AJW
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Registered: 6th Mar 05
Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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as per the title! any ideas why it sounds so bad? seems to run ok, will be getting the cams set up properly next week but worried that there might be something else wrong? anyone else had their engines sounding like this?
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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probably tired hydraulic valve lifters.
they can be cleaned or a new set is £110.
worth changing the oil first to see if that helps. you can also get oil additives that will quieten it down.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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run that engine flush through it before changing the oil. mine is tappety when cold. after a min or so its fine. sticky lifter in my bus or 11 of them.
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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New set is £65 if you know where to buy them 
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AJW
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Registered: 6th Mar 05
Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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I'm not bothered about the noise as i dont hear too good anyway, just someone said it was sounding like a diesel so I got a bit worried, just wanna make sure it's nothing serious!
1800ed u2u me with where to buy in case I need them.
[Edited on 18-05-2005 by AJW]
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
Location: Hereford and Worcester
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
New set is £65 if you know where to buy them
yes and they WILL BE A BAG OF SHITE I have had 2 change liffters twice in my car as non GM ones were used first time, were noisy again very quickao fitted GM now --- All Good
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Im in mid oil flush 
Shall let you know how this results after saturday
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