• Guest would you be interested in CUPRA or SEAT valve caps? let us know in the poll

  • Welcome to our new sponsor Lecatona, a brand dedicated to enhancing performance for VAG group sports cars, including SEAT, Audi, Volkswagen and Škoda. Specializing in High Pressure Fuel Pump (HPFP) upgrades.

tappet

  1. deanrankin85

    tappet rattle! Arrghh!

    i did an oil change on saturday with genuine filter and 10w 40 synta oil and immedately after it developed a tappet rattle! its god damn annoying! ive tried a flush and another oil change with 5w 30 this time and its still there! ive been on a 200mile run and it still hasnt gone! anyone...
  2. uzzy

    2007 Formula Sport 1.4 100PS Tappet Noise

    I noticed a slight tappety ticking noise on startup (for a second or so) of my wifes 1.4 FS. Is this normal? It isn't every time the car is started from cold. I'm worried but don't want to tarnish her vision of her new motor.
  3. glynnd

    Dreaded tappet wear

    Last week my car has reached the worn tappets stage, now covered 106k and 3 years old. Noticed something wrong when I could hear this tappety noise when engine under load. Rocker cover off and base of cam lobe on number 1 cylinder slightly marked. Apparently a common problem on the pd150 and the...
Nimbus hosting - Based solely in the UK.