My baby is going in for major service on Saturday. Finally sold our other car so thought I may as well get it done now. Taking it to UAS, but that is not what I was posting about...
Noisy tappets are the bane of my life! Ever since the cam seals were replaced by the dodgy mechanics that the dealer I bought the car from said I had to use, the tappets have been noisy as hell! I am sure many of you can attest to this.
We did actually reset them once, and it was silky smooth, quiet and far more powerful and responsive!
This lasted about 2 days before a couple of them went back again. It is only a couple on the rear bank that are the problem. The front bank seems fine. Is it worthwhile getting just those ones replaced? Would a good clean do the trick? Is it cost effective?
I know these topics have been covered before, but they have generally been a diversion from the original post so are hard to find again. I guess the guys at UAS would be the best to talk too, but just after you guys opinions/experience.
Replacing Troublesome Tappets
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Is it a Mivec ?
Noisy tappets/lifters absolutly annoy me too, i never had any problems when i first got the car, mine seem to get noisy when the oil has done around 5,000 kms.
Are your tappets only noisy when its cold ? you could try a magnetic oil but i have heard of performance decreases from doing so
what sort of oil do you use ?
I heard getting your hands on new tappets are very expensive and not really worth it.
There must be a reason why if you adjust them they do not stay at that setting a week later.
I have the luxery of self adjusting tappets (non mivec engine) but they are just as noisy. Its strange im not sure how the engine re adjusts them but when i start the car a few of them will be noisy and then one by one they quiten down
Noisy tappets/lifters absolutly annoy me too, i never had any problems when i first got the car, mine seem to get noisy when the oil has done around 5,000 kms.
Are your tappets only noisy when its cold ? you could try a magnetic oil but i have heard of performance decreases from doing so
what sort of oil do you use ?
I heard getting your hands on new tappets are very expensive and not really worth it.
There must be a reason why if you adjust them they do not stay at that setting a week later.
I have the luxery of self adjusting tappets (non mivec engine) but they are just as noisy. Its strange im not sure how the engine re adjusts them but when i start the car a few of them will be noisy and then one by one they quiten down
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