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lewy
29th March 2009, 11:49
my engine is really tappy, the missus' step dad reckons it sounds like a diesel haha


took ti to the garage, they said that saxo's have tappy engines anyway.

i dont know whether to beleive that or not? has anyone else's saxo got a really tappy engine???


or does anyone know what it is?
mcintyre19
29th March 2009, 12:35
well majority of saxo engines become tappety think best way to drown it out abit is oil change?
phillyc
29th March 2009, 12:35
my engine is quite tappy but never taken it to a garage cause im the type of person that will fix it when it breaks lol
but would be nice to know wot it is
jware92
29th March 2009, 12:59
my one taps to
maybe need to adjust the tappets etc
but cba lol
Steve
29th March 2009, 13:12
my engine is really tappy, the missus' step dad reckons it sounds like a diesel haha


took ti to the garage, they said that saxo's have tappy engines anyway.

i dont know whether to beleive that or not? has anyone else's saxo got a really tappy engine???


or does anyone know what it is?

if its really bad you can get them adjusted. :y:
lewy
29th March 2009, 13:14
so it's probably just the tappetts? (sp)

how much is this to get sorted?
Steve
29th March 2009, 13:19
so it's probably just the tappetts? (sp)

how much is this to get sorted?

exactly what it is, wtf is (sp)? lol

£20 i got quoted.
lewy
29th March 2009, 13:26
(sp) spelling haha

ahh not bad, not a hard job to do then. i'll get it done this week
scammell-29
30th March 2009, 12:39
Mine is tappy to, i was thinking the same thing, is it a problem

Getting it serviced in the next few days so an oil change in place will hopefully sort it

I have had tappetts adjusted and that didnt make a great difference
GazzWalton
1st April 2009, 09:07
You just need tappets adjusting. Leave the car overnight forst as you need a cold engine.
MR_N
1st April 2009, 09:38
vtr engines are quite tappy, but it can get quite bad and its worth takign off the rocker and chucking a feeler guage in there and checking the valve clearances just to be sure. Having them adjusted will help, but the engine can still be tappety. Best thing to do is get a vts, they have hydralic tappets lol
Benji-Westcoast
1st April 2009, 09:50
my vtrs got a very tappy engine aswell, not bad enough to go get it fixed though, aslong as its not damaging itself by tapping away???
ne_jam
1st April 2009, 12:15
got a louder exhuast haha wont notice then