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mex
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1st Mar 11 at 18:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What is the most common thing to cause a corsa sport engine to tap ( X14XE )

On startup it sounds like a loud injector, when driving it sounds like a tappet ?

Was thinking hydraulic lifters may need replacing ?

Just wondering on other peoples experience what to check
SRI-LEE
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sounds like you could be right mate can get a full set of new ones off ebay £80 works out around £200 from vauxhall! when i priced some a while back :O
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could be tappets, have you checked your oil level aswell? also might be wrong grade of oil in.
mex
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checked the oil level earlier, was just under max, i was also thinking doing an oil change just for piece of mind.

Are tappets / hydraulic lifters hard to replace ?
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When was the oil last changed?

I had bit of a rattle on start up from cold, changed the oil and filter and it sorted it out.
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i only bought the car yesterday, by looks of the filter a year at least.
Its more of a tapping on startup then when i accelerate ( when idle ) it rattles.

It drives fine, pulls in all gears no nocks or bangs not losing any oil / water.
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Fill it with oil!
mex
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris F
Fill it with oil!


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timing could be out
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Put some more 'thick' oil in
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Why did you buy it if you knew it sounded broken?
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Change the oil & filter, give her a good hard run and see if it quietens down.
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
Why did you buy it if you knew it sounded broken?


Could of been a cheap car, could of saw potential and a possible easy fix. theres a few reason.

I would try a touch thicker oil if your not seeing much improvement tappets would be my next point of call.
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If the oil filter looks old, I reckon a oil and filter change will sort it. Use the correct grade for that engine, a Semi-synthetic will do the job.
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
Why did you buy it if you knew it sounded broken?


Cheap car for what it is, im a mechanic by trade so can fix it anyway, just looking for options on what it could be first as im not familiar with these engines

Thanks

 
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