oil change complete, but ticking still there...help!!!

Post by **chukaspaz** » 16 Jun 2006, 21:04

hey,

thats me just changed my oil and filter...started it and the ticking sound is still there...can I drive it a little to get the oil going round or should I leave it idle? I'm scared of doing damage to my engine because if it is a tappet then it could get even worse if I drive it? its a 1.9 petrol watercooled 1984...

cheers!!

James.

Post by **HarryMann** » 16 Jun 2006, 21:40

I'm scared of doing damage to my engine because if it is a tappet then it could get even worse if I drive it?

Did someone tell you that or is it the remnant of a recent nightmare

Shh! if its a hydraulic tappet, then it might get better, but being an igno, don't know if yours has 'em

Post by **chukaspaz** » 16 Jun 2006, 21:50

hey,

I dunno if it has hydraulic tappets...so driving it around with the oil light on isnt gonna screw it up? im absolutely gutted...whats the point eh? im considering suicide because this is awful...my wife has left me cause my van doesnt work and all Iv got to show for this van is a f***ing debt, I can hear the cold hammering of my heart at night which replicates the cold sound of my f***ed up engine...yeah well i think u know how i feel about it...nah just kidding..but its a bit annoying..any pointers on where to go from here?

cheers!!

James.

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 16 Jun 2006, 22:56

chill chukas, several courses for you to take.
1. drop your van off at a garage like brickyard in huddersfield to look at it (probalby best if you were struggling with an oil change.)
4. clean up the contacts on your dashboard conectors
3. check oil pressure with an oil pressure tester.
heres all about oil pressure sensors http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm
4. drive it 'till it dies with your AA recovery payed up.
6. record the sound and email it to some one to put up here might not be as bad as you think.
just a few thoughts for you

Post by **Ivorblueun** » 16 Jun 2006, 23:25

chill take a deep breath have a beer, bottle of wine or whatever you need to its just a tappet its not the end of the world. however oil light on either not enough oil , oil pressure sensor us or oil pump us

Post by **HarryMann** » 17 Jun 2006, 01:13

I agree plenty of good options, No.1 get to a proper T25 shop like Brickwerks for a diagnosis. If however, it does turn out to be genuinely low oil pressure, lets not kid ourselves that fitting a new pump often solves the problem. The wear to produce congenital low oil pressure is usually throughout the engine, particularly the bottom end.

Post by **chukaspaz** » 17 Jun 2006, 14:12

hey,

well im gonna take it for a little drive down the road and if the oil light stays on, im gonna pull over and call the aa, this might work as a free consultancy? well not free but u know. cheers guys for ur help, i was joking by the way about all the wife leaving me and stuff, just felt appropriate at the time =D...ok yeah cheers again guys!!

James.

Post by **HarryMann** » 17 Jun 2006, 17:32

i was joking by the way about all the wife leaving me and stuff

well, it's been known

You really need a gauge plugged into the oil sender above the pulley to see what pressure you have actually got on idle and above 2,000 rpm

Post by **"WEAZLECHIN"** » 21 Jun 2006, 06:43

hey, the AA trick is the first thing you should do!! my wifes fiesta kept stopping (whenever) so i did it, he went through a checklist, told me it was the intank fuel pump. it was.. anyway back to yours, if its just ticking and not knocking or rumbling all is not lost.

Post by **pactdonkey** » 21 Jun 2006, 07:26

I think you should just take her to a garage, i mean think of her sitting out there everyday just waiting to be fixed man. Treat her good, sort her out. Where do you live maybe i could pop round have a look?

Post by **"WEAZLECHIN"** » 21 Jun 2006, 09:37

there is something to be said for pactdonkeys comment !!!!!!! but try to find a garage that fixes older cars, as some of them out there wont even look at it for you. there is a lot of tossers out there.

Post by **pactdonkey** » 21 Jun 2006, 11:18

"WEAZLECHIN" wrote:there is something to be said for pactdonkeys comment !!!!!!! .