L330wnz
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Registered: 9th Mar 04
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I've noticed my tappets making a wee bit of noise recently at higher revs, am I right in assuming they're hydraulic tappets? And to get them adjusted costs mucho £££'s ?? 
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suzi-sue
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u dont adjust em, u bin em n buy new... do an oil change and check the grade of oil ure usin
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LukeGSi
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Its probably worn or dirty lifters. If you take them out they can be cleaned with some parafin. Or they are about £6 each new i think.
They should get quieter when the engine is warm and when the car is reved as the oil gets thinner and the pressure increases when reved.
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Greasemonkey
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i replaced mine, its amazing how quiet a GSI engine is when new, could take em out and soak them in oil for a week thats some times works
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impacter
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Registered: 9th Mar 04
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my 1litre sounds like its got a tappet problem.
a) how much are these
b) where could i buy em from?
c) how many do i need?
d) are they easy to fit?
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L330wnz
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cheers guys
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L330wnz
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oh one more lil' fing... it's got 10/40 in at the mo, would 15/40 be better as its thicker? Its on a 1.6 sport by the way 
[Edited on 02-06-2004 by L330wnz]
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L330wnz
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it sounds tappy coz u got a cylinder missing... 
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impacter
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one cylinder had gone down but that was due to an exhaust valve and now its been fixed so why coud it be doing it?
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L330wnz
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t'was a joke mate  1.0l corsas got 3 cylinders where as the rest got 4... or so I fink..
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suzi-sue
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shud b 15/40 newayz shunt it ?????
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sfxer
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do an oil change and fill it up with some vauxhall mineral oil, run that for a day or two then change the oil again for some 15/40 semi synth, usually works nicely as the mineral helps to clean out crap
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cabric_corsa
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I have the same problem , i have had my oil filter changed and it has made no difference so im getting them replaced now
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sfxer
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quote:
Originally posted by cabric_corsa
I have the same problem , i have had my oil filter changed and it has made no difference so im getting them replaced now
its not going to make any difference just changing the oil filter!!
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sfxer
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before you change the oil get some decent engine flush and rag the car for a while with that in,
then while its very hot change for the mineral, run it for a while and then engine flush it again, then put the semi back in,
try that first its a lot cheaper than getting all that work done.
*wurth is very good engine flush
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James R
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There's specific tappet cleaner, but the best way is to remove them and de-pressurise them clean them and stick them back in. maybe worth doing a cambelt swap at the same time.
I wouldn't like to leave traces of engin eflush in my engine personally.
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bravotwozero007
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Registered: 27th Apr 04
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you ought to try wynns hydraulic valve lifter treatment, dad had the same problem and tried some and it worked a treat
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Daniel_Corsa
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My 1.2 8v has the same problem!
where you find this..... "wynns hydraulic valve lifter treatment"
and what you do with it just add it in?
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Daniel_Corsa
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stuck some in mine today........so far so gud! reduced noise levels from engine
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bravotwozero007
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the shop i work in sells it
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