It's one thing after another with this bag of crap.. but I'm sticking to my guns and want to sort it
Just replaced the head gasket over the last 2 days and everything is back together now. Started up and it runs perfectly. Drives really well and pulls great. The only issue is that the engine is really really loud. Sounds like a clapped out old Transit diesel.
The engine also seems rather stiff. Before doing the gasket, when you switched off the engine, it would smoothly slow to a hault. Now, it rapidly stops dead. I also noticed the revs dropping much quicker than before when dipping the clutch to change gear etc.
Prior to doing the gasket, the engine ran quiet, except for one noisy tappet which quietened after a few miles. This noise seems different but I am assuming it is still the tappets. Just sounds like all of them rather than the single one before
Now, bearing in mind that the cam carrier and head were off overnight, and quite a bit of oil drained out of them. Could it just be that the tappets aren't fully lubed up yet and will quieten down over time?
Would an oil change help? I don't know what oil is in the car, nor how long it's been in there. Obviously an oil change will help keep the overall condition of the engine but the last thing I want to do is go dumping a few litres of new oil in for it to do nothing.
Cheers!..
Just replaced the head gasket over the last 2 days and everything is back together now. Started up and it runs perfectly. Drives really well and pulls great. The only issue is that the engine is really really loud. Sounds like a clapped out old Transit diesel.
The engine also seems rather stiff. Before doing the gasket, when you switched off the engine, it would smoothly slow to a hault. Now, it rapidly stops dead. I also noticed the revs dropping much quicker than before when dipping the clutch to change gear etc.
Prior to doing the gasket, the engine ran quiet, except for one noisy tappet which quietened after a few miles. This noise seems different but I am assuming it is still the tappets. Just sounds like all of them rather than the single one before
Now, bearing in mind that the cam carrier and head were off overnight, and quite a bit of oil drained out of them. Could it just be that the tappets aren't fully lubed up yet and will quieten down over time?
Would an oil change help? I don't know what oil is in the car, nor how long it's been in there. Obviously an oil change will help keep the overall condition of the engine but the last thing I want to do is go dumping a few litres of new oil in for it to do nothing.
Cheers!..