Car Making Tapping Sound?!

[giorgio1712]

Anyone got any ideas as to what this sound is, it gets worse the more I drive the car a bit faster shall we say and when it gets warm. It sounds like a little ticking, and as if its coming from somewhere around the top of the block.



Any help much appreciated, cheers.

[RandomJord]

Sounds like a morrocan pigmy alligator to me, nothing to worry about, it will move on when the weather warms up.

[richw911]

Worn cam??

[golf mk2 tornado red]

hydraulic tappets one,s collapssed. use a stephascope (spelling) to identifi which one or a extension bar does the same trick

[Jay]

hydraulic tappets one,s collapssed. use a stephascope (spelling) to identifi which one or a extension bar does the same trick

The Car Doctor 





I could so see that in an advert...

[giorgio1712]

So how do I fix this problem?

[Chris-White]

firstly, check your oil level.

[Diamond Hell]

Had you taken the car out for a run prior to the video, or just fired it up after a few days standing?

If it's been standing for a while it might need to be taken out for a run to bleed it back up - as they get older the tappets can bleed down after they've been standing for a while.  T25 petrol engines sometimes sound like a right bag of spanners when you fire them up, only to sound as smooth as you like after a quick spin.

Maybe switch to a thicker grade of oil if it keeps doing this, or replace the tappets now and check the condition of the cam, if the cambelt's due.

[golf mk2 tornado red]

removal ov timing belt needed . removal ov rockerbox .removal ov cam shaft and there you are there there little round things. there not to expensive unless you hav a 16v about £4-£6 each pop em out with a magnet .

timing easy if you using your old belt. put a tipex mark across your belt and face of cam and on a point on the top cover.

for crank do the same

put a neat line across the belt and the face of pully and a definition point

when fitting put all the lines in order job done for the belt .

if your guna use a new belt count how many teeth from the cam to the dizzy pully say 56teeth then lets say 24teeth to the crank ,mark the new belt the same as the old one and fit this way you cant go wrong

remove the cam by undoing the cam caps first you will need to loosen the pully. remove the cam and there they are

hope i made any drunken sense forgive me

or just use tipex ,b4 removing your belt mark your cam crank and dizzy pully . make sure there in the same place when you rebuild .

its not as hard as ive made it out to be .

all you need is the right tools. if unsure buy a manual

[Mr Blue]

hmm... a broken manifold stud??

Only way is to check for any broken off studs at the back of the cylinder head