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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: tobybrennan on 28 September 2010, 15:48
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rightt...
i'll sit in my car start it up (not a problem)
but when its idleing it sound ticky inside the car and outside the car
any ideas what this could be?
pleasee
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anyone?
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Tappets?
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Tappets?
+1
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im clueless sorry
someone tell me what these are and how to fix :P pleasee
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rightt...
but when its idleing it sound ticky inside the car and outside the car
any ideas what this could be?
Bomb :grin: Or have you got a watch dog :grin:
Tappets are most likely - they are the bits the cam presses to open the valves.
A good oil and filter change may help solve this. Some people recommend an engine flush or run the car with about a litre of ATF fluid (auto transmission fluid) in the oil for a few hundred miles before the oil change. Do your own research on the engine flush or atf fluid because there are lots of people recommending that this is good and plenty saying its bad.
New tappets are fairly cheap or you can clean up your old ones but a bit complex getting them out.
Paul
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okayy thanks paul
will take it into a vw garage and get it sorted tomorrow
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Ticky, what do you mean?
My alternator was on its a way out a while back, and it made a sort of ticking noise. Now been replaced and all is silent again. Nothing but the sound of the engine running and exhaust grumbling.
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Put a screwdriver on the engine (rocker cover) and put an ear to the handle, the ticking should be louder if its the tappets.
If not then look for other culprits!
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Put a screwdriver on the engine (rocker cover) and put an ear to the handle, the ticking should be louder if its the tappets.
If not then look for other culprits!
If that is indeed true, what a fantastic tip! Go try it ...
Wonder how many other cheap/free/clever tricks their are to figure out whats gone etc ...
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it does sound like its coming from the rocker cover
i'll do that trick thoughh
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done that trick len
doesnt seem to be ticking
its not all the time, it seems to be sometime louder than others =/
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rightt...
i'll sit in my car start it up (not a problem)
but when its idleing it sound ticky inside the car and outside the car
any ideas what this could be?
pleasee
mine does this too :( does someone want to fix it for me?!
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Could be one of the ancilleries, such as water pump, P/S pump or alternator. A possible check for this is to remove the drive belts and run the motor briefly. First lose the P/S belt and start up. If all is quiet then suspect P/S pump troubles. If no joy, whip off the alternator/water pump belt and try again (obviously don't run for too long in this condition as there's no water circulating). If taking the alternator and water pump out of the equation doesn't shut things up then you'll have to look else where but at least you'll have knocked three potential culprits off the list.
S.M.
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Put a screwdriver on the engine (rocker cover) and put an ear to the handle, the ticking should be louder if its the tappets.
If not then look for other culprits!
I use that trick for all parts of the engine. The camshaft cover, the block, the alternator, the injectors, water pump. Each component has it's own cycle and sound, so if there is a sound out of the normal, I can spot an early failure or faulty component. It's pretty much a stethoscope.