General noisy tappets
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General noisy tappets
have you checked the oil level?
yes mate just the other day, is it just me being over concerned i went back out and its not so bad will check again later
well how noisey is it? its going to tap slightly that is normal but there is a difference between being ok and noisey.
In the car with the blower off you can hear a tap tap tap and it speeds up when the car goes faster i had trouble with my last car changed them it h was a v6 and had 24v but it was a old car just thought new cars would not tap so much is it normal to have a little tap in a 1.2 pop
Yeah the 1.2 can be quite tappy. I wouldn't worryabout it unless it gets worse. Just turn the stereo up a bit.
Anybody care to explain what tappets are? For the n00bs like myself.
Anybody care to explain what tappets are? For the n00bs like myself.
Not the best video explanation.
The wiki on hydraulic tappets is quite clear and easy to understand.
[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_tappet[/ame]
I think the 1.2 uses Hydraulic tappets anyway.
I think the 1.2 uses Hydraulic tappets anyway.
Stewart, the 1.4 and 1.3 use hydraulic (self adjusting) tappets but the 1.2 uses the older style of valve clearance adjustment whereby you need to set the valve clearance manually.
Calie, does the tapping appear to be at half engine speed?
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In that case forget everything I said about Hydraulic tappets in relation to the 1.2.
Edit::doh: Just remembered the 1.2 is more expensive to service because of the required tappet clearence checks that the other engines don't need.
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In that case forget everything I said about Hydraulic tappets in relation to the 1.2.
Edit::doh: Just remembered the 1.2 is more expensive to service because of the required tappet clearence checks that the other engines don't need.
n00b :shakehead:
Tapping when idle and with revs, we all know that in cold weather the oil viscosity is greater but it seems to still be there when engine upto temp i have just checked oil it is a little bellow the full would that make a differance i am not used to small engines
i am not used to small engines 
