tapping when warm - vts

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2011 oswestry Posts: 108 two tone vts
    #1
    Been annoying me for a while.

    Vts.

    From a cold start nothing. Drive 5 miles or so then idle and its "tap tap tap tap tap"

    Only heard from inside the car. Can't hear it outside. Only when properly warmed up.

    Tends to go away above 1500 revs.

    Wrong viscosity of oil?

    Ta.
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr
    #2
    what oil you using?

    10w40 semi synthetic is the oil to use.
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2011 oswestry Posts: 108 two tone vts
    #3
    10w 40. It's alway been there, not any worse, no better. Just annoying.
  4. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Leyland, Lancashire Posts: 265 2000 Saxo VTR
    #4
    mine has this....its just a saxo i think. Mine has done 75k so may need the tappets adjusting.
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Sawtry Posts: 3456 Saxo VTS Saxo VTR
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by opee View Post
    Been annoying me for a while.

    Vts.

    From a cold start nothing. Drive 5 miles or so then idle and its "tap tap tap tap tap"

    Only heard from inside the car. Can't hear it outside. Only when properly warmed up.

    Tends to go away above 1500 revs.

    Wrong viscosity of oil?

    Ta.
    What's the mileage buddy?

    VTS have hydraulic tappets and can't be adjusted like VTR tappets
  6. Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2006 Staffs Posts: 3778 207 HDi GT
    #6
    I got it quite often when I used 10w 40 magnatec.

    But since changing to Mobil 1 0W 40, it's hardly happened
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo
    #7
    Sounds like your tappets to me, I had the same problem on my vts a oil change sorted it out