m40 tapping
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scotty86d
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Apart from the cam and followers, what else needs to be replaced to get rid of that tapping noise. thanks
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Dan318-is
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the engine? 
only joking mate; what sort of tapping
does it go when warm?
only joking mate; what sort of tappingdoes it go when warm?
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Brianmoooore
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You may be joking, but it's the only permanent cure on this engine!318-is wrote:the engine?
does it go when warm?
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Dan318-is
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classic one mate-
smithy318i
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A set of good ear plugs gets rid of the noise!
other than that. erm. new hydraulic adjusters.
other than that. erm. new hydraulic adjusters.
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gcorky
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followers,cam,hyd tappets ,spray bar.
got a new cam kit for sale 100 kit.bilstein febi from motormec
pm if interested.
got a new cam kit for sale 100 kit.bilstein febi from motormec
pm if interested.
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ad318i
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mine was making that tapping noise...
what i did was got some Wynns Oil Addidtive from halford,,
put that in the engine and it gets the slush out of the tappets...
mine is much quieter now
what i did was got some Wynns Oil Addidtive from halford,,
put that in the engine and it gets the slush out of the tappets...
mine is much quieter now
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scotty86d
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thanks guys. will try the oil first then think about the offer for the cam kit. My friend had it recond 4000 miles ago, but obviously they did just the bottom end.