Noisy VTR

1. Pitbull69 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Co Durham Posts: 634 Octavia vRS

   #1 7th January 2012, 19:03

   when I bought the car just before Xmas it was very quiet. just lately its started sounding very tappy, and almost like a diesel pulling away,
   
   Im due to get the timing belt done in the next week or so, just waiting for a mate of a mates garage to be free. the oil is at max and it hasnt lost a drop,
   
   car seems to pick up ok, but once it gets to 80 it runs out of steam, engine sounds like it wants to pop if I push it...
   
   Anyone got any ideas what it could be, or what I can ask the mechanic to look at,
   
   Click Picture for video of car in idle.. It does sound worse when moving but I cant for obviosu reasons record that..
   
   
2. JAGVTS Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Hampshire Posts: 761 Astra VXR S2 indigo rallye

   #2 7th January 2012, 19:11

   Checked the oil level recently?
3. Pitbull69 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Co Durham Posts: 634 Octavia vRS

   #3 7th January 2012, 19:12

   yeah, I did put that at the top, oil level is at the maximum, and it hasnt lost any since I purchased the car, it was the 1st place I looked..
4. user_45315 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 mansfield Posts: 774 vt replica (sold) furio sold Banana vtr!

   #4 7th January 2012, 21:01

   Adjust tappets?
5. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

   #5 7th January 2012, 21:06

   Set the tappets, stop ragging it when it's cold
6. Pitbull69 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Co Durham Posts: 634 Octavia vRS

   #6 7th January 2012, 21:22

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by charlie7543 Adjust tappets?

   It was on mind but didn't realise that would make the car have a slower top speed too
   
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by blackie_2k5 Set the tappets, stop ragging it when it's cold

   as above would that make the top speed slower ?
   
   I must say I have on occasion give it some when cold... so at least that answers a question for me
7. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

   #7 7th January 2012, 22:00

   It won't make it slower, it'll make it quiet and pro Long the life of your rockers.
   
   Ragging when cold is the main cause of noisy tappets
8. ChAdS Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1385

   #8 7th January 2012, 22:03

   A vtr will never be quite anyway. Is it your first vtr? As maybe your worrying over nothing? The 8v vtr is not a quite engine
9. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

   #9 7th January 2012, 22:06

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by ChAdS A vtr will never be quite anyway. Is it your first vtr? As maybe your worrying over nothing? The 8v vtr is not a quite engine

   A vtr with no issues and properly adjusted tappets should be no noisier then any other, granted they are old now so can be quite noisy, but you can make them quiet, they only persist to be noisy when the rockers are worn
10. Pitbull69 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Co Durham Posts: 634 Octavia vRS

    #10 7th January 2012, 22:11

    thanks guys, I have asked my mate to ask his mate to do the tappets for me when he does the timing belt,
    
    but has anyone got any idea what could be causing the engine to feel like its really straining when it gets upto 80..
    
    lesson learnt no more playing until the engine is warmed up..
11. ChAdS Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1385

    #11 7th January 2012, 22:17

    It will never be a quiet engine though if it's not the tappets it's the injectors.
12. Xplodee Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Rochester, Kent Posts: 493 Saxo VTR

    #12 7th January 2012, 23:35

    If you drive fast on when the engine is cold it will do this.
13. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

    #13 8th January 2012, 00:25

    The tappets will need doing when the head has been off anyway, it'll sound like a bag of spanners without
14. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #14 8th January 2012, 21:09

    Give it a service. New plugs and filters
    
    Mine was noisy and it ended up being the sparkplugs working loose :/
    
    Edit: should only lose steam around 110ish on standard gearbox, mine struggles at 100