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More on NA8 Tappet noise
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:14 am
by geoffblick
My NA8 has done 240,250. 5 months ago I changed oil & filter to Castrol Magnatec 10W-40 & have done 2,750 k's since. It has recently had noisy tappets at start up. I gather that this is a common problem & at the risk of asking the same question I must. If I replace the filter & go to 10W-30 will this help? Will a synthetic oil make any difference?
Are there any other suggestions? Regards Geoff.....
Re: More on NA8 Tappet noise
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:17 am
by NitroDann
nope. Read the other thread.
Dann
Re: More on NA8 Tappet noise
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:04 pm
by Guran
Re: More on NA8 Tappet noise
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:16 pm
by Steampunk
geoffblick wrote: It has recently had noisy tappets at start up. I gather that this is a common problem ...
If it goes away after a few minutes (and doesn't return), when the engine gets warm, then it's ok.
Re: More on NA8 Tappet noise
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:46 pm
by 93_Clubman
Guran wrote:Nulon Lifter Free
^+1: worth a try - also if you're only using the car fairly occasionally then noisy HLAs at startup isn't uncommon even on low km engines.
Other recent thread:
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=49710
