Vauxhall Astra loud tapping from top of engine
Variant: 2.2 bertone
Model Year: 2000
Categories:
Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
over the last 25 miles a loud tapping started coming from the top of the engine.oil level ok,no warning lights,normal temp and no loss of power.any suggestions please
Posted: Mar 17, 2010 (14 years ago)
Possibly hydraulic tappet ?
Posted Mar 17, 2010 (14 years ago)
1. It sounds very much like your tappets or the camshaft on which they move up and down on has lost its hardness and the tappet is running on the cast steel due to over adjustment.
2.The other could be that the spring on your valves have collapsed and the valve is bouncing up on down on compression and exhaust phases of your engine firing order.
3. Take it to your mechanic straight away before it gets worse or you could be paying for a piston, a camshaft and worse your belt slipping of and seizing up your engine.
2.The other could be that the spring on your valves have collapsed and the valve is bouncing up on down on compression and exhaust phases of your engine firing order.
3. Take it to your mechanic straight away before it gets worse or you could be paying for a piston, a camshaft and worse your belt slipping of and seizing up your engine.
Posted Mar 19, 2010 (14 years ago)
its the hydrolic lifters in the cam vauxhals are prone to this
Posted Apr 6, 2010 (14 years ago)
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