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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Default Noisy Hydrollic Lifters..what Engine Damage???

What engine damage will noisy tappetts in a Series 1 Rs Turbo cause??
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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It may be damage causing the noise, as in something is wrong with oil pressure etc, a tappet that is noisy if oil pressure ok etc will only be that, noisy, it might limit performance a bit if bad enough, but mostly it's just annoying.
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