brand new tappets noisy

[madspark01 0]

just had a bit of work done on my sharan vr6 put my car in to a local specialist in fife various people reconed that the noise from the n/s of engine was tappets/lifters but on inspection when covers removed timing chain tensioners destroyed same was replaced but i said to go ahead and do the lifters anyway as engine stripped got car back but now heavy tappet noise from o/s of engine have been told possably caused by partialy blocked oil pick up

oppinions and rcomendations welcome

soon be looking for a schrick to give the stealth bomber more power

[Eat this 2]

id think about changing oil pump get the pressure checked it could also be blocked what mileage u got?

[mk3anni 0]

id think about changing oil pump get the pressure checked it could also be blocked what mileage u got?

The oil pickup is part of the oil pump is it not????

[6potmkII 0]

i believe it is, as when i changed mine, i changed the whole unit

[madspark01 0]

59000 mls

[madspark01 0]

just had 2 of my relations (cousins)who are both mechanics have a listen to it both said it sounds like a single tappet and said he has had a simaler problem with vauxhalls (he is a vauhall mechanic poor bloke) usualy caused by an airlock in the tappet is this posable with the vw engine

also if the oil pump is part of the pick up has any one got a link to info on same

cheers frae the mad spark

[markiev6 1]

new tappets can take a few hundred miles to shut up had my vr rebuilt and the noise from the tappets was loud !! but i was told they could take a while for the oil to do its work and sure enough it did after about 200 miles

[Ickyketseddie 89]

On my old 8v when I had the head replaced with all new parts, including new tappets, I had 2 tappets that were really noisey and never quietened down. Aparently they were just knacered where they'd been sat on a shelf too long.