Hello there im gonna b changing my tappets on my saff cos 4x4.is there a proper way of changing them.eg do u have 2 compress the oil out of them before u fit them.Im changing the timing belt n tensioner 2.

 

i just dropped mine coated with plenty of oil.
makesure u use genuine ones made by ina as non genuine don't last long

 

drop them into a bucket of oil o/night and fit them wet would be the way I'd do it!

 

As said defo make sure at least outside is lubed with oil, may as well do cam seals while there ?
They do not have oil in them when new so will pump up normal way when engine starts.
tabetha

 

The new tappets i have r made by the british gaskets group i got them months ago. The only reason why im changing them is cause when i first start the car its quiet but give it about 2to 3 minutes n they start tapping. im using castrol rs oil 10/60.Its not cause of the oil is it.

 

That's what mine does Then it goes away again, right?

It's better after having the filter done though. Also have a new set of tappets, might even get round to fitting them one day! The actual removal procedure's in the Workshop Manual - have you got a copy?

 

Well i wonder if changing the tappets the noise will go away. I hope so yeh ive got 1 of those work shop manuals on cd.

 

A lot do it on castrol rs, that is why I stopped using it.
Tappets seriously easy to do but long job, cam pulleys off, cams out etc so might as well do cam seals at same time, make sure you use VITON ones as they need to be this because of heat.
I am doing this shortly, as head off.
You can remove the cams without disturbing pulleys but there is a little metal tiny bracket behind each one which can bend, woodruf key also needs pulling to do seals from both cams.
tabetha

 

I was thinkin it might of been the oil cause when i first bought the car it never did it but since changing the oil it always done it.what oil do u use.My car will b due a oil change soon.

 

Guarantee you it's the oil m8,try using silkolene pro s 15/50

 

Well i might just buy some new oil n try that.I thought it might of been the oil cause normaly when tappets r worn they normally rattle when u first start the engine n then the oil gets in the tappets n the noise goes away.

 

I use when I can get it SUNOCCO RACING 15/50, but if not, silkolene pro s is very very good IMO.
tabetha

 

I bought some silkolene pro s 10w 50 oil today.Will this b ok for my cossie i cudnt c any 15w 50 in the shop.

 

It will be perfectly ok, just a tad noisier on start but with new tappets unlikely to notice anyway.
tabetha