What year is your car? Does it have a turbo or supercharger?

 

Yep.....I think you hit the nail on the head. Are you down on power? Getting a check engine light? Any codes?

 

 

Does it run fine? It's not down on power? Kind of odd. Maybe some others will chime in.

 

 

How many miles on the supercharger?
Did that supercharger make that noise on the old motor?
If it didn't make that noise on the old motor, when did it start making noise on the new motor? How many miles on the new motor?

What boost numbers are you seeing? Stock pulley? If not...what size?

 

 

I think it's either the supercharger or maybe the cam chain tensioner sticking. Might be worth replacing the tensioner, I think they're fairly cheap.

 

Yep....I was thinking it sounded like a cam chain also. If you are getting boost, and no codes.....you might want to check out your chain tensioner first.

How many miles were on the motor when you installed it?

 

 

In the video that was a cold start it gets a little quieter when the car warms up but it is this noticeable that the car is making a sound

 

+1 on IQRaceworks ... chain tensioner first, then if that does not eliminate the sound, then I'm thinking chain guides (and maybe a new timing chain). Do you have a mechanic's stethoscope? They're cheap (less than $10, think Harbor Freight) and it's fairly easy to pinpoint a sound with one. Stick it on the timing chain cover and see what you hear.

 

 

There are bearings, and self-contained oil chambers, at both ends of the supercharger. One chamber holds approx. 100ml (pulley end) and the other, 25ml. Normal service interval for SC oil changes is 100k miles so it's entirely possible yours has never been serviced (did you service it when you swapped engines?) and is running dry which can be catastrophic (and really expensive to replace). If it wasn't serviced, I would suggest pulling the SC and replacing the oil as soon as possible. If the noise is still occurring, then your SC bearings may be shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any overheating issues, i.e., high temps, loss of coolant, etc.? That would certainly indicate the water pump. If not, then +1 with Tgriffithjr on the timing chain/guides/tensioner being bad, particularly if you've narrowed the location of the sound to the pulley side. Place your stethoscope onto the timing chain cover and check that out. Also, if it's a bad timing chain/guides/tensioner the sound should get quieter as you rev the engine (centrifugal force presses the timing chain more strongly against the guides and eliminates the slap/noise).

 

 

 

Sounds as if the timing chain/guides/tensioner are bad. If it was me I would replace as soon as possible. Your largest threat with a bad chain is the engine jumping timing and that could cause a valve to hit a piston providing you with a large, heavy paperweight.