Driving the other night on the way home from work my car was fine, anyway later in my journey i put my foot down a bit and gave it a bit of a thrashing. when i parked up i heard a tapping noise coming from the engine, not sure where from. Its the second time its happened. On start up its fine give it a bit of a thrashing and i get a tapping noise.

The oil level was checked a couple of weeks ago and was fine, im just worried its the bottom end.

Any ideas please

does it speed up with the engine revs?

yes it does

proberbly a lazy lifter then

Thanks, is there anyway of knowing for sure and could i replace the lifters or would it be a garage job.

Sorry for all the questions

no real way of knowing unless the engine can be heard, but if it is a lifter the sound will be coming from the top of the engine, try giving the engine a good oil change first as this sometimes helps. Changing the lifters is quite an involved job the plenum has to come off timing belt off and cams out as they sit under the cams, then you might as well get a 120,000 mile service kit which will replace cam belt, water pump, 2 small top and bottom hose pipe that go into the engine and replace the cam springs not a cheap job. Dont wish to scare you so try the oil change first

ok will do a oil change first, ive got £1000 a side for any problems.

Thanks again for the help, just need to find a price on a 120,000 mile service just incase.

contact Mike on here click he will sort you out the parts if you need them