Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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Quite loud at the moment...any ideas of sorting this. is a service and oil change the way forward?
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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engine? and do an oil and filter change first using correct oil
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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1.0 12 volts what is the correct oil and how many litres?
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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10-40 semi syn 3 litres
could be timing chain noisy, not tappets
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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new timing chain
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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possibily - they are known to jump/ and timing to go
its the only weak point of the engine, everything else is pretty good
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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tappets-what u got, a fiesta?!?
joking mate. check oil like has been said then maybe have timing chain checked-normally tensioners give way and timing jumps a tooth
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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1.0 12v have a 3 pot engine so they tick anyways mate
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Warren G
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quote: Originally posted by bubblevaux
tappets-what u got, a fiesta?!?
all cars have tappets some hydralic, most the new vauxhalls have tappets which you have to adjust. that engine is hydraulic tho
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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so is the 1.2 8v hydraulic, could be loads of things, like i said sound shite as normal, mine does and so do my m8s
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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yes it is, its onlt the new vauxhall engines that have adjusterable tappets
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bubble
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quote: Originally posted by warren.g
quote: Originally posted by bubblevaux
tappets-what u got, a fiesta?!?
all cars have tappets some hydralic, most the new vauxhalls have tappets which you have to adjust. that engine is hydraulic tho
usually have oil filled hydraulic lifters-every new vaux engine i took apart did anyway?!
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Warren G
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z16xep, z17dtl to name a few
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