tappets

Hello, I am new to the forum so please be gentle. I have recently bought a 2012 Seat Ibiza (6J) 1.6 TDI Sportrider with 90k miles from a local dealer. I have a couple of questions please... 1. Heat - The car has been fitted with a new turbo after some issues with it before purchase. Went on a...

Hi. I'm sure there are multiple threads on this but can Someone advise. I've got a 2010 cupra. 130k. Got that annoying tapping sound on idle. Just topped up oil and still getting that annoying noise. What's best way to deal with this. Straight to mechanic? I've heard that using an oil additive...

Anybody have an idea how to remove 2 hydraulic tappets stuck in a 1.9tdi pd engine,timing belt broke and wrecked the valves but unable to remove 2 of the tappets as they are sitting below the level of the head casting.

hi, wonder if anyone can help, i need to get at the tappets to remove and clean them, there is a thread on here on how to clean them, but i dont know how to get to them. can anyone advise? not using too much technical lingo! this is the one of the the two last things need doing before the engine...

I have the 1.6 Petrol engine in the SC. Each time when starting from cold I get maybe a second of 'Tappet' clank whilst the hydraulic lifters pressurise. I know it says in the manual that this is normal, but do all the 1.6 engines do this ? I grew up on OHV and early OHC engines, and any...

Hi need to adjust my tappets theyre getting a bit noisy even after an oil change and engine flush. does anyone have the gap mesurements for inlet and exhaust tappets to use with my feeler gauge. i was thinking 0.2 for inlet and 0.3 for exhaust i have a 1.4 8v ibiza 99 reg

Can anyone tell me if the tappets inn the 1.0 engine are hydraulic? Started the arosa a few days ago after sitting idle for a while and it sounded horrible!

The baby 1.4 has developed a lovely tappety noise.. sometimes its there on idle but not very offten.. but its there all the time now when i accelerate getting faster and faster as the revs climb.. Now my question.. is this something to really worry about? how hard is it to fix? how much am i...