and then collect more?!
Anyway - does anybody here have a similar experience? Or have you heard of the FB20's timing chain mechanism failing? I am quite worried about this - I don't want to end up with a totaled engine and a whopping repair bill. What do you suggest doing next? Pour in thicker oil and forget it?
My 3,5 year old Subaru XV with the FB20 gasoline engine has developed a problem - it has started to make a strange sound while idle and especially when the revs come down. I have included a sound clip for you to listen on this link. The specific sound is first heard at 0:07 and is more pronounced when the revs lower.
The sound is something between a knock and a whine - really difficult to describe. In a way it sounds like a diesel when heard in the cabin, but from the outside it is more like rhytmic whine. I have experienced this kind of sounds on other cars with aux belt tensioner failures and thought this might be the case also. Took the car to the local dealership where they removed the belt and concluded that the problem was not within. Instead they concluded that the problem is somewhere in the timing chain mechanism :shocked:, but also stated that I should not worry and suggested to use a thicker oil during the next oil change.
The car has only done 50k km and has been serviced only in the official dealership (the one who suggests using thicker oil during next service).
First of all - I am very surprised and disappointed to hear any strange sounds at a mileage this low and moreover a sound that comes from the timing chain. Furthermore I am surprised about the dealers response. I could somehow understand that if the car would have been under warranty and the dealer must deal with the repairing costs themselves - then it would somehow make sense that they don't want to bring the car in. But that is not the case - as the car is 3,5 years old, the warranty has expired half a year ago and I would have to pay all the expences, which is pure income for the dealer. Or maybe they want the problem to worsen and then collect more?!
Anyway - does anybody here have a similar experience? Or have you heard of the FB20's timing chain mechanism failing? I am quite worried about this - I don't want to end up with a totaled engine and a whopping repair bill. What do you suggest doing next? Pour in thicker oil and forget it?
