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Alpinehead

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Tappets
« on: 24 February 2008, 17:45 »
need new ones as today it they have got silly loud (like a fiesta)

any 1 know best place to get em done, how much etc??



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Leon R

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Re: Tappets
« Reply #1 on: 24 February 2008, 17:48 »
Oil level ok?

GSF ones on my valver worked fine about £4.75 each, x16 = ouch. Are you handy with spanners?
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Alpinehead

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Re: Tappets
« Reply #2 on: 24 February 2008, 17:50 »
yep oils ok...  im good with spanners yeh, been told its a b1tch of a job tho. would rather pay some 1 to do it tbh, if they mess it up they fix it!! 
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Offline russ-vdub

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Re: Tappets
« Reply #3 on: 24 February 2008, 17:56 »
its a piece of cake with an 8v. do it yourself for. just make sure you know, or know someone that can do your timing
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Alpinehead

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Re: Tappets
« Reply #4 on: 24 February 2008, 18:00 »
hhhmmmmm, think i would still some 1 else do it. i havent really got the tools or any where to do it.

could this be the reason my cars slow as well???
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Re: Tappets
« Reply #5 on: 24 February 2008, 18:09 »
no sorry tappets won't make it slow, just louder. you experiencing that deadful flat performance?
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Re: Tappets
« Reply #6 on: 24 February 2008, 18:10 »
I have these in my valver (2 sets obviously :wink:)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-HYDRAULIC-LIFTERS-x-8_W0QQitemZ130200224413QQihZ003QQcategoryZ9889QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

no probs so far and I've done a fair few miles!

Plus they are easy to change, cam cover off, cam/s out magnetic thingy makes it easy to pull them out, drop your new ones in etc...
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Alpinehead

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Re: Tappets
« Reply #7 on: 24 February 2008, 18:21 »
Quote from: russ-vdub on 24 February 2008, 18:09
no sorry tappets won't make it slow, just louder. you experiencing that deadful flat performance?


yep some days it quick..  other days its slow.  shame its normally the latter tho.

seems to take ages to rev up (if ya get me) like a 1.1 with a back box screeming along doing 20mph when it sounds like it should be doing 80!!

i have serviced it when i got it...  dizzy seems clean (i have also cleaned the points in there) the rotor arm is still shiney gold.. dunno what else to do. i have had loads of gtis b4 and this 1 is no were near as quick as previous ones. timings??? MAF???  bloody cars!! lol
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Re: Tappets
« Reply #8 on: 24 February 2008, 18:33 »
erm, hadnt this just had a new / replacement engine fitted not long before you bought it ????
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Alpinehead

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Re: Tappets
« Reply #9 on: 24 February 2008, 18:35 »
yea every thing but tappets!!!  silly eh!
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