noisy tappets.

1. MotoTripleX Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Plymouth United Kingdom (England) Posts: 146

   #1 6th October 2005, 04:23

   my tappets are pi**ing me off to say the least! there really rattly and they have done once before. anyone know wat i can do to stop them rattling?
   
   cheers.
2. chrissyboy Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2005 Dorset, UK Posts: 104

   #2 6th October 2005, 18:26

   Is it a 1.1 by any chance?
   
   From my experience they are all tappety and adjustment doesn't seem to last very long.
   
   Is the oil very old? Changing every 3-4k will help. Try not to use an oil that's too runny as well. If it is a 1.1 and it's over about 50k try 15W/40
3. MotoTripleX Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Plymouth United Kingdom (England) Posts: 146

   #3 6th October 2005, 20:35

   its a 1.4 furio with 38k on the clock, oil changed bout 5 weeks agos.
4. MotoTripleX Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Plymouth United Kingdom (England) Posts: 146

   #4 7th October 2005, 04:19

   do you check them with a warm or cold engine?
   
   cheers
5. jaggedsauce L-plater Joined: Jul 2007 Essex Posts: 39 saxo vts

   #5 22nd November 2007, 18:46

   also another thing is 2 make sure the spark plugs are tightened enough....my engine suddenly started making areally loud tappety noise and sounded like it was coming from 1 part of the engine but now ive tightened up my spark plugs a tad more its fine
6. Jay_uk Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Kidderminster, Worcestershire Posts: 239 Black MK2 VTS

   #6 22nd November 2007, 18:58

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jaggedsauce also another thing is 2 make sure the spark plugs are tightened enough....my engine suddenly started making areally loud tappety noise and sounded like it was coming from 1 part of the engine but now ive tightened up my spark plugs a tad more its fine

   
   
   your spark plugs wern't tight enough? wtf?
   
   i'd be more worried about compression loss than a tappetty sound and i doubt tightening your spark plugs fixed it
7. andybmw L-plater Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 50

   #7 22nd November 2007, 19:27

   yea i would agree with that if your spark was lose it would not make a tapetty moise u would have a misfire
8. Berg Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2007 rugby Posts: 3766 MK2 VTS, Ibiza Cupra 20VT

   #8 22nd November 2007, 19:45

   noisy tappets are common on saxos
   
   took mine to garage and cost 30 quid to have done
   or you can do it yourself ofcourse
9. baker556 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 127.0.0.1 Posts: 4826 oem+ sax

   #9 22nd November 2007, 19:47

   ...my mate booked in his 306 the other day 1.4 same engine as a furio to have his tappets tightend one hours work 40 pounds ...it sounds like a diesel lol !
10. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

    #10 22nd November 2007, 20:01

    sorting the tappets is an easy job if u know what ur doing, after seeing mine being done id never pay money to get it done!
11. spanair Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2006 Enfield, Middlesex. Posts: 565 Saxo Rally Rep, 200SX S13 drift spec.

    #11 22nd November 2007, 22:07

    Get a Haynes book a gauge and do it your self with the minimum of tools needed, piece of cake and a little patience at first and you are good to go, if it comes back at a later date just do it again .
12. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

    #12 22nd November 2007, 22:21

    Actually fella's, having loser plugs made my car sound really bad/tappy and i noticed a loss in performance..
    
    The 8v TU's are rattly/tappy anyway, its just the way they are..
    
    Also 3-4k oil changes on a std engine is abit steep..Use a good fully synthetic oil ranging from 0w-40, 5w-40 or 10w-40 and 10k oil changes will do no harm at all..
    
    Also do NOT use a 15w oil, yes your engine will sound nice and quiet but this will cost you in the future when the engine expires earlier than it should as the oil hasn't lubricated the engine properly..
    
    A 15w oil is way too thick and wont circulate very well at all from cold start up which is where like 80% of engine wear occurs..
    
    5w-40 or 10w-40 is what Citroen specify so use what they say..