hydraulic tappies

[theviper]

is ther a way of making them quite as it is sounding like a sawing manchine and i dont have the money to replace them yet and the noise doing my head in
Pete 

[Daz...]

change the oil...

if that dont make em noticably quieter then they are fooked 

[Judderi]

The only cheap way of improving them is to flush your oil and put new in with a propper vw filter as they have a non return valve in to help keep the oil at the top end.

[tobz.]

Wynns hydraulic tappet cleaner usually does a good job at shutting them up.
Needs to be followed by an oil change a couple of hundred miles later though.

[Si]

What they all said...

[Judderi]

And if you change them do a write up with lots of pics so that i can copy. 

[Agreeable Slick]

get a treatment called wynns hydralic valve lifter. Tends to do the trick worked in my old valver anyhow. 

[Daz...]

Wynns hydraulic tappet cleaner
Wynns hydraulic valve lifter

^^^ is there a difference between these? or is it just a different name for the same thing?? 

[Agreeable Slick]

I used lifter in mine, but i would imagine they are pretty similar, as the lifter cleans and stops them sticking, and also lubes them so they do not rattle. Can't say i have ever seen a tin of cleaner. 

[Daz...]

hmm..think ill go find myself some of that lifter stuff then, might quieten the old girl down a bit