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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: thedude on 10 June 2007, 21:14

Title: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: thedude on 10 June 2007, 21:14

Hi all

does anyone alse have a ' tappity ' engine on idle ...?

sounds fine when on the move, hoping that i don't have a problem and that this a characteristic of the engine ( although not a nice one ! )

Ta

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: PabloGTI on 10 June 2007, 22:06

yup, mines a bit more tappity than i would like.

So are the other 3 I have had a chance to listen to, but as you say, soon goes when on the move.

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: RedRobin on 11 June 2007, 07:32

It's normal, also irrespective of exhaust system.

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: Creepy Coupe on 11 June 2007, 09:19

I think it's injector noise you can hear, the fuel system run's at massive pressure compared to lesser cars.  :smiley:

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: 2007GTI on 11 June 2007, 12:05

mines been like that since day 1 and someone on here said it reminds them of the an old ford engine which sounded like that.  My dealer said its normal.  :laugh:

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: RedRobin on 11 June 2007, 12:12

It's a small 'price' to pay for what is a superb engine. :smiley:

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: GTI CV7 on 11 June 2007, 17:58

Quote from: thedude on 10 June 2007, 21:14

does anyone alse have a ' tappity ' engine on idle ...?

They make a much sweeter noise at the other end of the rev range... so I'm told?! :wink:

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: pulp58 on 11 June 2007, 18:10

The smallest touch to the throttle and any tappet noise soon is gone  :wink:  lol, someone once said "is it a diesel?" when it was at idle. They wont be coming in it again.

IMHO GTI sounds much better on the far side of 5000 rpm than both the VXR and Megane Renault Sport. After giving it large in first gear and then in to second with your foot off throttle, turbo makes quite a nice "de-spooling" noise too  :smiley:

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: RedRobin on 11 June 2007, 18:39

....And on a Milltek it all sounds even better!  :smiley:

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: TagnuT on 11 June 2007, 18:55

Yup - they all do that. Was a little strange at first as I had a GT TDI before. So was like mmmmmmmm?

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: NORTHERNER on 28 June 2007, 20:34

Just a query... my car on start up has teh faint tappety noise, onces its warmed up the tappety noise seems to marginally (ever so) increase a little... its even there after a drive and when idling in traffic... is this normal, or should the tappety noise disapear when its been running for a bit.
The tappety noise does go when you raise the revs over 2k and its sounds extremely nice when you hit 5k +  just a tad concerned that my engine is a bit worse for wear?

I come from a Fabia vRS with the PD TDi engine, so its an improvement over that, but on occasions it could be mistaken as a diesel  :sad:

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: 2007GTI on 28 June 2007, 20:56

sounded normal to me, sadly that is what they're like.  :sad:

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: MarkA on 29 June 2007, 08:58

As has been said, it's not tappets you hear, it's the injectors. And it's normal. My GTI ('07) with all of 200KM on the clock (It was delivered on Wednesday :D) does it too and so does my other car ('06 BMW E90 320 Si).

Title: Re: FSI Engine ' Tappity ' ?
Post by: NORTHERNER on 29 June 2007, 14:02

Thanks Mark  :smiley: