My car started makin a tappetin noise when it was cold a while ago but after a few mins down the road it stopped and while the car was warm it didnt come back.But now when i start her up it is there still all the time but you on tick over its quite and when you drive and the engine is on load its really loud??
I was thinking its just a hydrolic lifter gone?

Can anyone help please???

 

sounds very possible to me, i had the exact same problem it just came from no were but all it was, was a collpsed lifter. Nothing major, easy enough to fix.

 

i have replaced a set if hydrolic lifters once befor on a carb 1.6 cvh,just a case of takin old out droppin new ones in from what i can remember.But does the nuts need doin up to a torque settin of just tight?the ones which u take off to get lifters out?also i know to soak them in oil be for fitting.

 

i personly would really recommend torquing because if anything comes of in an engine it means big damage and its expensive for for the sake of a couple mins work

 

ok cheers mate i think i will do that,does everyone think the same that it is the hydrolic lifters?wouldnt be a warn camsharft or anything?

 

if your old lifters are at all dished, you'll need to replace the cam as well or you'll scrap the new lifters.

when running in a new cam and lifters, don't let the car tick over for the first 20 mins of running, hold it at about 2-2.5k rpm. this takes pressure of the tips of the cam lobes during the hardening in.

 

thanks for that info mate,just hope this noise is just the lifters really as i have been told it may be the small or big end bearings??anyone else have any info?

 

Got the same problem with my RST at the moment.
Noise also came from no-where
Quite on idle but Tappety through 2-3000 revs.
Hopefully nothing major.

Not good with engines - Booked to ford for full serv next week. ŁŁ

 

is the noise more like a ticking or a thudding? ticking from the top en is the cam taking up a small amount of slack in the valvetrain before the valve opens. a knocking will be excessively worn shells or mains and the sound is coming from lower down in the engine it will sound more muffled and deep. one of those sickening sounds that you know is gona cost a few quid.

 

Definatly ticking.
Quick listen by ford mech - Slight top end rattle as he called it.
Checked the oil, it was a little low ( been topped up )
Full check on Friday. Full Serv Ł170 +

 

Mine is also like a ticking,but as soon as you rev the engine even just to 2k it gets alot louder?

 

Service complete, Ł175 as quoted... but did need new tappets.

Back to garage Ł 95 fitted.
Quiet as a mouse. Well happy ....

 

tappets 95 fitted fucksake

 

set of tappets off ebay are about 28 quid. I used a set of them for a while and they were fine, pumped up within about 2 mins on first run and after that they were silent till I took the lump out.

 

dont hold back mate

 

No i do all my work myself. Just saying thats alot Ł95

 

best way if you know how Ł95 is abit over the top but then thats what you would expect when you get it done at ford

 

Its a dead easy job mate even a novice mechanic can do these.
Had my engine rebuilt a few months ago cost me 1500 quid, when i fired it up for the fist time it was tapping is balls off. Turned out 4 yes 4 of the brand new tappets on the inlet side where fooked! How unlucky is that?So i took them out and the company gave me 4 new ones and i replaced them myself to save time, it was supprisingly easy!