swedge
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Registered: 3rd Sep 07
Location: Hawick,scotland drives: 1.4 sri corsa
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when i start my car up i get a ticking noise from around the inlet area, it gets faster the quicker i go but it soon goes away
its an L reg sri 8v
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notts.pirate
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Registered: 19th Feb 08
Location: east mids
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tappets, they quiten down after a while as the oil has got to the top of the engine after a few minutes
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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when did you last change the oil?
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mattk
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Or check the level for that matter
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Richardhhha
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Registered: 29th Sep 07
Location: Croydon, Greater London
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oil and filter change with a good engine flush is needed i think.
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swedge
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Registered: 3rd Sep 07
Location: Hawick,scotland drives: 1.4 sri corsa
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i just topped up with oil last week, it wasnt seriously low or anything
ive had the car 6 months and not done a service on it
so oil change is what needed then?
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Sunz
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: SE England
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quote:
Originally posted by swedge
when I start my car up I get a ticking noise from around the inlet area, it gets faster the quicker I go but it soon goes away
its an L reg sri 8v
i should be I, type correctly for fuck sake 
If you look after the old SRI 8v they will go on for ever, only things stopping you are cam belt and headgasket.
you had it six months and done nothing with it engine wise, someone before you had it and probably done nothing with it engine wise.
Small problems can become big problems fast on old cars.
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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quote:
Originally posted by Sunz
quote:
Originally posted by swedge
when I start my car up I get a ticking noise from around the inlet area, it gets faster the quicker I go but it soon goes away
its an L reg sri 8v
i should be I, type correctly for fuck's sake
If you look after the old SRI 8v they will go on for ever, only things stopping you are cam belt and headgasket.
If you've had it six months and done nothing with it engine wise, someone before you had it and probably did nothing with it engine wise.
Small problems can become big problems fast on old cars.
Type correctly for fuck's sake
[Edited on 25-03-2008 by dan_c4rsa]
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