24-01-2015, 08:44 PM
My mk1 1.9d van had engine start rattling/knocking worse after driving about a couple of miles was ok at first then this noise appeared, engine was slightly laboured, no warning lights on, got home parked up , popped bonnet rubber smell from front engine , engine still knocking louder. turned her off then restarted and all went quiet and was running as normal - strange .....anyone got any ideas or experienced this??? not gonna use her just in case its belt related so im deffo putting a new belt on...any advise would be great thanks.