top end is quiet - its more lower down...

tbh I think its best to refit the water pump... the noise sounds like its coming from there :(

listenin to it again i still think its a stuck lifter cos, its been stood for a while it may take a while for it to fill

duno, as you say could be lifter (going from discussion on msn)

was making the noise both sides tbh, now its just drivers side...

loose bolt?
rattlin round.

yeah I put oil on the lifters, the tapping isnt so bad now, but there is another noise :lol:

just uploaded to youtube, so may take a few mins to become live...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLzo8ifuStw

any ideas??

Mine was tappy really bad when we first put it into the nova after the engine had been sitting for a while.

Did you put bit of oil around the lifters before you put the rest on?

Try taking the rocker cover off and putting bit of oil around all the lifters.

Rob

ill hopefully be round later to assist in the rushed bodgery

quote:

---

Originally posted by broster
pmsl, i like your method of bodging tho, when we fitted the seats at mine, either do it neat and file the grooves out bigger of bend fuck out of it with a hammer..........

---

right

head on
inlet on
everything on

started it

tap tap tap tap tap tap (metallic tappy noise)

checked timing, its all spot on

also, the drive belt keeps coming off :mad:

fed up - spent loads, got nowhere

fucking thing...

quote:

---

Originally posted by PaulW
Talk about hybrid engines... Most people is just something like X16XE block with C16XE head... not mine...

Spent loads just faffing about finding parts...

X16XEL bottom end, X16XE head, Corsa GSi...

So far the bodge list includes (as the corsa bits spec'd for the car wouldn't fit):

Rear coolant hose - some Fiat in a scrappy
Aux drive belt - Vaux Arena Van

Still more to do... Was a full top-end rebuild (new valves, seals, etc...) and new rod bolts at bottom... Heads on, all timed up now, the new drive belt actually FITS!! Question is... will it fire up or just cough bang wheeze...

---

dammm man

to be honest my best tools for the last few days have been a 4" grinder, hammer and pry bar

hammer hammer hammer:D

pmsl, i like your method of bodging tho, when we fitted the seats at mine, either do it neat and file the grooves out bigger of bend fuck out of it with a hammer..........

will do dave!

nearly done, had some issues at vaux with wrong parts, but sorted...

although its just started pissin it down now :mad: so I'm now stuck...

MOT still booked for 2pm tomorrow... eeeeep!

Nowt like a bit of bodging!

Just turn it over by hand first and then crank it on the starter with no injector or coilpack plugs on, that will get the oil pressure up before it runs.

Couple of pics from and to...

took them last night before fitting the new drivebelt & such...

From:





Head was then stripped down, polished a bit, and rebuilt (no pics of that)

To:

I think it'll fire up! Think posative!

Talk about hybrid engines... Most people is just something like X16XE block with C16XE head... not mine...

Spent loads just faffing about finding parts...

X16XEL bottom end, X16XE head, Corsa GSi...

So far the bodge list includes (as the corsa bits spec'd for the car wouldn't fit):

Rear coolant hose - some Fiat in a scrappy
Aux drive belt - Vaux Arena Van

Still more to do... Was a full top-end rebuild (new valves, seals, etc...) and new rod bolts at bottom... Heads on, all timed up now, the new drive belt actually FITS!! Question is... will it fire up or just cough bang wheeze...