What's the worst engine noise you've heard?

[currymonster]

After the post of best engine noise, what about the worst?? I had a 1.3litre Toyota corolla with a four pot that sounded like a singer sewing machine. When you put your foot down all you got was embarrassed. Also, I was behind an Aprilia 'motorbike' this morning that sounded really cr@ppy. High pitched bunch of @rse! Oh yeah, and Happy Christmas to one and all...

[.mark]

My Triumph Dolomite Sprint engine just as the big ends decided they didn't want to play ball anymore, closely followed by the piston bores caving in and ending up in a heap in the sump

[DIGGA]

Amongst many;

1. A Cerbera 4.2 with bust crank.
2. Our old Leyland Daf, 3.5 ton truck. Drove it from Cannock to Canterbury & back and had to stop nr Oxford on the way back because my head was throbbing so much. The engines (like the post office vans) sound like a bag of knackers.
3. Most modern Porsches sound crap because they're so over-silenced.


Marcus
& Ocean Haze Griff 500

[Paul V]

The sound of my newly built 1380cc mini engine destroy itself after 900 miles

[gnomesmith]

All engines sound good to me!

[cirks]

My 450SE .....normally sounds lovely but for some strange reason after oil surge at Cadwell 4 years ago didn't sound quite so nice with bust crank, shells, oil pump etc etc. RAC still had to send someone out to check it before they would believe that it wasn't driveable

[thom]

Personnally I hate the way diesel engines sound: I don't think I will ever get used to it.
the mercs in particular sound pretty awful...

[Tadhg]

The sound of a modern F1 engine with Traction Control sounds like a tractor towing a heavy load. The McLaren Mercedes is IMO the worst sounding car

Happy Christmas and a AWESOME New Year to one and all

[bosshog]

My old Elise - upright vacum cleaner.

[currymonster]

Thom, too right about oil burners, with the possible exception of the mahussive ones used in aggregates lorries. 11.2 litres giving over 1000 ft/lbs of torque apparently. Nice.

[Ali_D]

http://iqx.ionichost.com/other/instest.html

made me laugh anyway!

[currymonster]

ALI D, that was a beauty!!! I failed in a big way.

[Don]

I tried so hard....but couldn't do the full minute.

[anonymous-user]

1.My Supra when the manifold came away from the head.(Awful blowing noise from under the bonnet).
2.Then after I had new gaskets fitted by Toyota (£230)and it came away again.
3.After I had the Head Helicoiled (£700) and it came away again.

Toyota have now fitted a different bolt and it seems to have worked.

[Fatboy]

Ali D - I failed that in about 15 secs

[rev-erend]

My old Cortina Mk 1 with Rover V8 - it had been running for about 2 mins then BANG !

Checked the engine and the piston was hanging out the side of the block.

It sure took a lot of poly filler to fill the gap left by that piston.

Still I understand the new owner was well chuffed with his V7 Cortina.

[pbrettle]

Ali_D,

Where on earth did you find that website - I am still laughing! The web brings out the best and worst in people and this is definately one of the strangest.

Thanks for that one - if you have other such sites please do post them - worth a good giggle...

Cheers,

Paul

[ZZR600]

Ali D thanks for that F1 will never be the same again

[tvradict]

I wonder if Schuey does that in the bath!!!


Great find!

Edited by tvradict on Monday 31st December 19:13

[kevinday]

I lasted maybe 10 seconds.

Anyway, bad sounding 'standard' cars - Fiat 126, Trabant 601 (both 2 cylinder), Skoda 105S (my current borrowed drive whilst the insurance sorts out the payment for the theft of my car).