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Offline rubjonny

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Re: noisy tappets on 16v
« Reply #10 on: 11 October 2005, 13:00 »
as long as oil filter is genuine and oil is decent make you should be ok, but theres no point not using synta as its so cheap and widely reguarded as the best oil for dubs :)
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Re: noisy tappets on 16v
« Reply #11 on: 11 October 2005, 13:03 »
the only thing is  is the synta thinner than mineral oil as our golf is an heavy breather
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Re: noisy tappets on 16v
« Reply #12 on: 11 October 2005, 13:12 »
Synta silver is 10w40, if it breathes alot then might be worth cheking the breather system as well as the valve stem seals& piston rings.
Quantum also do 5w40 & 15w40.
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Re: noisy tappets on 16v
« Reply #13 on: 11 October 2005, 14:05 »
I rekon it's the ring's ie blow by  :undecided: but while it's still going strong not smokeing it can carry on
when it starts smokeing the spare lump will go in  :wink:

when the breather pipe is off to set the idle it gives a nice puff puff other than that its great fast and quiet  :smiley:
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Re: noisy tappets on 16v
« Reply #14 on: 11 October 2005, 16:11 »
Im using the Quantum 15w/40w on my 8v GTI. Usual 1/2 mins of noisey tappets in the the morning as they adjust (Hyd) after that sweet. No noise!

 Also stopped losing oil. Got it on the max 3/4 weeks ago, check last night not even moved. Quite supprised really.
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