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Offline matthewsimone

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tappy engine on tick over
« on: 04 February 2009, 03:14 »
hi all first post for me so here goes, ive just bought a 2006 gti and the engine seems a little tappy or diesel sounding etc is this normal ? its not to bad just expected it to be silent with 30k on clock cheers, MATT
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Offline Dogbucket

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Re: tappy engine on tick over
« Reply #1 on: 04 February 2009, 11:14 »
yes they all do that sir

the high pressure direct injectors (aka the FSI bit) are the main culprits iirc
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Offline matthewsimone

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Re: tappy engine on tick over
« Reply #2 on: 04 February 2009, 15:06 »
ahh rite cheers il stop flapping over it then lol :smiley:
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Offline gtiski

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Re: tappy engine on tick over
« Reply #3 on: 04 February 2009, 19:51 »
yeah mine's the same only had it a week and paniced when i first notice it. but loads of post on here saying its normal  :grin:
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