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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: paultownsend on 09 May 2008, 00:26

Title: tick tick tick tappits
Post by: paultownsend on 09 May 2008, 00:26

so just after my 2e/big valve head conversion had covered 1500 miles, on start up, until the car warms up to 80' one of the tappits is so so loud. after that its not as obvious

i really dont feel like taking the thing apart again. is there anything i can do?

if it makes a difference, i havent done an oil change yet, as iv moved house and no longer have a garage

Title: Re: tick tick tick tappits
Post by: mattneck(Beavis) on 09 May 2008, 00:48

could be worth running a flush, then an oil change.. it cleared mine up a treat back along..!

Title: Re: tick tick tick tappits
Post by: Khare on 09 May 2008, 08:53

Quote from: mattneck(Beavis) on 09 May 2008, 00:48

could be worth running a flush, then an oil change.. it cleared mine up a treat back along..!

exactly what i did! Now i get noisy tappes sometimes but not most of the time!

Title: Re: tick tick tick tappits
Post by: mattneck(Beavis) on 09 May 2008, 10:02

a thicker oil can help even my boss always says, cause it gets into them and hangs on that bit better

Title: Re: tick tick tick tappits
Post by: paultownsend on 09 May 2008, 10:09

think il try a flush first. something like forte's product.and refill with some good old synta silver oil

Title: Re: tick tick tick tappits
Post by: Khare on 09 May 2008, 12:24

paul do you live in bournemouth? i ask cos your name is paultownsend which is there. I live in lymington.

Title: Re: tick tick tick tappits
Post by: paultownsend on 09 May 2008, 12:52

no chap im from derby  :smiley:

got an even bigger problem to contend with now!