Jed D
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came to a round about a few days ago and heard a quiet ticking tappy noise, at first i thought it was coming from the car in front but then it turned off and i thought i could still hear it but couldn't say for sure.
thought nowt of it until now when i just pulled into the drive through for a macky ds and its back, repetitive ticking... drove home all is fine, cant really hear it over the exhaust, pulled up and it sounded a tad louder in my street, lifted the bonnet and its seems like its coming from the injector area but kind of the head (cant see much in the dark but all seems fine apart from the noise)
tappets maybe?
X16XE
any help/suggestions?
cheers
Jed 
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DanCobb
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Wouldn't worry about it till it blows up. How many miles it done?
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tom_simes
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The injectors on my 1.6 ticked for the entire 55k I had it for, and it still runs beautifully as far as I know.
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Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by DanielJamieCobb
Wouldn't worry about it till it blows up. How many miles it done?
not many aparently
[Edited on 09-10-2011 by JedDy]
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Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
The injectors on my 1.6 ticked for the entire 55k I had it for, and it still runs beautifully as far as I know.
it had a slight tick from the injectors when i got it, its always had it, just seems to be louder now
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corsadonk
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Has it got oil in it?
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Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by corsadonk
Has it got oil in it?
its due a change again but i checked about 2 or 3 weeks ago and it had plenty
gearbox fluid feels like its running low but that's a different issue 
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tom_simes
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quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
quote:
Originally posted by corsadonk
Has it got oil in it?
its due a change again but i checked about 2 or 3 weeks ago and it had plenty
Probably worth checking that again then 
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Jed D
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will do in the morning when i can see
i heard ecowrecks dont like castrol... true??
[Edited on 09-10-2011 by JedDy]
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corsadonk
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The X16 tend to drink a bit, after a few miles.
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corsadonk
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Any semi-syn oil will do, better than none like it is at the moment.
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johnhara1
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Asda, £20 for 5L of Fully Synthetic.
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Jed D
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Originally posted by johnhara1
Asda, £20 for 5L of Fully Synthetic.
asda, (when on roll back) £10 for 4L of castrol semi synthetic plus my 20% xmas discount for working there £8 waiting for discount day as its normally a few weeks before xmas
still got a bit here so will check and top up if necessary tomorrow
thing im asking though, is it true that ecotec's tend not to agree with castrol or is that a myth
[Edited on 09-10-2011 by JedDy]
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IvIarkgraham
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myth
2 or 3 weeks is too long to be leaving your oil in an x16
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tom_simes
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That's not something I've ever heard, so I'd guess it's a myth.
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Jed D
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Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
myth
2 or 3 weeks is too long to be leaving your oil in an x16
thought so
whats wrong with the oil thats in like?
has been in about 6/7month if that. done it when i got her
[Edited on 09-10-2011 by JedDy]
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tom_simes
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He's not saying change it every 2-3 weeks Mark is saying that you need to check your oil more often, that's all.
Especially if, as per your post in the last couple of days, that you have a leak between the block and gearbox that'll be engine oil too.
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IvIarkgraham
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used to check mine every week, or every few days if it had gone down slightly from the previous week
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Jed D
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nah the gearbox side is deffo gearbox oil. seems to be coming from the drive shaft seal
cam cover gasket seems a bit moist, round the top but not leaking much
oil is fine, spot on half way between max and min
isnt ticking today  wtf 
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Jed D
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funnily enough a oil change and new filter solver the problem
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JordanR
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I check mine every week, looooves the oil!
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Jed D
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wey the cam cover gasket had a little leak so changed that. think i put it too tite first time i did it (few month ago) just nipped this one
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