Author Topic: Noisey tappets after topping up oil.  (Read 1471 times)

Offline Llewellyn

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Noisey tappets after topping up oil.
« on: 10 August 2009, 13:59 »
Finally got round to checking the oil on the 16v and it was a touch low. So popped some oil in it and now have noisey tappets,

any thoughts as to why?

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Re: Noisey tappets after topping up oil.
« Reply #1 on: 10 August 2009, 14:04 »
Sure it was oil you used to top up?

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Re: Noisey tappets after topping up oil.
« Reply #2 on: 10 August 2009, 14:05 »
 :grin:

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Re: Noisey tappets after topping up oil.
« Reply #3 on: 10 August 2009, 14:10 »
 :laugh: nah I'm guessing he used Vaseline :rolleyes:

I've been told to run engine flush in mine and change the oil & filter, if that doesn't clear it they'll need replacing  :sad:
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Re: Noisey tappets after topping up oil.
« Reply #4 on: 10 August 2009, 14:40 »
Turn your music up louder.

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Re: Noisey tappets after topping up oil.
« Reply #5 on: 10 August 2009, 14:42 »
Are you sure that you're not confusing them with noisy injectors?

Offline Llewellyn

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Re: Noisey tappets after topping up oil.
« Reply #6 on: 10 August 2009, 15:20 »
Sure it was oil you used to top up?

just checked and I actually topped it up with bull seamen, what expensive at £24k a litre...

Going to do an oil change later, as it could do with one anyway.

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Re: Noisey tappets after topping up oil.
« Reply #7 on: 10 August 2009, 17:38 »
What spec of oil did you put in there. I know mines not keen on the 5-30 semi synth I have put in mine at the moment and is noisy from startup where it wasnt beforehand. I would change it but I cant be bothered and im too skint lol (the oil was left over from my last car so was effectively sorta free). If the engines done big miles I wouldnt go sticking oil in that costs £24 per litre as thats likely to do more harm than good (good stuff cleans deposits off which tend to be holding age old gaskets together in my experience) and like the oil in mine may be too thin to work in a worn engine effectively.

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Re: Noisey tappets after topping up oil.
« Reply #8 on: 10 August 2009, 19:17 »
Halfords green bottle FTW!

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