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[dillinger39]

there is a strange clicking noise when i turn my car on from cold. It stays there and then dissappears when the cars engine is warmed up.

any one got any ideas about what this could be

i just hope its nought serious

 

[rallycinq]

What engine have you got?

Cheers

D

 

[CinquePunto]

It's an 899, check the other threads started...

That'll be the hydraulic tappets, a common problem with the OHV engines...

 

[crayon]

Hi m8 is it a clicking noise or a tapping noise?

 

[hibeejo]

I have the same problem with my cento, as far as i've been told from the garage, it is a thing called the TAPET ( not sure if this is the correct spelling) it is not a serious thing mine has been doing it for 3 years

 

[dillinger39]

oh it does it for a about 5 miles or till the engine is hot and then ya don't hear it till the next day

its not a bother its just an annoyance

 

[rallycinq]

5 miles would worry me, check your oil is up to spec and up to level. May be worth flushing the engine and refilling the oil. You will not get all the performance if the valves aren't opening properly, and in an 899 you need every last horse power.

Cheers

D

 

[project-cinqy]

Ours does it for about 5 seconds? It's while the oil gets pumped round the cylinder head iirc? but 5 miles does sound a little excessive? I agree with rally cinq, give it a full service including the oil filter, if you cant do that yourself take it to a garage you trust. i think a service is about £80, we do ours ouselves so i wouldn't really know?

Em