Questions & Answers for: causes noisy tappets

...noisy tappets, engine management light goes off then comes and stays on, also oil light goes off then comes on sometimes.. noise seems to be a lot less when oil light is off. what could be the ...

...they can be noisy, and are adjustable on many cars(not all). There can be other ticking sounds that cause this, if he knows its only the tappets get him to adjust them and the sounds may ...

...noisy the lifters are. Your engine is a pushrod engine and there will be some noise. Generally is just a small ticking noise due to running clearance in the rocker arm bushings and such. The tappets ...

...noisy tappets on my 08 passat 140 TDI and what is the solution? The enging which is standard has been serviced as specified in the service book. It has covered 80k miles. Low oil pressure or ...

...tappets are noisy i rebuilt the engine but the tappets are bit noisy one or both of  two  things  can  cause this low oil pressure to liftersor  there clearance is not ...

...tappets as it is not noisy on start up when the engine is cold? sounds like a tappet,could be a ping caused by low grade of gas. hows the oil pressure. sometimes when oil pump is weak it will cause ...

...noisy tappets and raw petrol in exhaust gases Raw petrol means no combustion in the cylinders or fuel is flooded. Check the spark plugs and ignition spark first. Noise in the cylinder head could mean ...

followers / lifters in which case the adjustment is done automatically and hydraulically. If you have noisy tappets it is more likely worn rocker bushes and worn rocker shaft that is causing the noise

tappets Noisy lifters (tappets) are caused by wear in the valve train, this is a fact of life for engines and normal. Two choices, go to the next higher viscosity oil(which will only quiet it a little

...tappets to chatter and in worst circumstances, the main bearings to become noisy. I would complete an oil and filter change using the recommended grades from your owners manual first. If still noisy, ...