just rebuilt 3dr 2wd engine and it has noisy tappets(i think),ran it for 60 miles and it didnt clear,removed cams,blew out oil ways fitted new tappets and its still the same!!! seems to be on number 4 piston..any help would be appreciated as i want to set fire to it!!
cheers

 

is the bottom pully on the right timing marks? did you line it up with the v on the pully or the lug?

 

Did you change the little end bearings?

 

I had to run mine for over a month then it just went quiet in about an hour very scary

 

have you fitted INA tappets? not the cheap VW ones ? might have a bad batch and a couple not filling up, thick grade oil might cause the tappets having trouble to fill up, as said check timing marks, possible a tooth out!?

 

I did the same in mine and was told to time off the V until i noticed in the cosworth manual to time off the left of the post and it was perfectly quiet.

 

Its certainly quiet at the minute


As stated. check the timing is right as if its out by a tooth it will run as if the hydrolic lifters are running dry.

 

Is that one of your "Adam sense of humour jokes??"

 

all new parts used throughout,timing is spot on,engine runs fine.
a few people said the same about the tappets taking a while to clear,i guess i'll keep driving it if it doesnt clear then i'll probably strip it and break the car as i've spent more than i wanted to on it and have lost interest..so there might be 3dr parts for sale soon!!
thanks for the response

 

lol delete this thread then for time wasting then yer !!!!!!!!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vZWomz4sFM
my engine after 5 mins it cleared itself up. thats from first start up.

Whats the spec of your engine is it rebuilt standard or have you put different camshaffts in? Whats the oil pressure showing? 60 miles sounds like you have the timing out. Theres no way it should tap for any longer, If you take off the rocker cover is there oil in every cam oil valley.

 

60 seconds my new engine took to clear and is now whisper quiet.

Im sure it shouldnt be tapping mate, theres gonna be some sort of prob.

 

Take the rocker cover of and whip the cams and lifters out, then turn the oil pump over manually and see you are getting oil to all oilways in the head. The oil comes across the front of the head from the inlet side so the exhaust is last to be fed. It could be as simple as a blocked gallery (which we had on Brammer's car), we blew it out with an air line and it was sorted.

 

mine ran fine and was tapping tike a bastard to but i had time it up wrong did you use the lug or the v in the pully

 

I've replaced the odd set recently with BGA tappets, and they seem MUCH better than INA, they are quiet within minutes.
All the gunge and crap collects in the oil galleries at the rear of the head, so check there is no restricted oil supply.
tabetha