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Steve |
posted on 1st Apr 03 at 16:56 |
yeah my 106 drinks 1/2 a litre every 500 miles :( thought there was a problem with it asked pug they sed it was normal seems like a lot to me tho | |
greycorsa |
posted on 1st Apr 03 at 16:47 |
could be too much tension from cambelt | |
Tiger |
posted on 30th Mar 03 at 18:34 |
I wont touch 16v engines anymore - more trouble than their worth. My old GSi used to drink oil - 1 litre every 800 miles. | |
corb |
posted on 30th Mar 03 at 17:45 |
mine fcuked up, replaced them with ones from Kent Cams, got new cams while i was at it, £550 or so. | |
greycorsa |
posted on 30th Mar 03 at 15:09 |
arent u botherd about fixin it? | |
bradfincham |
posted on 30th Mar 03 at 13:22 |
mine does this 2, had cambelt replaced 1k ago, with the rollers, mines just tics/knocks and comes from head! just on tickover wen i accelerate it goes! sounds like the alternator pulley bearing maybe?? | |
greycorsa |
posted on 30th Mar 03 at 12:23 |
btt | |
greycorsa |
posted on 30th Mar 03 at 11:33 |
some1 called painz sed that it could be coz of blocked air flow or something? is this possible? | |
greycorsa |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 23:30 |
its not head gasket. i know that so dont no1 pop up with that suggestion. its just a very thin oil. | |
greycorsa |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 23:29 |
well its sort of watery. where do i get this vaux semi synth from? vauxhall? | |
greycorsa |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 23:14 |
it happens all da time. its had thin oil in for ages. it was fine before. why shud it happen now? | |
greycorsa |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 23:01 |
any1? | |
greycorsa |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 22:32 |
these damn 16v engines r too bloody fragile. piss me off | |
Rhinos_racers |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 22:29 |
hmm..... could be hydraulic lifters maybe. | |
greycorsa |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 22:18 |
ticking. goes faster wen accelerating. | |
Rhinos_racers |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 22:13 |
Is it a ticking or a knocking? | |
Tim |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 22:13 |
How fast it the noise and it is definitely coming from the head when you pop the bonnet when idling? | |
greycorsa |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 22:12 |
btt | |
greycorsa |
posted on 29th Mar 03 at 17:07 |
has any1 had these tappets repaired or replaced in your engines? how much did it cost? i THINK my tappets are gone. im not sure. thers a knocking sound in the engine and it gets faster wen i accelerate. |