I've got a weird tappety like ticking sound that seems to be coming from the back of the engine. The noise goes away above 2k rpm but is quite loud below this.

 

I was thinking that it might be a problem with the vvt springs, but that's just a guess at the moment.

 

Anybody have any ideas? Being a bit of a tight git I haven't any way of recording the noise :blush:

Sounds like a sticky lifter to me matey......

 

Alz.

Sounds like a sticky lifter to me matey......

 

Alz.

 

Hope not mate :(

Very easy fix matey, get some millers lifter treatment and a nice run........ Then it should be gone. Easily found on ebay.......

 

Alz.

Very easy fix matey, get some millers lifter treatment and a nice run........ Then it should be gone. Easily found on ebay.......

 

Alz.

 

I've already put some in mate, not really helped :( I do agree about the good run though. Problem is that the engine hasn't really been used much since Jan 2009 as the cars been getting rebuilt, so was sort of expecting a tappet like noise for while. A good run would help it out a great deal as apart from that everything else is sweet.

 

I'm not really worried about it but was just wondering if I should change the VVT springs any way?

when my VVT springs went it sounded like an old diesel around 2-3k revs but not below or above that range.

If you are in the middle of rebuilding, then yes...... if not, like me; Then more lifter treatment.......lol.

 

Alz.

when my VVT springs went it sounded like an old diesel around 2-3k revs but not below or above that range.

 

Doesn't sound anything like that, must be lifters then.......

 

If you are in the middle of rebuilding, then yes...... if not, like me; Then more lifter treatment.......lol.

 

Alz.

 

Just about finished doing the zed. lol Think I will just chuck some more lifter treatment in when it's on the road and see what happens :)

 

Cheers

They will rattle on idle and should go at higher revs, obviously the revolution of the cam at a faster speed will be harder to hear and the noise would be gone when the vvt comes in, depending on how the ecu is set up for this to happen. I have quite an aggressive chip, so mine doesnt come in till about 6k revs, which is a bit high really.