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Blofeld wrote: Agree...these thing s happen for a reason ...mechanical stuff just doesn't do wrong unless there is something not right with it??!!

I suppose it could have been a bit of muck blocking the feed to the tappet perhaps ?

I just don't like not knowing what is happening !!

It's also confusing when summat "fixes itself" unless my van is protected by a ethreal white spell cast by someone in its past ( reminds my of that film "Christine" abought the yanky car that kept fixing itself !! )

Blofeld wrote:i say recon...the history is sketchy MAD in Bristol fitted a 'new' engine about 50k miles ago. so i was reliably told by the previous owner. i have a document for it too!!

there will be a sticker somewhere either on the pancake intake or on the engine telling you if it's manual or hydraulic tappets

Ghost 123uk- I like the film Christine.... always wanted a car to fix itself!! Hopefully the brick will, but it will only get worse later....

the air filter says it's got hydraulics

this was given to me by Hacksawbob



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Wow that's alot of information!!

I'll take for a 30 minutes run and change the oil if the noise doesn't go away i'll cry!

Have you tried an engine flush mine done the same flushed it changed the oil and filter drive round the block purrs like a kitten

Was going to change the oil tonight/weekend

What engine flush did you use? Wynn's? or something like that?

Took it for a run did about 10 mile round town was out for about 30 mins or so, seemed to quieten down or I might have got in used to it!!?

I'll fire him up tonight to see if the noise is really better or I dreamt it!!

T3teedubya wrote: Use a good quality oil.

Got any recommendations? was planning on a semi synth fropm Hlford conforms to VW and Aduit and ASI 47 or whatever it is..

are Millers/Morris or Torco better?

Use a good quality mineral oil not synthetic or semi as they are to thin i used wynns engine flush in mine