anyone had problems with their tappetts?

[High_tower]

just had my car towed away,
anyone had problems with their tappets making a huge racket, like a ticking bomb.
just wondering how much it costs to put right seen as i'm a broke arse student.
anyone i know it'll need a new cam belt too? costs for that?
cheers sorry to bug anyone just need help. both mental and auto.

 

[Tom]

Whats the engine again? Age etc...

 

[High_tower]

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sorry it's a 1.4 sx
1998
with
55,000 on the clock.

 

[Tom]

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Ahhh...

That will most likely be blocked oil feed to the camshaft.

 

[High_tower]

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how bad is that, i've never really had any expirience with hydraulic tappets, best i've done is a 998 mini,
and clues how bad a prob that is,
the car still ran fine just had a really loud clicking.

 

[Tom]

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Quite bad. Its not the tappets.

Whats probably happened is the oil feed has blocked up and the cam has had no oil so has worn the lobe and the follower.

Best get the cam cover off and see which one looks like its been sandpapered.

 

[speersy]

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I have been getting a loud ticking noise you can hardly hear it with the bonnet down but when it's up you can't hear it cause the engine drowns out the noise. If it is the same problem should this be covered under warranty?

Speersy

 

[speersy]

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and mine is a 1.6 manual with 51000 miles

Speersy

 

[Tom]

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No, the 1.4 is a different design to the other engines and is the only one to suffer that particular issue.

The 1.6 is a tappity engine. If you can't hear it with the bonnet down then its fine.

 

[speersy]

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sorry i am tired i can hear it clear as day when the bonnet is down but when it is up you can't hear it cause of the sound of the engine ( i think that makes sense lol Sorry Tom

Speersy

 

[Tom]

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Does it get worse when the engine is hot or cold?

 

[speersy]

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cold mainly but it only gets quieter when it is warm doesn't go away

Speersy

 

[Tom]

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Ignore it As I said, the 1.6 is rattly.

What oil do you use?

 

[speersy]

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not sure what ever the dealer used in the service only had it for a couple of weeks and got to say i would never of thought of me buying a bravo but would never dream of buying another car

Speersy

 

[Tom]

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Fiat dealer? If it gets louder when the engine is hot, worry. Otherwise ignore it.

 

[Nathan]

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I own a '98 1.4SX brava with around 55000 on the clock also.. I had this problem occur just about 18 months ago. Didnt help the fact I didnt change the oil often enough.. I took it to my local garage, and they quoted me us around £1000. But ended up buying new parts and got a mate to fix it instead.

Ended up gettin new Cam shaft, rocker arms, tappets etc... cost around £500 instead. The problem occured again only to find that my mate hadnt quite used the correct bolts. But took it to another garage, and fixed the problem my mate started for around £100.

Dont know if you will NEED to buy all that stuff, but thats teh route I took at the time. Car runs fine now though.

 

[Alasdair.]

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would the tappety sound on the 1.6 be found on the 1.8n too? that sounds like what my car has been suffering from.

cheers

Alasdair.

 

[high_tower]

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lol well it's not the tappets it the whole damn engine,
i was told from fiat to be careful if you have a 1.4 that it's becoming more common,
low oil pressure meaning none is getting to the tappetts and cam, it's cheaper to replace the engine than bother repairing.
thought i'd let you know