triumphdave
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 02:14 PM |
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XE tapping
O.K I think I am getting paranoid but this engine install has cost me a couple of quid.
I am getting a tapping from the cam cover,sounds like it could be 1 of the lifters.I know that the XE can tap when its been left standing or rebuilt
but should it clear by blipping the throttle in the garage or will it clear when I can get it on the road on a run?
[Edited on 2/3/08 by triumphdave]
If you always do what you have always done you will always get what you have always got
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perksy
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 02:30 PM |
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They can take a while to go quiet
Just take it out and use it normally
What spec' oil and when was it last changed ?
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triumphdave
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 02:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by perksy
They can take a while to go quiet
Just take it out and use it normally
What spec' oil and when was it last changed ?
new engine,cheap oil,going to change it after 500 miles run in.
If you always do what you have always done you will always get what you have always got
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bill132hotrod
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 02:39 PM |
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Xe tapping
Use 10/40 oil and change on regular intervals.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 03:57 PM |
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The lifters are quite prone to sticking. I changed one in my Astra as the ticking was annoying me, and in less than 5000 miles another one had
started to do it intermittently.
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triumphdave
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 04:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
The lifters are quite prone to sticking. I changed one in my Astra as the ticking was annoying me, and in less than 5000 miles another one had
started to do it intermittently.
Is it just an annoying problem or can it do any damage?
If you always do what you have always done you will always get what you have always got
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daviep
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 04:36 PM |
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Obviously means your not getting full lift which may affect performance a little. Probably not going to do any real damage but on the other hand it
certainly won't be doing any good.
Why would you put "cheap" oil in a new engine which has "cost a couple of quid"?
Personally I'd be using good reputable oil, first few thousand miles can make or break a new engine.
Only my opinion
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triumphdave
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 04:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daviep
Obviously means your not getting full lift which may affect performance a little. Probably not going to do any real damage but on the other hand it
certainly won't be doing any good.
Why would you put "cheap" oil in a new engine which has "cost a couple of quid"?
Personally I'd be using good reputable oil, first few thousand miles can make or break a new engine.
Only my opinion
Its what I was told by the engine builder.Chuck in some cheap stuff for the first 500 miles,dump it then replace with proper stuff.When I say cheap
oil,its not second hand chippy oil.
If you always do what you have always done you will always get what you have always got
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 06:29 PM |
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Just what I was told - don't suppose you got it off Martin did you??
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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triumphdave
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 08:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chrsgrain
Just what I was told - don't suppose you got it off Martin did you??
Chris
No,a geezer called Gerald owns a motorsport company in Bexhill on sea
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 08:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by triumphdave
quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
The lifters are quite prone to sticking. I changed one in my Astra as the ticking was annoying me, and in less than 5000 miles another one had
started to do it intermittently.
Is it just an annoying problem or can it do any damage?
Mine started ticking intermittently at ~110k miles, I sold it to my brother at 130k miles and he sold it on again at 150k. The tick hadn't got
any worse and performance seemed to be just as good as when I got it. That said I changed the oil and filter every 6k miles with good quality stuff.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 09:52 PM |
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yep, they all do it. Get it warm, then thrash the knackers off it and I'll bet it'll clear. My racer used to do it 1 meeting in 5 or 6,
even on fresh oil, never did it after a race though lol!!!
yep, cheap oil for running in, if its been rebored or honed the last thing you want is fancy friction reducers, the rings need to bed in properly!
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