anyone with any ideas on this exactly a week ago i got in my car after a game of football started it and i could hear a tapping noise like a dodgy lifter but the car was still warm and i had never heard it before even when i started it in the morning when it was cold. The noise then ceased after about three minutes , since then every time i have started the car and finished my journey i have had my door open to listen for the tapping and i didnt do it again till today, and it was literally 5 minutes from turning the car off to getting back in it and starting her up is when i heard the tapping again but obviously the car was still warm if the lifters were dodgy you would expect to hear them when the car is cold rather than warm. Anyone have any ideas???? do you think this could be an oil pressure problem my stock gauge reads low but i know 90% of them give crap readings anyway any thoughts on this one ???

lifters will show up when warm but will knock all the time like mine lol but when cold and oil thicker you wont hear the tapping

When was the oil changed last buddy? Could be a good place to start ;)

oil could be losing its values when warm maybe ???????

 

i say valus, because i cant spell the word im thinking of duh

oil could be losing its values when warm maybe ???????

 

i say valus, because i cant spell the word im thinking of duh

think u mean viscosity leave that sheep alone dude

When was the oil changed last buddy? Could be a good place to start ;)

well i bought it about a month ago when i got it i checked oil ect and it was nice and brown and had plenty in i check it regulaly and the level hasnt dropped i think it must have benn serviced as i can see the belts at the front of the engine have been changed very recently whats the best oil to use ???

maybe someone has put the wrong oil in ????

think u mean viscosity leave that sheep alone dude

 

 

thats the fooker

maybe someone has put the wrong oil in ????

 

Oh No!!! I feel an "OIL DEBATE" coming!!! :rant: :shock: :rant:

 

Someone call the OILMAN!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Worth doing a change, seeing as you've just bought it. At least its something out of the equation and it can't do anything but good.

you dont want the oilman, you want Millers 10W60

Mine was doing a similar thing - it turned out to be a noisy injector. A bottle of STP injector cleaner solved it in a couple of minutes.

 

Rev it out of gear - if the noise stays constant with the revs as you come off the throttle it's a lifter, if the sound drops back, it's an injector.

 

Saying that it did end up blowing another crank 300 miles later, so what do I know?