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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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hi,

notice laterly when idling.. the tappet is very noisy. any idea why?
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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are we meant to guess what car/ truck/ van/ tank/ bus your talking about?
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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i am going to guess that it might be a sierra as its in the sierra room
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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me too

Does it quiet down when it's warm?
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 08:15 AM
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Try an oil change as if it is doing it when idling and warm the oil may be getting abit tired.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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it just got oil change.. in fact even my gearbox is very rough and vibrate alot!
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