doing tappets wrong neeed help have no car - Saxperience

liam_b · 18th January 2008, 13:11

well my mate goes collage training to be a mechanic well he done my tappets using how the haynes manuel says to do it well put it back togher then started it the tapping is now louder havnt try driving it just incass it fucks up any one got a clue to what he might of done rong?

liam_b · 18th January 2008, 15:05

can anyone help how easy and what happens if the tappets are set wrong

brooksy22 · 18th January 2008, 16:48

Did you adjust them when the engine was cold ?

Sisqo · 18th January 2008, 16:53

if they are mechanical, the shims need to be put in the right place and you need to do the valves in order.
valve 1 inlet - valve 4 inlet
vavle 1 outlet - valve 4 outlet
valve 2 inlet - valve 3 inlet
valve 2 outlet - valve 3 outlet

sure thats how you do it, but the shims need to be put in the right ones, you need to feeler gauge each one

Sisqo · 18th January 2008, 16:55

the numbers stand for the cylinder

liam_b · 18th January 2008, 17:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by brooksy22

Did you adjust them when the engine was cold ?

yeah left the bonnet open for 4 hours the enginge was stone cold