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Ste

4th April 2007, 14:17

well im new the saxo so i dont know if its just me or the engine is a bit rough..

Its got a smooth engine sound but when you rev it theres a very light ticking.... ya can just hear it.

Its full of oil.....

is it how a sax generally sounds or is it in need of some attention.

hesslevtr

4th April 2007, 16:03

tappets

the injectors are also noisey so could be them 2

gartrell

4th April 2007, 16:30

carb? you can hear mine in the background slightly....

Ste

5th April 2007, 08:08

tappets

the injectors are also noisey so could be them 2

Whats the process of sorting the tappets out? I know a little bit about them and i think it could be as its coming from right under the rocker cover.

Ive got a Haynes and im pretty confident in taking the engine to bits but do they need specialist work due to their precision?

rushy_23

5th April 2007, 08:09

Think my tappets are damn noisy too, any advise on sorting this would be cool.

Toad

5th April 2007, 08:11

Not sure if it's that straight forward with our lumps Rushy... You'll possibly notice more noise when the engine is hot, as the oil will be thinner. What oil are you using?

hesslevtr

5th April 2007, 08:50

Whats the process of sorting the tappets out? I know a little bit about them and i think it could be as its coming from right under the rocker cover.

Ive got a Haynes and im pretty confident in taking the engine to bits but do they need specialist work due to their precision?

if you have a haynes it says in there

saxoash

5th April 2007, 10:53

Saxo's and 106's are knows for having noisy tappets and injectors, nothing to worry about really unless it sounds liea diesel (Yorkie) lol

MaRiO89

5th April 2007, 10:59

Saxo's and 106's are knows for having noisy tappets and injectors, nothing to worry about really unless it sounds liea diesel (Yorkie) lol

Agree'd.. especially the 8v's..

rushy_23

5th April 2007, 12:00

Nice never used to be this loud u see, only reason why it concerns me. Its
not abnormally loud, just louder.
Not sure on what oil is being used Toad mate, but a service is due now so im
going for fully synthetic oil, any recommendations would be ace.

hesslevtr

5th April 2007, 12:08

MaRiO89

5th April 2007, 13:00

Oilman seems to recommend fully syn 5w/0w-40 which i have been told by others on here is wrong..

I use 0w-40 fully syn.. good stuff. It will make your rngine sound a bit tappy because its thin but i would rather hear a bit of tapping and knowing its all being well lubricated than havin something like 15w in there which is too thick too lubricate some areas as it cant get there very well.. Thick oil doesn't mean your car is being well protected..

Toad

5th April 2007, 13:29

The manual recommends 10W40. If you want some extra performance without giving away any protection, go for some fully synthetic 5W40. I'm not gonna argue with James here, but 0W40 is still a tad thin in my opinion, and not worth it. There's a few decent 5W40 oils out there. You want to go for the true, ester based ones. I'm using Silkolene pro race 5W40, which is a fully synthetic, great choice, but not cheap either. I would also recommend this, if you want something pretty damn good for performance usage: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOTUL-300v-MOTORSPORT-ENGINE-OIL-5W40-POWER-x-2-Litres_W0QQitemZ220013580289QQcategoryZ72205QQrdZ1 QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Shell Helix Ultra 5W40 is also good oil, and there's also Millers, which is an Ester based oil. All good choices...

MaRiO89

5th April 2007, 13:37

I'm not arguing either, but this oil dude has recomended this grade to a number of people and i know he is an experienced oil specialist. :y:

Steve

5th April 2007, 13:47

manic motors told me my tappets could do with adjusting, sure there is a quide on here but think me and willaimsvts going to have a go at doing mine! :y:

Ste

5th April 2007, 21:27

I got some stuff from halfords.... 6.99 goes in the oil by a company called Waynns - Yellow stuff in a clear bottle. Forgot the name

Worked, i love it when shit i buy works coz fuck all does these days.... dumped most of the stuff in the engine, about 10 minutes later when i got home there was no ticking just a beautiful hummmm

Well impressed with this stuff.

Steve

5th April 2007, 21:32

gartrell

5th April 2007, 21:32

injector cleaner?

ive heard of that stuff that thickens your oil, cant be good for the car though?

Steve

5th April 2007, 21:35

was it the super charge oil stuff? you just take oil cap off and pour it in? best check your oil level if you did might have too much in there

AdamH

5th April 2007, 23:05

its Wynns

sounds like the stop smoke by your description of the bottle tho :S

Steve

6th April 2007, 07:41

its Wynns

sounds like the stop smoke by your description of the bottle tho :S

there is stop smoke and oil treatment, think its the oil treatment one as it says helps reduce noisy engines, but only £5 on halfrauds site! :homme:

Ste

6th April 2007, 08:18

Yea thats the stuff, i was a bit curious at first but i was recommended it by a mechanic so i went for it.

I cant nock it, worked a treat. Engine oil level is just a tad above max. So im not gonna drain any out.

Ben_L

6th April 2007, 09:20

i used slick 50 in mine. thats pretty good stuff.

Steve

6th April 2007, 09:39

i used slick 50 in mine. thats pretty good stuff.

lot more expensive though, too much for us students :homme:

applemobile

6th April 2007, 18:55

carb? you can hear mine in the background slightly....

does your saxo run on carbs?

sim69er

7th April 2007, 12:36

its called wynns hydralic valve lifter treatment ive got a bottle just need to put it in:y:

gartrell

7th April 2007, 14:38

does your saxo run on carbs?

yeah, a good breakfast does it wonders...

throttle body i meant :)

Steve

9th April 2007, 18:51

its called wynns hydralic valve lifter treatment ive got a bottle just need to put it in:y:

did you put it in, my tappets need doing as thats what is making my engine noisy! :n: