Hydraulic Tappets.

[Batty S4C]

Well i can confirm mine are....
arse.
very noisy tappets at the mo and will need to sort them out.

any ideas of costs/whats involved?

Cheers

M

[Batty S4C]

i slightly adjusted them, and although quieter for about 2 mins, the self adjusted back and are just as noisy again....
d'oh!!

[Batty S4c]

cheers steve, wish i had read that earlier.
could i have the number for David Batty plz??

cheers

Matt

[Batty S4c]

cheers pies

[Batty S4C]

David Batty suggested that if the car hasn't been run for a while, if you take off the rocker covers, and push down on the push rods, if their hydraulic you should feel some slight movement (against oil pressure)
however if their solid lifters they shouldn't move at all.
also if you look down the push rod tubes (which are fairly short) you should be able to tell the difference.
fairly vague i know but it was last night, and he was alittle hesistant to comment without seeing the car (which is of course fair play)

hope these snippets of info helps for anyone else

p.s. edited to say...
hydraulic lifters DO have adjusters, as stated by steve heath, which use a 'tight thread system rather than a locking nut system'

im still not sure what mine is, and will play sherlock homes tonight.

hope this helps....

>> Edited by Batty S4C on Wednesday 21st April 08:59