tappets.......
Posted
#1384758
(In Topic #181707)
Settled In
when tappets go are they usually noisy on start up and then quieten down? my 83 1.8gti started making a noise like the tappets today… louder on start but the noise doesn't go completely at all. the noise happens when I go on the accelerator then stops when I lift off then back as I accelerate again.
mIsChIeF mAnAgEd.... kind of
Posted
Old Timer
Posted
Settled In
jellybelly said
Tappers can be louder on start up until a bit of oil gets pumped round
If they remain loud then it's worth checking the tolerance
they don't remain loud but I can still hear them when I accelerate, pardon my ignorance but what is the tolerance?
mIsChIeF mAnAgEd.... kind of
Posted
Old Timer
Posted
Settled In
jellybelly said
The tappets are a shim and bucket design
The buckets are al the shame but you get different shim thicknesses
You meassure the clearance between the shim and the cam follower using feeler gauges
You then either replace the shim for a thicker one or thinner to te max/min require tolerances
ahhhh, cool. may as well get the cam belt changed at the same time then.
mIsChIeF mAnAgEd.... kind of
Posted
Settled In
Does anyone know where I can get the shims from? Gsf don't sell them and according to the most un helpful bloke in the world from Vw heritage they don't sell them either.
Last edit: by al roper
mIsChIeF mAnAgEd.... kind of
Posted
Posted
Settled In
mIsChIeF mAnAgEd.... kind of
Posted
Old Timer
0 guests and 0 members have just viewed this: None.