Tappetty noise from engine

[itchyfeet]

Wouldn't a a magnetic pick up tool pull the lifter out through the tube? This worked on my air cooled engine.

No Aircooled are different, tappets won't pull through tubes on WBX
probably could remove after tube off, if was a good magnet, sometimes they are hard go get out because of a burr thats formed.

[george2490]

Ah, not so good. Air-cooled much easier.

[itchyfeet]

scat bigmouth tubes if you need can buy singles too.

[kevtherev]

No I disagree about easier, more costly maybe, but not easier.
It's a shame you have to cover the scat tubes up

[neil1967]

Thanks for replies, will try and take tube
off at weekend, and post pics of lifter
And it is a shame they're hidden as they
do look nice in your pics

Thanks Neil

[itchyfeet]

Thanks for replies, will try and take tube
off at weekend, and post pics of lifter
And it is a shame they're hidden as they
do look nice in your pics

Thanks Neil

my advice, don't take a tube off, take the rocker cover off (spring clup) then take the rocker shaft off ( 2×m8 nuts)then remove a pushrod or 3 then stick the enoscope down the pushrod and rake a picture or three.

[neil1967]

Thanks itchyfeet

I have a iPhone and ordered a endoscope
but it was for an android phone, having
difficulty finding one for a iPhone one at
A reasonable price.
Have asked a friend to have a go on his
android phone , but like me he's not brill
so we struggled setting it all up.
So was thinking to just take tube off to have
look.

thanks neil

[itchyfeet]

I take it you don't have a laptop or computer then?

with a push rod out and a torch you may get a picture without an endoscope using a normal camera.

crush a tube out if you want, I was thinking of non destructive testing but a new tube is not so much cost.

[neil1967]

[neil1967]

[kevtherev]

hydraulics then

[neil1967]

Hello

Took advice shone torch down tube and took
loads of pics only of lifter with probs.
Only a couple turned out clear.
Should I now remove tube and lifter and
replace ?

Thanks neil

[itchyfeet]

I'd say yes, as Kev says definately hydraulic and ths clip looks in place so must be faulty i.e not holding pressure.
New ones need priming with oil.

[neil1967]

Hello

Thanks Kev & itchy is it worth changing
alll of them or just the faulty one.
And is there anything else I should be
Replacing whilst doing this?

Thanks once again neil

[kevtherev]

I would just change the faulty one
No need to fix what ain't broke.
If you can afford to change the lot.