hallo peeps...i bought my first cossie about 1 month ago,i drove it a few times and did a oil changhe on it.(i bought the right oil for it)it has started to to make a noise like a tikking noise,it comes and goes when is cold,but when its warm the noise stops.

maybe it could be the tappets,camshafts.etc?

 

its your lifters (tappets) there easy enough to change

 

Does indeed sound like a dicky lifter or two, so try some hydraulic valve lifter lube first if not try new tappets.
tabetha

 

Yeh i wud of said tappets my cossie does it when cold to. Where can you get the lifter lube from and how much does it cost. I bought so new tappets months ago but i think they are cheap ones. Ive spoke to a few people and they said if i fitted the cheap tappets they would just start to rattle again in a few months.

 

if its a 2wd it could be piston slap

 

my small turbo escort randomly does this when cold, depending on how long its stood - i've been told one of the followers is loosing its oil and takes a minute or two to re-fill.

I'll prob change them over the winter.

 

What oil did you use m8 ? Mine does that in the colder weather too.

 

Cheap tappets will rattle, all the time, after a few months.
Piston slap is a knocking sound, like a dull thud, best oil is a top synthetic, 15W/50 is best.
Tappets are available from Matt Lewis 01922 692424, he sells the GENUINE ones which are INA, I recently fitted a set from him myself, and it is SILENT, whether stood a week or fully hot, no noise at all.
tabetha

 

thanks for the help peeps..ill have to have a go at changhe them soon...

ohh yeah the oil i used was fully synthetic 15W/50..

many thanks

 

How much are them tappets then tabetha. Are they about 10 quid.

 

NO they are about 10X that amount!!
I assume this is a typo on your part, they should be under a ton anyway, from memory about Ł70/80.
tabetha

 

Or thats not 2 bad will have 2 get some of these.

 

Spoke to Matt L today and he has only ONE set left at the mo(selling well).
Matt Lewis 01922 692424.
tabetha