tapping

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:05 pm

Hi got a problem with what sounds like a tappet quite loud on start up going quiet when warm?

Post by **newkid** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:39 pm

How long is it lasting for?

Post by **Drax** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:45 pm

Valve clearances need doing?
Cambelt and water pump needs doing?

Both of these have matched this noise in my experience

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:50 pm

my BB4 with the bigger A8 cams taps like hell for the first couple of minutes - this is due to me running them withold style lma.
so id be looking at lma wear as a possible culprit if its the sprung lma youve got - you could check valve clearance in the first instance. I recently bought some sprung lmas out of an A8 head and was surprised how worn they looked.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:18 pm

about 4 minutes at the very most 2 at the least very loud then dropping to silent just had new waterpump and cambelt and all tensioners and head gasket done as fitted a newly worked head

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:27 pm

It sounds as if the oil is taking its time to flow fully round the head. If the head work is very new, I'd consider another oil change.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:15 pm

all sorted i have fitted a rocker cover with cut outs to show off the skunk2 cam gears the cover was shrinking and expanding at the centre of the cut outs meaning the bolts were hitting it stupid stupid stupid lol engine is purring like a psychotic kitten

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:44 pm

So... How soon do we get to see and hear all about it, so your profile avoids getting one of these...

Post by **vanzep** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:21 pm

mercutio wrote:about 4 minutes at the very most 2 at the least very loud then dropping to silent just had new waterpump and cambelt and all tensioners and head gasket done as fitted a newly worked head

now you tell us

wurlycorner wrote:So... How soon do we get to see and hear all about it, so your profile avoids getting one of these...

exactly what i was thinking

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:40 pm