1.9l Watercooled engine noise
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1.9l Watercooled engine noise
My 1989 1.9l Watercooled engine sounds like a taping noise we running idle just been serviced as well is this normal?
Re: 1.9l Watercooled engine noise
Sounds like tappet bleed down. Take it for a 20 min run. That should sort it.
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Re: 1.9l Watercooled engine noise
Thanks for the infoR0B wrote:Sounds like tappet bleed down. Take it for a 20 min run. That should sort it.
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Re: 1.9l Watercooled engine noise
What Oil did you/ the garage put in?M13esy wrote:just been serviced as well is this normal?
Semi Synth can make noisy tappets, best use 15W40 mineral or 15W50 Mineral oil