Anyone had first hand experience of "Lucas oil stabiliser" ?

[Ben Lessani]

True that! I was thinking of taking them out and cleaning them as per the guide on here and seeing if that helps.

What actually makes them noisy, insufficient oil flow?

[paultownsend]

surely thicker oil will make the tappets worse? will be harder for the oil to get in and pump up?
mine are tit sometimes. tried all sorts, change oil (synta) every 3k and i still get 2 sticky ones
does anyone know the price of genuine items from vag?

[VeeDubGTI16v]

they were £6+vat each when i changed some 3 years ago, so probably more now! i went for the ecp ones which were much cheaper

[dirtydub]

to be honest mate i wouldnt bother with treatments etc as far as the tappet noise goes. By all means take the tappets out and clean em up and see if it helps or better still get some new ones in there. I tried a few things to quieten mine thicker oil, oil treatments and an engine flush but nothing helped infact the flush just destroyed my already half knackered stem seals so i was bellowing blue smoke everywhere.

the treatments are great if you lose compression or fook ur engine as previously said but i think the
best way to go is new tappets and stem seals not too pricey just takes a little time

[Ben Lessani]

ECP

FEBI     n/a     311440030     HYDRAULIC CAM FOLLOWER PO/GO/JE/VE/PA/L.T./A80/A100
Hydro follower       £8.70    
RUVILLE    n/a    311440031    HYDRAULIC CAM FOLLOWER PO/GO/JE/VE/PA/L.T./A80/A100
Hydro follower       £8.50

[VeeDubGTI16v]

just checked gsf and they are 4.90 there, they have got more expensive thats for sure!

[Ben Lessani]

That's weird, I just checked GSF ...

14537           CAM FOLLOWER-HYDRAULIC           G2 8/85 >            7.25

[VeeDubGTI16v]

i didnt realise the old 8v had different followers

the list for these seems to show they are all the same! and they are nice and cheap

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-POLO-GOLF-PASSAT-HYDRAULIC-LIFTERS-x-8_W0QQitemZ380096631790QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item380096631790&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

[Ben Lessani]

Oooh, might invest in those, only a touch dearer than that oil!

But if I do that, it means it makes sense to do the valve stem seals too, which is a long ass process.

[dirtydub]

yeah it can be a bit of a ball ache. Since ive had my head reconditioned no more irritating tapping on those cold mornings and doesnt use a drop of oil its a pain but its well worth it believe me will save you money in oil if nothing else.

i have some stem seals spare from my gsf head gasket kit if you would like them