Originally Posted by
neilsrsturbo
i have no miss fire on the car, just a tapping noise. yeah timed the car up exact on the lobe. before timing i downloaded the cosworth workshop manual. i timed it up on the lobe thing not the groves.
So presumably with No 1 at TDC, both the arrows on the cam pulleys point right at each other?
Did you replace the tappets? They will make a proper racket when they're new - get an oil and filter change done. If it's coming and going it's most likely the tappets. Mine does it - silent on startup, then gets a little tappety, then goes quiet again. Do you have an oil pressure gauge?