Engine sounds like a sewing machine
I concure with you Curious Dave...
I have a 2001 Insight with 95,000km on it now. When I purchased the car you had to listen very closely to hear if the engine was even running. Now it sounds more like a sewing machine. I complained about the noise while the car was under warranty and nothing was done. They told me it sounded fine to them.
As I write this, my Insight is at the dealer for numerous problems... I have never missed a scheduled service interval and the car should be having Type 4 service done for approx $390.00. The dealer has called me to let me know that the estimated service cost is now almost $1200.00. (Note that this is in Canadian dollars. Currently coversion rate approx: .90 cents =one dollar US)
In order to resolve the engine noise issue, the dealer wants to adjust the valve lash ($147.00) and at the same time perform a 'injector flush' (using a GM product that gets poured into the cylinders, then sits overnight) in order to disolve possible carbon buildup in the rings ($120.00). No promise that either will fix the problem. Seems to me that I might just be paying for their technician's training. Although in all fairness the dealer has told me that they will cover the cost of the 'flush' if it does not make a difference in engine noise.
Because doing both of these things at the same time will not tell me which (if any) might resolve the problem, I have told the dealer to adjust the valve lash first and I'll see how that sounds before proceeding to the injector flush.
I have a bunch of other issues too, but I don't want to get off topic so I'll post them under a new thread.
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http://www.insightcentral.net/forum/vie ... 5603#45603)
I'll let you know the outcome in the next few days.