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[benny4x]

hi im new to tvr s and i love my tuscan!but i think it sounds tappety ive been to my local tvr specialist and he says its normal for the spd 6.it sounds like a noisy sewing machine!
is this normal it takes the edge of my enjoyment

[Cockey]

Hi benny

Yep, normal. Took me a while to get used to it, but now don't think about it at all. I was tempted to get my tappets checked early to try put my mind at ease (not sure if this would have done anything anyway?) but in the end I sucked it up and did my best to ignore it. 2 years on and all is fine.

[Cooper Green]

Yep, it sounds normal from what you are saying. I moved from a Griff to the Tuscan and I guess that for the first couple of months or so I was paranoid that the engine was going to let go at anytime, the chain drive causes the much loved death rattle and it seems to sound particularly rough until fully warmed. Two years later and 11,000 miles of use it still sounds the same, but after fitting fully sleeved cans and a JP exhausts big bore system, I can barely hear it.

Trust it and enjoy.

[Basil Brush]

Totally normal especially if it's an early car. A combination of followers and throttle bodies makes mine sound like a tractor when cold and then warms to a nice sewing machine.

[benny4x]

hi
thanks for that everyone,its reasuring to hear from other owners i'll try to listen with less worry from now no dought i'll be back with more questions
thanks

[nrick]

I have done everything I can for mine, checked the clearances, checked the chain, new gasket to lift the rocker cover (well worth doing) and tightened down every bracket. Still sounds like a sewing machine, but like the others just go with it and if it starts making a different sound then you know you have a problem otherwise just drive it.

keep an eye on the oil as well.........

[wongthecorrupter]

Basil Brush said:

Totally normal especially if it's an early car. A combination of followers and throttle bodies makes mine sound like a tractor when cold and then warms to a nice sewing machine.

+ 1 glad its not just mine then

[Paulgooner]

+1 for me too, at one time when I first bought mine I did more listening than enjoying the drive l have got used to it now, as ever keep an eye on your oil and enjoy the car.

[benny4x]

thanks again everyone
i check my oil everytime i get back in my garage while its still up to tempreture it doesnt seem to use much!
ben

[valhalla]

Hi again.You might like to read my topic "Mk one Tuscan Main Bonnet" As i ask the question about an engine pre oiler. Might be worth you investing in one?
Dave