Being subject to recurring noise on your automobile tends to be frustrating, a automobile is so sophisticated that it is constantly difficult to situate its origin and even more so to find the part that causes it. If you have already experienced a clicking noise on your Peugeot Boxer, we will probably be able to support you. Indeed, our editorial staff decided to create this document in order to review the main causes of a clicking noise on Peugeot Boxer. This is why, firstly, we will look at what are the reasons of this type of noise coming from your engine block, then those of a noise coming from your direction and finally, the origins of clicking noise on Peugeot Boxer coming from your suspensions.
I hear a clicking noise on Peugeot Boxer located on my engine
Check your high engine
If you hear a clicking noise on Peugeot Boxer, and this sound is located at the top of the engine, it means that it comes from your cylinder head and its associated parts. Two parts can be the causes of these ticking noises on Peugeot Boxer. Either the hydraulic pushers , in most cases it is because of their faulty “hydraulic catch-up” system that we will hear these clicking noises, often when cold and go away when hot. Otherwise, it is the interplay of your rocker arms or their condition of wear that is at issue. In this situation, remember to change them.
Check your low engine
If you have determined the area of source of the Peugeot Boxer clikcing noises coming from your low engine, it may be that your rods or piston shafts are the causes. In both situations, the risk in the long term is the breakage of the motor. These two repairs are very complex and most mechanics will suggest you to change the engine of your Peugeot Boxer.
Combustion problem
Finally, if you have the feeling that this clicking noise on Peugeot Boxer is in connection with the combustion of your engine, there are three possible reasons of it. Check the state of your glow plugs which, if worn, can hinder the proper combustion of the fuel mixture. Then, it is possible that your timing belt is shifted and that it does not properly manage the timing of the various engine parts to promote good combustion. And finally, the most classic trigger, comes from your injection, which is either blocked or one or more injectors are destroyed. In this case, do not hesitate to consult this document which deals in detail with the different injection sounds on Peugeot Boxer.
I hear a clicking noise on Peugeot Boxer in my direction
Check the state of the gimbals
One of the most regular causes of a clicking noises in the direction of your Peugeot Boxer is related to the direction of the automobile. Indeed, the cardans and their bellows are parts that are constantly stressed during your changes of direction or that you turn your wheels and a wear of one of them can create a ticking type of sound when you get closer to the stop zone of your steering. A bellows with holes will damage the cardan shaft very quickly and must be replaced in a short time, otherwise the entire cardan shaft will have to be replaced. Consider taking a look at it. If you would like more detailed information about gimbals noises on Peugeot Boxer, do not hesitate to consult this complete guide.
Check the rest of your direction
Finally, when you detect a clicking noise on your Peugeot Boxer, it is possible that it is the direction that is involved. Just like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you turn your wheels. If this is the case, the parts that may have been damaged due to normal wear and tear or impact (e. g. sidewalks) are steering rods, stabilizer bar silentblocks or steering triangles.
I hear a clicking noise on Peugeot Boxer coming from my suspensions
Check the suspension
If you experience a clicking noise on your Peugeot Boxer once you pass a speed bump, it is very possible that your suspension block is the induce of the sound. Indeed, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are outdated, have the rubber (silentbloc) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its task and during small jolts that compress the suspensions. To examine if this is the issue that worries you, take a dented road and, at low speed, listen to the sound originating from your front axle when ever you pass over holes. If these are the cups, consider changing them quickly as this may damage other parts and require more expensive repairs.
Check spring and cylinder
If you detect a clicking noise on your Peugeot Boxer at the suspension level, it is widely possible that spring wear or shock cylinder deformation may be a cause. To examine the shape of the spring, position the automobile on a flat surface and measure that the heights from the ground to the bottom of the body are similar on each side (empty car for measurement). You can also examine between the front and rear, if there is a gap too large it denotes that most likely your springs are worn, if you see a leak go a little further in the article to have the solution to this problem. For the cylinder the verification is visual, make sure that it seems to work in a straight axis. And that there is no angle that would alter its proper functioning. If one of them breaks in both situations, you should think about swapping it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a squeaking noise on Peugeot Boxer than a clicking noise, don’t hesitate to consult this article.
