MK 4 1.4 ENGINE NOISE

[garrardrj]

Hydraulic tappets on my sons car are very noisy.
Any solution to reduce the tapping noise will be greatly received.
Not a GTI question i know but lots of people here have had other engined cars prior to their gti's

[h477yr]

only thing to do if you havent already is do an oil change mate
i have the same problem an im thinking of doing a engine conversion

[houston]

try using a 5 30 oil for the next change and see if it helps

[Wayne]

Replace the tappets 

[garrardrj]

If only replacing hydraulic tappets was cheap !
His car uses loads of oil....about a pint every 1500 but thats usual. If start putting expensive oil in aswell (5w/30) that will only make the problem more expensive.
Its not too bad after the engine is warmed up to normal operating temperature......sounds worse than a diesel while its on the way there. You know what teenagers are like ! and he's jealous of me now i've got an ED30........

[andc1]

you can get some stuff from any motor factors that is suppose to reduce tappet noise, not sure how good it is, worth a go, just wack it in the oil

[houston]

5/30 doesnt have to cost more, but its a thinner oil so would reduce the tappet noise, however if your saying its losing oil then if you put 5/30 oil in then your gonna probably lose it faster. if your handy with a spanner you could remove them and leave them to soak overnight in a bowl of 3in1 oil.

are you sure its the tappets? are you getting blue smoke from the exhaust?

[Wayne]

If your using lots of oil then you might have another problem.