Hi all,

Got my Beat back yesterday. The noise that I reported in an earlier post has been fixed. The difference is amazing. The engine is really quiet and I can hear the MTREC growl.

The car seems a little faster on acceleration now too. Maybe the timing was slightly out before it was fixed?

It wasn't the distributor or the water pump as first diagnosed.
It turned out to be the timing belt tensioner pulley bearings, that were making the noise. The bearings had disintegrated, which also made the timing belt loose.

If the timing belt had have come off...
Doesn't bear thinking about. I have been lucky.

Total cost for parts & labour was £585!

Parts that were replaced are:
Distributor, water pump, timing belt pulley, timing belt, alternator belt, air con belt & coolant.

Hopefully, I'll be able to claim £185 back from Honda UK for the distributor.

Dion