maddison Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 1.4 16v lupo autovery loud engine, sounds tappety,. like a bad diesel, flushed the oil etc and it sounded better for a while, did about 500 miles sounded fine under acceleration and no revs deceleration, but with slight revs on deceleration you could hear tappety noise...and then got really bad, sounds pretty ****ed, but hoping, its just a blocked oilway or something.....and that the tappets are just starved of oil = clatteringdumped the oil which was only 500 miles old and its pretty damn dirty / sludgeytrying to get the sump off...which is a pain, as its been off before (dont know if thats good sign or bad ??) and some of the allen bolts are rounded....but i`ll get there i guessalso, whats the craic witht eh nut dead close to the CV, can you cut down an allen key to get at that bolt perhaps ? any tips appreciated once off...pressuming the crank and bearings are reasonable...how do i go about checking / clearing all the oil ways ????any advice . experience. wisdom appreciatedhope the engine isnt scrap cos i`m really lovin the little loop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddison Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 ok, so i`ve decided to whip the rocker cover off for quick peak and notice the cams are attached to the rockerdo you have to take all the belts off the end gears...or can you just undew the 2 end gears and pop them off and the lift the rocker / cams off ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddison Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 took the belts off and the rocker, the hydraulic tappets are foooked, most of them are siezed, i.e, they dont move in and out, that`ll explain it thenanyone know how much tappets are ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieeharriss Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) £5 ish on euro car parts Edited March 7, 2013 by jamieeharriss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 £5 ish on euro car partsI would imagine he has sorted it in the 2 years since this thread was last updated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Tom. They're using the search function.It's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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