tappets

1. bristol-boy-tom Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 the ghetto of bristol Posts: 430 saxo vtr

   #1 4th October 2009, 20:16

   i have a tapping noise coming from my engine and have been told its the tappets.
   
   does anyone know if tappets in a saxo vtr mk1 can be adjusted or do i have to buy new tappets?
   
   and does anyone know what sorta price i should be looking at for gettin this done ??
   
   thankss
2. 9Freedman9 Established Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1997

   #2 4th October 2009, 20:21

   Yeh I think you can just adjust them, mine are noisey atm aswell...
3. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #3 4th October 2009, 20:41

   It tells you in the Haynes manual how to adjust them
4. bristol-boy-tom Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 the ghetto of bristol Posts: 430 saxo vtr

   #4 4th October 2009, 20:41

   ok cheers buddy..
   anyone else know ?
5. bristol-boy-tom Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 the ghetto of bristol Posts: 430 saxo vtr

   #5 4th October 2009, 20:42

   ok thts good sum machanic told me they cant be adjusted on a saxo..
6. user_35417 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Luton Posts: 232 Mauritius Blue VTR & K5 Gixxer 6

   #6 4th October 2009, 20:45

   carefully when adjusting them, too tight and it'll misfire like a good'en
7. bristol-boy-tom Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 the ghetto of bristol Posts: 430 saxo vtr

   #7 4th October 2009, 20:48

   ok mate cheers will prob get them done at a garrage as i will only muck it up lol
8. bristol-boy-tom Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 the ghetto of bristol Posts: 430 saxo vtr

   #8 4th October 2009, 21:04

   you dont have to take off the cam belt and all that to adjust them do you ?
9. vtr_chris90 Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 nuneaton Posts: 1796 LY R26

   #9 4th October 2009, 21:20

   all you have to remove is the rocker cover mate
   
   well you may need to remove a couple of other minor things to remove rocker cover, but i cant remember what lol
   
   and then from there you can adjust your tappets

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10. Docsamty Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Oxfordshire - Banbury Posts: 713 S1 Rallye

    #10 4th October 2009, 21:22

    find the correct setting in mm they need to be at, then use a feeler guage to adjust them. Not that hard to do tbh, but if your not sure then take it to a garage.
11. bristol-boy-tom Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 the ghetto of bristol Posts: 430 saxo vtr

    #11 4th October 2009, 21:22

    ok buddy thanks very much.. basterd machanic was trying to bump me off then
12. vtr_chris90 Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 nuneaton Posts: 1796 LY R26

    #12 4th October 2009, 21:56

    ahhh i think he was then, setting any timings like tappets, cam timing if it was cammed and using vernier anythihnk like that is failry simple on 8v engines and is dead easy to get too, i doiuble checked my valve timings/tappets and cam timing yesterday took about 2 hours ish i think to do it, cause doing the tappets can just be a little bit time consuming as theres a set order you do it etc
13. andymiller_VTR Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 kirkintilloch, Glasgow Posts: 1968 ep82 starlet gt turbo

    #13 4th October 2009, 22:51

    im interested in this too. i have a mk2 vtr take it i can still adjust them the same ?
14. user_35417 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Luton Posts: 232 Mauritius Blue VTR & K5 Gixxer 6

    #14 4th October 2009, 23:05

    yea mk2 vtr's have adjustable tappets
15. andymiller_VTR Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 kirkintilloch, Glasgow Posts: 1968 ep82 starlet gt turbo

    #15 4th October 2009, 23:17

    cheers bud