Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Yeah i didnt change the oil filter, maybe i shud go and buy one, a right fucker to get to tho, right at the back of the engine 
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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Vauxhall say to run 15w 40 oil as the engines are old, your problem is the oils to thin, and when hot it get's engine thinner making it tap.
its all good on the bottle saying 10w40 for performace engines BUT LET's are about million years old and need thick oil....
if i was your......
get a new oil filter and change that and run 15w40 and the tapping will stop i 100% promise you, unless you have a noisy lifter......
and it that dont work take your old tappets out, put them in thinners over night, then the next night put them in some clean thick oil. put them back in an your sorted........
Saves your the price of tappets, as i have fitted brand new GM ones and still been really tappy. ended up changing them again....
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James R
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Registered: 4th Feb 03
Location: 205GTi16/306GTi16
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
Vauxhall say to run 15w 40 oil as the engines are old, your problem is the oils to thin, and when hot it get's engine thinner making it tap.
Surely the w rating only affects the viscocity when cold, so the 40 means it's the same when hot.
But putting in 15w-40 should reduce tapping because it get trapped in the tappets better being thicker when cold.
Stopping being lazy and clean the tappets up
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frog_southampton
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Registered: 11th Apr 05
Location: Southampton
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so what oil will quiten down the engine then? the 15w40?
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loo_goblin
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Registered: 14th Jul 04
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
throw some 15w 40 in there and see if that helps
excatly wat i was goin to say, if u can be arsed i can chuck in as much as u want for free
and how is souning like a transit bad?? 
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
throw some 15w 40 in there and see if that helps
wanted to say this but wasnt sure with the turbo 
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jamesw
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Station Town, County Durham
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my xe sufferd a bit from this espesh after just starting it, however i got some of that hydraulic tappet treatment stuff that goes in with the oil and now weeks later i have no tapping at all 
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
Location: Hereford and Worcester
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AS beardy nows i chassed a noisy lifter for ages differnt oil etc In the end threw a new set of liffters in labour was £100 they did belt cam seals liffters tensioner roller water pump oil and filter for that!! it took them more thant 3 hours though!!
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FozzyGSI
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Registered: 29th Jan 04
Location: E.Port
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I had the same usuall problem and changed the lifters. Sounds sweet straight from cold. £116 from a parts supplier
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loo_goblin
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Registered: 14th Jul 04
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
throw some 15w 40 in there and see if that helps
wanted to say this but wasnt sure with the turbo
we use it on the trucs and they have turbos so should be good
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